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Just perfect play. Simple yet awesome.
You start with a ship and a country you choose, Dutch, English, French, or Spanish. The nations are at war or peace with one another at various times. It takes place in the Caribbean and those four countries have various ports around the land. There are also Jesuit ports, Indian ports, and Pirate ports. Each port has a trader, where you can trade various goods getting good low prices in one port and selling high in another. Also in port is a tavern where you can hire more men, buy items that aid you in certain ways, and hear rumours. You can consult with a shipwright to sell vessels you have captured, repair your ship, and upgrade it. Lastly in town is the Governer who can offer you missions, upgrade your rank, and whose daughter you can attend a ball with.
On the seas are ships of varying sizes and undergoing various missions. Fighting on the seas is awesome, sending broadsides into opposing vessels and boarding where the enemy will either surrender or you will duel their captain while your soldiers fight the enemy sailors. Dueling is tough, but not hard to get a handle on. Dancing with the governers daughter is much tougher i find.
In addition to this there are land battles where you try to conquer the ports for your nation of choice, treasure maps where you have to search and find something based on landmarks, personal quests, top pirates, bounties on your head.
It's just a fun, fun game.
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