Merchant Prince 2

by Take 2

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• ASIN: B00005A8Y6
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: May 3, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,829 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Welcome to the age of the Renaissance, a time of miraculousadvances and extraordinary discoveries. Opportunities for the brave andadventurous abound. Trade and exploration dominate the era, as wondrousVenice grows to prominence. Wealth beyond dreams flows through Venetiancoffers, as this tiny city comes to control much of the known world.

Merchant Prince 2 is a turn-based strategy game of economic, political, and military conquest. Venture deep into the heart of the Renaissance, a time when valiant traders braved storms, pirates, and disease to amass fortunes. Chart the treacherous Atlantic and overcome the desert heat, bringing untold wealth back from the four corners of the earth. Join in the vicious politics, bribing senators, buying cardinals, and seizing offices ranging from general of the Venetian Home Army to the Pope himself.

Accumulate wealth during five campaigns in Europe, Asia, and even the New World. Trade with dominant cultures, hire mercenaries, and break open closed markets. Optional settings allow you to research and develop over 30 technologies. Slander your opponents with more than 100 different phrases, or create your own. Merchant Prince 2 features multiplayer support for upto four players via LAN or over the Internet.

Product Description

Merchant Prince 2 is a turn-based strategy game of economic, political, and military conquest. Venture deep into the heart of the Renaissance, a time when valiant traders braved storms, pirates, and disease to amass fortunes. Chart the treacherous Atlantic and overcome the desert heat, bringing untold wealth back from the four corners of the earth. Join in the vicious politics, bribing senators, buying cardinals, and seizing offices ranging from general of the Venetian Home Army to the Pope himself.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Painful walk down memory lane., October 17, 2001

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Captn'Mac (Da Sea) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Merchant Prince 2 (CD-ROM)

Merchant Prince II is a painful twisted mutation that sends most old Machiavelli fans packing. The core of the game is good, because it's the old one. However, the new interface is awkward, the trade routes don't work as well anymore (Especially in Multiplayer), and crashing is always right around the corner.

Yet again, this is an excellent example of a product not tested enough before it hit the shelves. However, what makes this case of lackluster testing really offensive is that there was a base game built approximately 6 years ago. The game did not change that much, so how can you take a working old game, totally screw it up and then release it as a working product? Save your money, or better yet, build an old DOS system and find the old game, and play that.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes the intention is what counts, June 4, 2001

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David Huber "Evil Overlord #32" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Merchant Prince 2 (CD-ROM)

Merchant Prince is one of the great classic strategy/sim games out there. Holistic has re-released the game as the original version would not work on most computers. Unfortunately it seems that they did not manage to fix the game's bugs and while the game is playable, do not expect to complete a full game, though you should be able to get in at least several hours of very entertaining play before any problems arise. To those who have never played Merchant Prince, it is a very good game, and to those who love the game (like me), but can't get their original versions to run on a new PC, this game is for you. I would just recommend you wait to see if a successful patch is released. If you are interested. Check to see if the patch is out at http://www.talonsoft.com/merchantprince2

If that patch appears you can consider my review a **** review.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Trip Down Memory Lane, June 29, 2001

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Charles Dexter Ward "carsc" (Hicksville, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Merchant Prince 2 (CD-ROM)

As the other reviewers have noted, this release is basically a slightly upgraded version of the original Merchant Prince/Machiavelli. I never had the first MP, but I did have Machiavelli & this game looks & plays just about exactly as I remember that game looking & playing. The graphics seem to be upgraded & there is now a tech tree that must be researched before you can do certain things. But otherwise it's just good old Machiavelli, a game I enjoyed in its day despite the fact that I was never able to finish a game of it due to bugs that always crashed the game after hours & hours of play.

Your reaction to MP2 will largely be determined by your reaction to its two predecessors. If you never owned either of them I would avoid this game since there are so many deeper & more interesting games out there on similar topics. MP2 just doesn't bring enough to the table to cut it in today's computer game market. On the other hand, if you remember the previous games with fondness, & are willing to spend $30 on your nostalgia, you will get to re-live some of the good old days of 1995 & earlier. But even for such people, the game will wear thin more quickly than you might think.

The best plan, if you really want to buy this game, might be to wait for it to hit the discount bins & save yourself some money. I suspect MP2 will find it's way there fairly soon.