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| A very well done business simulation. You're the owner of a beautiful ship somewhere on the world. You can buy shiploads to bring them to other countries that pay lots of money for them. That way you make money. You can also accept shiploads from other companies for which you will get paid huge amounts of money. With this money you can buy new ships and make more money. You can also put loads in your warehouse and sell them when their value rises or ship them when their value rises. |
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Look at the main export and the main import streams of certin countries to look if they are good for your company. I really think this game is good. Sometimes it's a little frustrating that you don't earn a cent with some of the shipments you make, but it's ok. Graphics are fine, gameplay is sufficient, but I don't know how to close this game (except with ALT - F4)!
Remember to make a folder GAMESAVE in the install directory! |
| Reviewer: Abandon5000 |
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I have played ocean Trader for the past 10 years on and off. It's a game that requires, patience, strategy, and time. There are many ways to set the game up, you can set it up to play by set winning guidelines, continues play, or a year amount, anywhere between 1 and 100 years.
Depending on your skill level and familiarity with the game, you want to set these up. If you are new, go in and make sure you set the level at the bottom to Beginner, or Easy. Normal and above becomes difficult if you have not played before. Also in this menu you can Personalize your Name and your companies name, unfortunately you can't name your ships.
At the beginning you will have one ship and be in one of four major ports in the World, I suggest you either take Sydney or New York. There is a three port and two port circle you can do for sydney, and New York can have many options for making money. To Halifax and back is a very good starting route ( you figure out what with ). You have to remember to put fuel in your ship, maintain it, and avoid countries that have been embargoed by the UN or have dock workers on strike. The game play in general is extremely realistic.
Navigating the game can be complicated, but you do catch on, in order for the game to be very interesting you have to build your shipping company too 2 to 4 ships. You can do this many ways; I suggest running contracts and one time deals as long as your ship can make it.
The game play for this game requires a lot of human memory, remembering what you bought for a decent price in one port in the world and where it can be sold for the most profit. There are short runs that can make you alot of money, there are items you can buy ( machines ) that are worth alot in 3rd World ports ( Tripoli, South American ports etc. ) and those ports will supply things like Coffee Beans, and natural resources that the big ports use.
Like the real world, if the port that demands the goods is filled, the price drops... same as if the port that supplies runs low, the price goes up. You need to understand that there are parts of this game that don't make any sense. You will run into hurricanes in NA in the middle of Feburary. If you can get over some of the little things, and are into a shipping game or games like Transportation Tycoon, then this game is for you. |
| Reviewer: Abandon5000 |
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