Port Royale 3 Pirates and Merchants was first released on PC, and is now available on the PS3. This title from Kalypso Media combines a business simulator with real-time battles.
The story of this game happens way back on the 17th Century and happens in the Caribbean location. It focuses on various kingdoms such as England, Spain, France and the Netherlands. In this game, these countries are fighting over the colonies or they are fighting to become the most powerful country. The player will take control of a young sea captain which has a gaol of becoming the most powerful person in their world. This goal will be the goal of the player who is controlling the captain. To be able to reach that goal, the player will be given 2 options of campaigns which are to either become a Trader or an Adventurer. Either way, the sea captain can achieve the goal depending on the skills of the player. Also, the player will get to choose a campaign which they are more comfortable and is easier for them to be able to attain the goal.
If the player chooses the Adventurer campaign, the sea captain will be leading a kind of campaign or conquest which is considered as unforgiving because he will be doing things such as piracy, invasion, raiding and bounty hunting. This is also considered as the “bad side” of the sea captain’s campaign. The player will do those tasks and should do whatever it takes to be able to build their own Caribbean empire. If the player enjoys being bad in games, they will be more comfortable and will enjoy more if they pick the Adventurer campaign. The Trader campaign is somehow the opposite of the Adventurer campaign because the player’s main focus on this campaign is to develop the economic power and the riches of the sea captain. It is more on getting rich to become the most powerful man in their world. In this campaign, the task of the player is to build industries, creating trade routes and develop the economy of colonies.
For those who are not sure what campaign to take, there is also the Free Play mode. In this mode, the player will be able to do whatever they want. They can even mix the tasks of both campaigns to be able to create a unique and interesting story of their own. In case a player or a gamer gets bored of playing this game by themself, they can play the Port Royal 3 Pirates and Merchants in Multiplayer mode. In this mode, they will be able to play with up to 4 players in either through online or through LAN. The gamers will be able to enjoy developing a trading company and leading the ships of the sea captain to battle with other opponents to make them as a slave. The Port Royal 3 Pirates and Merchants is certainly a decent game and worth checking out.