Damn Tradewinds 2 Worse than Crack

[VetLegion]

So, is it really good?

I like these games, but I pay for my traffic so I won't download unless there is a ... third sucker that bought the game

[JohnT]

Well, I enjoy it. It's hard to lose (you just have to pay attention and make sure you're not underprepared as far as fighting pirates are concerned) and the overall theme is catchy. It's nothing more than FedEx (go fetch that package, bring it back) gaming, and there's nothing wrong with that for a few weeks/months.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by JohnT
Ted Striker.

You're an evil, evil man.

Never, in all my days, have I been filled with a greater sense of loathing and disgust, for both myself and my fellow Apolytoners.

But YOU sir - you are beyond salvaging. May a thousand camels vomit in your fathers finest tent. May your mother continue being a hamster, and may your father smell of the foulest elderberries. Were you a drowning man and I the only one to save you, you had best hope you can pull yourself out of the water using only the stream of piss that I will be aiming at your head.

For, you see, I too paid the $20.

Bastard!

So have you gotten your blood pressure checked to see how much it has gone up now?

[Lancer]

How do I get this game to work? When I click on 'play game' it trys to load, then the speakers make a bonk noise, then nothing! Back to the original game screen asking if I want to play the game.

?

[JohnT]

Did you go past the time limit?

[Lancer]

No, still says 60 min. Haven't been able to play at all.

[Verto]

You people disgust me. 20 bucks for something that should be common freeware.

20 bucks could have bought you Morrowind GOTY, KOTOR, BG2, or a number of other Platinum Hits on Xbox.

[Lancer]

Ha! We disgust you for spending $20? A mere $20? We wipe our asses with hundred dollar bills when the maids forget to buy charmin!

[Verto]

In that case, let me bum a couple grand from you.

[Lancer]

I lied, can't afford Charmin.

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by JohnT
Ted Striker.

You're an evil, evil man.

Never, in all my days, have I been filled with a greater sense of loathing and disgust, for both myself and my fellow Apolytoners.

But YOU sir - you are beyond salvaging. May a thousand camels vomit in your fathers finest tent. May your mother continue being a hamster, and may your father smell of the foulest elderberries. Were you a drowning man and I the only one to save you, you had best hope you can pull yourself out of the water using only the stream of piss that I will be aiming at your head.

For, you see, I too paid the $20.

Bastard!

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by VetLegion
So, is it really good?

I like these games, but I pay for my traffic so I won't download unless there is a ... third sucker that bought the game

Yeah, what JohnT said, it's nothing spectacular, but it's a nice game with a good flow that will last for a couple of days. It's entertaining. The missions the governors send you on are hilarious.

The thing I like is that it's easy to learn so you're up and running in no time, and it's not too complicated.

It has good characterization.

The sound effects are good, the graphics are crisp, and the background music puts you in a feel good mood.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Verto
In that case, let me bum a couple grand from you.

Do you realize what "bumming" a couple of grand from a guy who wipes his ass with $100 bills means?

[Lancer]

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by reds4ever
So why is it better than 'Pirates'?

Pirates should be renamed "Dancing with Daughters" since that's the quickest way to max out on all the points at the top levels.

The evil Spaniard guys can't fight for **** (board Montalban's 250 crew flag Galleon with 20-30 men and take the ship with few losses on even the highest level.) But instead of the "Cotton Sails" add-on, they have the twin screw quad GE LM2500 option that lets them make sudden 60 degree turns into the wind in virtually zero distance and with zero speed.

Indian war canoes have an Evinrude outboard option so they can go 20 knots on a beam reach. I've seen them go 14 knots on a 2 knot breeze.

Sid and crew have never sailed a real ship of any size, ever. Its fun to play turning radius tag with two reefed frigates, turning on a central axis like a couple of 12 meter boats jockeying for starting position.

The main character looks like a dork, and the graphic sequences and music are repetitive drivel.

Trade is dirt simple, and not worth enough to waste time over unless you nail a treasure ship close to a wealthy port you wanted to go to anyway.

Other than that, it's more or less OK.