Dope Wars

The Good
There isn't much to this game. It is basically an economic sim (they should've called it Narcotics Tycoon) that lets you try to amass wealth as a drug dealer while you fend off loan sharks and dodge the cops. You can't beat the price - it's shareware, and the registration is only five dollars. A typical game only takes about ten minutes to play, but you'll probably finding yourself playing it over and over again trying to beat your highscore.

The Bad
It's tough to be critical of a five dollar game, since the price point doesn't exactly create a great deal of expectation. I will say this - the old lady who pops up periodically while you peddle your wares can get a tad annoying. Fortunately, you can edit the phrases she spews at you in a text file in the Dope Wars root directory.

The Bottom Line
If you can get beyond the decidedly questionable morality of a drug dealer sim, you'll probably really enjoy this game. There is just enough challenge and variance to the experience to keep you playing over and over and over.

The Good
you can make a booku amount of bucks on it in as short a time as 30 days. My (personal) favorite move is to take the cheap ($18,000 or less) Cocaine to New York City - they buy it at prices like $25-$28,000 there, and it makes a lot of money. also, the old lady sometimes knows what she's talking about, and she'll let you know when raids are happening (i.e. buy the product, go to the next city - prices will skyrocket!)

The Bad
that sometimes the old lady's tips are bunk, and it took me a while to understand what 'the marrakesh express' meant (Hash! buy then, it skyrockets after)

The Bottom Line
a seriously silly way to pretend you're a dealer.