Merchant Prince II

[Phssthpok]

Sorry, my mistake.
BTW I did get it running by turning down the hardware acceleration - but then my TV card wouldn't overlay and the picture quality dropped to something like a bad MPEG. Sigh.

( Thinking about this further it must be 1015.5 Gigs )

[Grumbold]

I used to play the Dos version on Windows 95 but I wouldn't be surprised if it is unusable on W2K. The game was great fun multiplayer but a lucky start could horribly unbalance the game (like finding holy relics). I would not want to play the old version single player ever again and certainly wouldn't pay money to get a Windows version that looks as bad as the replacement. They really must have tried very hard to get graphics to look that dated in this day and age. Very disappointing considering the potential that was there for creating another classic, for once focussing on victory through trade and politics more than through warfare.

[DarkCloud]

So what is this game? Just a windows version for Machavelli: The Prince, not truly an upgrade?

I have looked at the game on store shelves and the two look remarkably alike.

(p.s. I did like Machavelli [the original game])

[Phssthpok]

Apart from a new research option, yes it's basicly just a Windows version with new graphics. The research is just a mail order sort of thing, ie you pays your money and gets the tech next turn. It's got some cool ideas (cheaper bribes, increased defence etc) but otherwise it's just a pain - you only start with small galley + donkey caravan and have to pay for the other ships. (still get a small cog to start with tho, wierd...) IMO the music + sound in the original is much better.

[pchang]

I remeber the old DOS game. The idea was good, but it got kind of boring after a while. You just sat around watching all your trade routes move about.