It's true: this game is extremely complicated and takes hours of play to understand. However, the longer I play it, the more fun it becomes. At first I struggled to make any income, and was stuck with one measly ship. However, there is something of a breakthrough point that occurs after two events. First, you reach a certain income level which greatly increases your flexibility and allows for larger shipments of goods to be bought and sold. Second, you finally learn about all of the little autopilot features that allow you to make money without micromanaging ever aspect of gameplay. Once those two things occur, the game becomes much more fun. The graphics and sound are both pretty good, but neither stands out in any way that blows you away. However, for this kind of game, that's fine. They do the job, much in the same way that Civilization has decent graphics that are only there to move along the great gameplay. And the gameplay is very satisfying once all aspects it become clear. At this point, the amount of fun yet to be had seems huge, and I look forward to many entertainging hours. Again, I started out as a small-time trader, but now that I'm expanding I've got some of my attention focused on trade, and some focused on combat, and the combination is awesome.
Port Royale, as with quite a few other games, puts you in the Carribbean during the 16th and 17th centuries. However, Port Royale allows you to control numerous convoys of ships (up to 20) to send out to patrol the seas ... Read Full Review
Port Royale is a very solid game! But it has a steep learning curve & can be frustraing as it's hard to build up any cash at the beginning to buy more ships. Also everytime you try to gain access to ports outside of yo... Read Full Review
