Hi Michael,
I'm glad to see you enjoy it. As Shadow Dragon said, it can be a bit
repetative at times, but the developer is interested in making more games
accessible. He seemed quite eager, in fact.
Enjoy the holidays,
Zack.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Feir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 4:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Smugglers 3, a new space trading game
> There's also an addon for it. I've just purchased the game and the addon
> yesterday. It's exactly the kind of game I've been after for years. I had
> to
> get the addon from a separate place and can't remember where that was but
> it's certainly a blast to play despite having to disable the music and run
> in protected mode. The sounds are still neat.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Zachary Kline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 12:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Smugglers 3, a new space trading game
>
>
>> Hi,
>> You can go to:
>> http://www.smugglers3.com
>> It costs $19.95, which is all things considered quite a reasonable price
>> in
>> my opinion.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "shaun everiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 9:23 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Smugglers 3, a new space trading game
>>
>>
>>> what is the actual home page for the game.
>>> sounds good.
>>> I have my christmas stuff so I will not buy this yet but if its that
>>> good
>>> I may buy it for my friend's birthday then we can share the thing which
>>> will rock.
>>> At 09:27 p.m. 16/12/2007, you wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hiya,
>>>> This is one of those games you stumble onto
>>>>completely by accident. At least, I do--I'm not sure if others do the
>>>>same or
>>>>not. Anyway, it's quite accessible and has the potential for hours of
>>>>fun, so
>>>>I'll explain:
>>>> The game is set in a science fiction universe.
>>>>You play a ship captain, for one of four different factions in the game
>>>>who are
>>>>in more or less constant war with each other. Your objective is quite
>>>>simple:
>>>>to rise in the ranks, however you can. You can do this by trading goods
>>>>back
>>>>and forth, by going on missions for your faction, by becoming a pirate,
>>>>and a
>>>>lot of other things besides.
>>>> The thing I like most about this game so far is
>>>>that the story is not scripted. It's influenced a lot by what you do in
>>>>the
>>>>game. Also, there's the potential for a lot of replay value: you'll
>>>>probably
>>>>not have the same game twice.
>>>> To anyone who is familiar with the game Trade
>>>>Wars, for old BBS systems, this is similar in some ways. The trick of it
>>>>is that
>>>>it's single player, and something you have to buy, though there is a
>>>>free
>>>>trial
>>>>available.
>>>> In terms of accessibility, the game has a lot
>>>>of controls which I found I need to navigate with the Window-Eyes mouse
>>>>cursor.
>>>>I think Jaws should be able to do similar things with its cursor. There
>>>>are no
>>>>realtime elements to speak of. The combat, traveling, etc. is all
>>>>turn-based.
>>>> The one obsticle which might get in the way of
>>>>enjoying this game is the music. You can turn it off in the options
>>>>menu,
>>>>but
>>>>it's quite loud initially so hearing the options menu in the first place
>>>>could
>>>>be tough. However, it's not impossible. The sound effects in the game
>>>>will
>>>>tell you enough anyway.
>>>> I think that I'm sufficiently impressed with
>>>>this game to buy it.
>>>>You can download the trial at:
>>>>http://www.download-free-games.com/war_game_download/smugglers3.htm
>>>> The trial lasts for an hour of gameplay, which
>>>>is enough to get the general feel of things, even if it will cut off in
>>>>the
>>>>middle. This is an hour only, and once it's up, it's up.
>>>>Enjoy, and do let me know what you think or if you
>>>>have questions.
>>>>All the best,
>>>>Zack.
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