Patrician 2

by Strategy First

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00005NURQ
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.8 x 1.5 inches ; 1 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 10, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,293 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Has trading in the high seas ever been so fun?, December 1, 2001

By 

Casey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Patrician 2 (CD-ROM)

This is the type of game I wait around for. You know, the one that comes out every year or so that you know you'll have to buy when it first comes out as opposed to most games where you can wait a bit until the price goes down. Well, I forked the cash when this one hit the shelves. And it was worth it.

Anyone old enough to remember Sid Meier's Pirates will appreciate this game. It combines the same elements of that classic game as well as business management and some serious historical factoring. This game would be great business history tool, because today's European Union is loosely based off what your objectives are. Anyone with a brain won't mind playing this game for a few days or so.

With endless options, you basically are set out to make money, any way you want. The open ended goal is too become Alderman of the Hansa, the vast multi-national trading guild. The ladder is pretty long too, it is tough enough on average difficulty to become just a merchant.

I would say this game combines the Microprose classics Pirates and Railroad Tycoon into one game. (Both of which are hall of fame games by the way in almost every publication.)

The only downside is the length of the game. It takes a long time to do stuff, and some people will be very turned off. This game ain't no Diablo. This game involves thinking, and with that a lesson on European history too.

Great simulation by our friends in Germany. Thumbs up.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hanseatic League Trading Simulation, October 19, 2001

By 

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

This review is from: Patrician 2 (CD-ROM)

Complex markets, realistic trading, town development, personal advancement, etc., this game has it all. Patrician II incorporates an interesting time period where growth in trade and city development was pinnacle for Northern Europe. Running your own business in a medieval situation gives a new found respect for the hardships these entrepreneurial souls endured while carving out their markets.

Patrician II has excellent graphics; it sets a feel to the game that makes it very enjoyable. The game-play is fantastic; there are tons of options to adjust to your speed or difficulty level. The multiplayer works flawlessly and the game appears to have been tested quite efficiently. No patches were necessary, and bugs and crashing are non existent. Strategy First is definitely making a name for itself for delivering stable working games, with impeccable historical accuracy and interesting environments and time periods very few game manufacturers explore.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Thought Provoking Gem, January 27, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Patrician 2 (CD-ROM)

A trading simulation about the Hanseatic League probably generates a number of yaws among most gamers. However, this game elicits the same "just one more turn" feeling that I had when playing the various Civilzation games, Imperialism 2 and Europa Universalis I & II.

You are a trader in the North/Baltic Sea are in the 14th century. Your overall objective can be to become the Alderman of the Hanseatic League, but you can choose another objective. Since this is an open ended game, you can become a pirate and be a plague upon the other traders. You can play it straight and supply your hometown with all needed goods (20 in all), and build a happy and prosperous town. You can become Lord Mayor of your town, and are then responsible for it's defense from not only pirates, but from the local lord. You can try to build up your hometowns population to the maximum possible, and then move to a new town and try to maximize it's population. You can become the League's monopolist for wine, iron goods, cloth or any number of goods. This is why I like this game so much; the different ways you can play or combine the different aspects.

They are many other features such as exploring the New World well before Columbus, dealing with informers and thiefs, bribing officials, paying fines if you decide on a not so honorable path in life, building not only ships, but businesses. There is so much depth here.

You can play Patrician 2 via the internet, and there are contest game(s) available at web sites. These web sites also have actives forums which contain valuable information. I salute Strategy First for bringing this game to the U.S. market. There is a sequel called, what else, Patrician 3. I look forward to Strategy First or some other publisher bringing this game to the U.S.