Gameshark "Way back in the early days of gaming, you could make a nice bit of money with a trading simulation. M.U.L.E. was one of the first great games. Then you had all those space trading games like Elite and the indie classic Gazillionaire. Each took the basic buy low/sell high dynamic and added something to it to distract from the underlying idea that you were making money by doing the same thing over and over again. The form has fallen by the wayside in the last few years, so it's a little surprising to see Space Trader return to this well trod path."
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GDN writes: "Welcome to the future where you can trade and shoot your way into owning your own star ship. Hermitworks has updated their original release, Spacetrader with Spacetrader: Merchant Marine. This latest incarnation has you flying throughout the galaxy trading everything from iron ore to organs.
SpaceTrader has you starting out in a space port with your newly acquired trading license and little else. The first objective is to work your way into the good graces of a benefactor who will front you the money to get started. As is with most wealthy benefactors, there's a catch, you must go and shoot someone who owes him some money first before her will help you."
Space: truly the financial frontier. Space Trader: Merchant Marine is an inexpensive ticket into the realm of galactic commerce and killing. There are no pan-dimensional levels of depth here, but all things considered, you get more than you pay for, plus the heart and soul of an old-school PC game.
