A first-person perspective high seas trading game like never before! Sail around the world, buying selling, fighting, recruiting - amassing a fortune, and risking life and limb.

	High Seas Trader's unique perspective, simple-to-learn play mechanics and swashbuckling atmosphere could open the strategy genre to a far wider audience.

Game features:

	256-color graphics generate authentic 17th/18th century atmosphere.
	First-person perspective tactical sailing ship combat, right down to boarding other ships.
	Enhance your ships with better armament, maintain and repair them.
	Weather, wind, geographical location and more affect sailing.
	"First Mate" allows users in a hurry to move directly from one port to the next (unless other ships interrupt the voyage).
	Haul cargo, transport passengers or steal from vanquished foes.
	Sail to your choice of 120 ports-of-call, spanning the world.
	Recruit crews, maintain their morale and health.
	Dynamic, realistic economic model adjusts prices worldwide.
	Variety of nations, with political model affecting changing alliances.
	Atmospheric soundtrack and music throughout.
	Build fleets of up to 16 ships from a selections of six cargo vessels, warships and pirate ships.
	Intuitive interface derived from evocative controls: telescope, compass, ship's wheel.

Sailing into stores Mid November, 1994