Ports of Call
Ports of Call is a business simulation game developed by German duo Rolf-Dieter Klein and Martin Ulrich, and published in 1987 by Aegis Interactive Entertainment. It was initially released for AmigaOS, then MS-DOS. Much later, it was converted to Windows, iOS, Android, and as a browser game.
Ports of Call
- Date
- 1987
- Language
- English · French
- Genre
- business simulation game
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Ports of Call is a business simulation game developed by German duo Rolf-Dieter Klein and Martin Ulrich, and published in 1987 by Aegis Interactive Entertainment. It was initially released for AmigaOS, then MS-DOS. Much later, it was converted to Windows, iOS, Android, and as a browser game.
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• Title — Ports of Call • Developer — Rolf-Dieter Klein Martin Ulrich • Publisher — Aegis Interactive Entertainment • Platforms — Amiga, MS-DOS iOS, Android, Windows • Released — 1987
Gameplay
Gameplay
The game simulates the management of a global freight transport company, where the player charters freight, and, using the accumulated profit, can buy more and better ships. Minigames include manually piloting your ship into a specified berth in the harbour and picking up survivors from a liferaft. The original version provided multiplayer capability in the form of hot seat.
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Roy Wagner reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Ports of Call provides plenty of challenge without being bogged down with lots of economic details."
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