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How Metascores Are Calculated
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Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned Ships
Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed games. |
Trade with over 60 towns and create your own production facilities. Increase your trading empire, and influence development of the New World. Trade is not everything though: pirates and military fleets threaten your trade convoys. Build and command escort ships for the convoys. Turn the tides and hunt for pirates or capture the military ships. Become famous and expand your own fleet as well as your stocks of goods. If that is not enough, take on missions for merchants, diplomats and other characters. Use a letter of Marquee to gain the most desirable missions of the vice-kings; to attack and conquer enemy towns. As a sign of gratitude you will be awarded land, to be used later for the building and growth of your own towns.
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 85
3DAvenue
It is true Port Royale 2 isn't exactly groundbreaking, but it is a very solid and enjoyable strategy/simulation with loads and loads of gameplay presuming you have the patience and passion to keep playing it.
 83
IC-Games
A trading game with some aspects of RTS added, so for the armchair empire sim fans it will probably rate at least a look, and probably an outright purchase, but the game probably isn’t for everyone since the steep learning curve could well put some people off, but perseverance will pay off for sure.
83
GameSpot
Above all, Port Royale 2 is a remarkable accomplishment, largely because it can make economic simulations captivating even to those who may typically dislike the idea of this game genre.
80
Loaded Inc
Offers a lot for the strategy gamer who loves to keep track of every intimate detail of his business operations. However, casual gamers will lose interest fast as their businesses crumble into a pile of debt.
80
Boomtown
A very well designed game despite the so-so battle system. It runs smoothly on most systems and is seemingly bug-free.
80
My Gamer
An incredibly deep empire/trade simulation made with fans of the genre in mind.
80
Gamer's Hell
The beauty of Port Royal is that it is more than just an economic sim, it adds piracy and town building and various other things that give the game a surprising amount of depth.
80
GameSpy
It's unfortunate that the issues with the clock and the interface add another layer of difficulty to a title that's already got learning curve issues.
80
eToychest
The developers clearly have a lot of passion of the material this game immerses players in, and even if you don’t go ga-ga for cannons and grog you can’t help but feel that affection come through the game play experience.
78
Warcry
An exceptional game. Creating an economic sim that reaches out to gamers who typically don't enjoy calculating their net worth is a valiant effort, and Ascaron Entertainment succeeded in that effort.
75
Computer and Video Games
As solid as Port Royale 2 is, few people can afford to have more than one seafaring adventure in their collection. With "Sid Meier's Pirates!" due in port very soon, we reckon you should hold fire on this one.
75
IGN
This is a solid if unremarkable game. You will get a lot of out Port Royale 2 as long as you have a good eye for menus and details and plenty of patience.
74
GameZone
It’s definitely a game that can be played and replayed over again since the story will never really come out the same at the end, provided that you can look past a couple of deficiencies.
71
PC Format
High seas trading, not hijacks. Passes the time, but gets old fast.
70
Computer Gaming World
It can take a long time to earn enough money to explore beyond the initially accessible towns. But once you have a nice fleet at your command, it's a continually engaging experience. [Dec 2004, p.98]
70
AceGamez
It's a shame that Port Royale 2 doesn't fully succeed thanks mainly to its dull combat mechanics and unfriendly interface that bombards you with screen after screen of information that often clogs up the game's more memorable features.
70
Total Video Games
A fair attempt at a sea-trading title, which fans will enjoy; however the lack of any innovation could put off those looking for something new.
70
Jolt Online Gaming UK
Port Royale 2 is certainly a game of two halves – on the one hand, there’s a dull and tedious economic engine that could suck the life blood out of many gamers quicker than Dracula with a busty virgin. But on the other hand, there’s the engrossing and open-ended combat system that allows you to carve out a career as a buccaneer.
60
PC Gamer
Only big "PR" fans should bother; everyone else, wait for the new "Pirates!" [Jan 2005, p.82]
60
Thunderbolt
The sea battles are awkward, the prices jump far too quickly during trading and the learning curve is too steep to begin with.
Scott B. gave it a10: Ashley P. gave it an8: Pete gave it a 3: Harm L. gave it a 10: Da Man gave it a 5: Edlismange D. gave it a 10: |
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