Sea Trader: Rise of Taipan

Arrrr, ?tis the pirate?s life for me! Or the trader?s! Sea Trader: Rise of Taipan brings the age-old profession of pirate math to the GBA.

Sea Trader: Rise of Taipan is a gussied-up, comic-book-stylized version of the ?pirate math? games (a.k.a. commodities trading) of yore?once all the rage on PCs, now popular again on PDAs. ?Thrilling? doesn?t describe it, but the pick-up-and-put-down gameplay easily lets you kill off a few minutes here and there, making it perfect for portable systems.

The menu interface is simple, but there?s no action to speak of even in the turn-based pirate encounters that pop up as you travel from port to port. The crux of the gameplay involves paying attention to which ports are selling what and for how much, and thinking about smart trade routes and practical ship upgrades. Why this kind of game is so fun and replayable shall forever remain a universal mystery?but somehow it is.

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