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Genre and what to do:
Strategy game. You, as the main character, acquire a trading license and are in search of a benefactor who will provide you with a ship to start the trading career. At the beginning of the game you will deliver goods from Earth to the Moon and vice versa. When you pay off your loan, the solar system begins to open up. Be ready to run between the traders from different planets. The campaign consists of five chapters, which are limited in time. So, everything must be accomplished within the time limits. If you fail to do everything in time, you have to restart the whole chapter. The game is saved every time you exit it. The good news is that each trader shows you the average price of the item, so you can learn whether you get a good deal or not. Besides, you have a possibility to create crises which raise the price on certain products. You can both deal with legal and illegal goods. To earn extra cash, you should play side quests. It.s up to you to decide which product to sell.
Style and atmosphere inside the game:
Space Trader - Merchant Marine is a nice game which features good graphics and perfect audio. Be ready to visit varied places fulfilling the game.s tasks; most of them are represented in a detailed way. The game is mostly based on trading gameplay but from time to time it introduces shooter missions. Both of the game.s aspects are vividly depicted. The sound system suits the overall action perfectly. Overall, the players face challenging tasks skillfully combined with the exciting storyline playing Space Trader - Merchant Marine game.
Offline gameplay: 1 player |
Multiplayer: No |
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Publisher:
Meridian 4 |
ESRB Ratio: Teen |
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Extras and features: |
· 5 Chapters per Campaign
· Challenging Side Quests
· Interesting Shooting Missions |
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Drawbacks: |
· The player can.t manually save his progress. |
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Requirements:
Windows XP/Vista,Processor: Pentium 1.0 GHz,DirectX 9.0c,512 MB RAM,Free hard drive space: 450 MB,128MB VRAM DirectX 9.0c,DirectX-compliant Sound Card |
Alternative names:
Spase Trader - Merchant Marine, Space Trader: Merchant Marine, Space Trader Merchant Marine, Space Trader - Merhant Marine, Space Trader - Merchant Marin, Space Trade - Merchant Marine |