DOS

Ports of Call

From an overall point of view, this game is a lot of fun, taking its size into consideration. It can be quite motivating to watch your finances grow and acquire new and better ships. Still, at some point the game ends, so all there is left to do is start a new game and try to earn more money than you did last time. The gaming results will be saved to the highscore so you can compete with yourself over and over again. In conclusion, this is quite an interesting game, certainly worth trying out. Just give it some time.

A little bit annoying are the action parts because they come up quite often. Especially with bulky ships they are sometimes hairraising; every port has its individual layout so some are easy to handle whereas others look quite impossible to find a way through. Luckily the big and modern ships have transverse thrusters which let you turn at the point. And also don´t forget to visit your office regularly otherwise someone could think of stealing some bucks from you. All in all a nice and not overly complex business simulation and surely worth a look or two.

Lang, lang ist's her, da erschien auf dem Amiga die Wirtschaftssimulation "Ports of Call". Jetzt, nach fast zwei Jahren, erscheint die MS-DOS-Version. Spielerisch hat sich rein gar nichts geändert: Bis zu vier Spieler schnappen sich Fracht, Tanker und Schiffbrüchige vor der Nase weg und bestehen leichte Geschicklichkeitsprüfungen.