I have now invested over 40 hours in this game and love it. Too bad a little more than half of the review is negative. Some make the comparison with Sid Meier's Pirates!, however, this is a different game coming from a different developer and a different publisher. A comparison with that game is therefore completely unjustified in my opinion. This game was developed and published by the same people as Port Royale 4 (a game in which I spent more than 350 hours). Although this is a different game, it is obvious from the graphics used. In any case, I am positive about this game and will have many more hours of fun playing it.