Trade Empires
Trade Empires is a pausable real-time strategy game developed by Frog City Software in San Francisco and published by Take-Two Interactive and Eidos Interactive. In the game, players build transportation and trade networks that evolve over the course of centuries as technology develops. It was released on October 20, 2001, for Microsoft Windows.
Trade Empires
- Date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Trade Empires was published by Take-Two Interactive.
- Genre
- business simulation game
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Trade Empires is a pausable real-time strategy game developed by Frog City Software in San Francisco and published by Take-Two Interactive and Eidos Interactive. In the game, players build transportation and trade networks that evolve over the course of centuries as technology develops. It was released on October 20, 2001, for Microsoft Windows.
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During development its working title was The Silk Road; however, this was changed by Take-Two and Eidos as they were concerned about the title being too highbrow.
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• Title — Trade Empires • Developer — Frog City Software • Genre — Business simulation game • Platforms — Microsoft Windows • Modes — Single-player
Gameplay
Gameplay
The game features 19 campaign scenarios based on historical trading periods in human history. A step-by-step walkthrough is playable by users on the Learn to Play mode for the Shang dynasty of China (1700–1100 BC). The game imitates the historical period through the supply and demand process of that time. Goods such as rice, millet, silk cloth and jade idols are traded during the campaign. The Tang and Song era (AD 615–1280) of China is also depicted, although not as a Learn to Play option. Other Asian trading periods include First Civilization (2500–2310 BC); based around the regions of the Indus Valley, Afghanistan, Zagros, Mesopotamia and Assyria.
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According to review aggregator website Metacritic, Trade Empires holds a score of 69, indicating "mixed or average" reviews, based on nine reviews.
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- 1.Trade Empires in stores [date mislabeled "May 17, 2006"]. GameSpot.
- 2.CBS Interactive. Trade Empires for PC Reviews. Metacritic.
- 3.Allen, Christopher. Trade Empires – Review. AllGame. All Media Network.
- 4.Bauman, Steve. Trade Empires. Computer Games Magazine. theGlobe.com. 11 December 2001.
- 5.Geryk, Bruce. Trade Empires. Computer Gaming World. Ziff Davis. 210. 100. January 2002.
- 6.Bye, John "Gestalt". Trade Empires. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. 20 December 2001.
- 7.Parker, Sam. Trade Empires Review [date mislabeled as "April 29, 2003"]. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. 1 October 2001.
- 8.Hiles, Bill. Trade Empires. GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. 3 November 2001.
- 9.Lafferty, Michael. Trade Empires Review. GameZone. 13 October 2001.
- 10.Murphy, Mike. Trade Empires. IGN. Ziff Davis. 30 November 2001.
- 11.pilou. Test: Trade Empires. Jeuxvideo.com. Webedia. 10 December 2001.
- 12.Sengstack, Jeff. Trade Empires. PC Gamer. Imagine Media. 8. 12. December 2001.
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