Tradewinds 2 is an adventure game wherein you get to sail to different ports and trade different commodities for money. Along the way you are bound to meet pirates who are out to get you. There are also ports which are inherently unfriendly so you need to capture them before you can dock. Your default ship can be loaded with a maximum number of canons and a variety of special ammunition. As the game progresses and you save up more money, you can opt to trade in your old ship for a newer, better one. There are several different ships available at different times. Each one has its own special abilities and it is up to you to decide if the trade is worth it.

Buying and selling goods is quite simple at first glance but as you go along, you will realize that you can get more out of the game. For business-minded people, you probably will like the virtual experience of living the swashbuckling life of a pirate while making a whole lot of money. Hard core players have been known to keep a notepad beside them to note when and where to go to sell a certain product for the greatest amount!

Well into the storyline, a trading complication is introduced into the game: contraband. Certain products will be considered illegal in certain ports and if you do not pay attention to such details, it might be your doing. You can also earn more money by doing special tasks for the governors. These tasks add to the flavor and complexity of the game.

The graphics are not really spectacular although they are enough to give you a very enjoyable game experience. The game play requires a lot of reading as exchanges between characters are written down on scrolls. You don’t really get to hear them speak. If it were not for the background music and the awesome canon explosions, I would have to say that the sound effects are a bit on the lame side.

The game’s system requirements are: 400 MHz processor; Windows 98, ME, 2000, or XP; 64 MB of RAM, and DirectX 7.

All in all, I would say that how much you will enjoy the game depends on you. You can choose to play it shallowly, without paying attention to the details. Or, you can be meticulous and enjoy a much better overall experience. I suggest you try the second one.

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Having enough FFXI Gil is the most essential aspects of the game. Gil the major currency used when purchasing or trading items. To be a good player you will need allt he Gils you can get. No matter how great your game skills are you will need the Gils to get your equipments, armors, weapons and other items. Having the gears early in the game will help you advance to higher levels at a faster pace than others can. Here are some good tips to start your career in Final Fantasy XI.

Warp Quest
This method can get you about 10k gil within an hour. You need to start with 1k to purchase a slime oil. After you’ve purchased the slime oil, bring it to an NPC named “Unlucky Rat” in the Metal district of Bastok in exchange for a warp scroll. The scroll sells for about a good 7-10K. Seems easy? Well slight problem with this method is that you will need to have enough fame built up before the NPC will take your slime oil. You will be required to run around town doing low level missions to get your fame up. This is where it gets a little time consuming but 10k gil an hour for a lowbie is really good. You can also redo this quest by creating a mule account and transfering 1k gil to that character.

Just Badge Quest
The Justice Badge quest is located in Winhurt and will require 1 rabab tail and 4 onions to complete. you can buy the stack of rabab tail in the auction house for 50-100gil. Easy to do at low level. In the docks of Winhurst you will find an NPC that you can give the rabab tail to. He will give you the Justice Badge which sells for 500-2000 gil in the auction house. After receiving the bad, give him 4 wild ionions and you’ll receive a scroll that sells up to 5000 gil. You can repeat this quest by using a mule.

Fire Crystals
A stack of first crystals can sell for 2000 gil easily over at the auction house. There are 2 good methods to collect fire crystals. The more commonly used method would be the usual beat the mob down and loot method. To start you need to be around level 7-10. You will need signet cast on you at your town gates. Head out North to Gusterburg where you will be able to find many vultures. You’ll only want to kill the vulters and nothing else to conserve time. To the Northwest of San D’oria there is an area full of Orcs. The orcs drop a nice amount of fire crystals as well. You can probably average about 3 stacks in an hour. 6000 gil in an hour for a level 7-10 is not too bad.

The other method of farming fire crystals is by gardening. You start by buying a brass flower pot in the auction house, several vegetable seeds and some water crystals. You then plant the flower plot in your Mog house and put in the vegetable seeds. Feed it some water crystals, after 1-3 days you will have 17 fire crystals come out of it. You can have up to 6-8 flower pots per house, you can easily make 20-30,000 gils every 2-3 days. It only takes a few minutes to purchase the accessories and to plant them. It’s a wealthy short term investment. Money growing on trees is the way I think of it.

Ruibo is a big fan of Final Fantasy. He’s been playing all the series since part 1 of the game. His favorite of all is Final Fantasy XI and decided to write a guide on how to collect FFXI Gil.
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In this hectic world we live in it can seem sometimes as though we are expected to be all things to all people, occupying such diverse roles as spouse, parent, and employee to name just a few. As we race from car-pooling to baseball game, from breakfast meeting to midnight shift, it can be difficult to find time for ourselves. And when we do, we are oftentimes too exhausted to do anything very constructive with it. Don’t you sometimes wish you were someone else entirely?

We often look so hard to find, in our harried lives, some time to find our own unique identities, and there’s little doubt that searching for yourself can be an exhausting task. With the double fatigue of the daily activities that life necessitates and this more personal work, it’s no wonder that we seek some light relief sometimes. If only there were an easy way to experience the excitement of other lives without having to extricate ourselves from the comfort of the couch to do so.

Thankfully our world had limitless possibilities, and even better – most of these can be enjoyed without too much exertion. Even if the financial strains are pulling on your life, there are still great ways to have fun, ease tension and explore new possibilities without spending a fortune for the privilege. Don’t think it’s possible? Then give free online games a shot!

The wide variety of free online games available today means that there is always a convenient way to lose yourself in some other life without sacrificing your own! Whether you’ve always wanted to be a pop star or drive a racecar, there are hundreds of free role-playing games available online to help you shake the responsibilities of your own life from your shoulders while you explore other worlds.

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Gaming is popular with teenagers, women, children, as well as men. Older people say they play games as it alleviates loneliness and puts them in contact with others. Statistics reveal that 41% of gamers are women and more than 43 % gamers are aged 25-49. And, research predicts that the games market in 2005 will be US$ 29 billion.

Players can choose between stored games and online games. Stored games are played on consoles while online games are played on a computer using either a broadband or dial up Internet connection. The growth in online gaming according to IDC, a research firm, is set to touch 256 million users by 2008. And, that gaming is serious business is conformed by the hosting of international conferences devoted to gaming and the formation of “Casual Games Special Interest Group.”

Gaming captures the imagination of the players and uses the senses: sight, sound, as well as touch. Many need the use of intelligence as well as strategy. Complex graphics, colors, high quality virtual realities are all set to grab as well as hold the attention of players. Multi-player gaming takes the interest to the next level –offers challenges as well as new horizons to be conquered.

Games played on the Internet are such that clever participants find ways to push the game beyond its visible limits, one can even device cheats to circumvent problems posed by the game. Games test the skills, intelligence, concentration ability as well as techie know how.

Online gaming architecture has six business aspects: the subscriber; the advertiser; the gaming platform provider; the broadband service provider; the network service provider; and the gaming content provider. It is big business—hardware revenues in 2005 are expected to be: US$ 9.4 billion with software and content revenue touching US$16.9 billion.

However, there is a downside, gaming can become addicted and affect normal life—kids stop studying, housewives neglect their daily routine, and people are tempted to play games even at work. It can lead to suicides, mental imbalance as well as destroy marriages and careers. Gamers become recluses and rarely make social contact outside their gaming groups.

Addiction studies indicate that gaming can result in: obsession, neglect, lying, socially unacceptable behaviors, carpal tunnel syndrome, dry eyes, neglect of personal hygiene, as well as sleep disorders.

Popular gaming sites include: MSN games which has 3.4 million monthly registered users ; Pogo which has 8.6 million monthly registered users; and Yahoo games which has 10.1 million registered monthly users.

Analysts predict that by 2007 online gaming will be at least 285 petabits a month, the revenue generated by online subscriptions for gaming is expected to reach US$ 650 million annually.

The future according to Peter Molyneux, is in developing games that “reward a player for “out of the box” thinking and creativity. Games must encourage players to be interactive and decide the direction the game will take.

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The successor of Nintendo’s Gamecube is currently being dubbed a
revolution. According to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, the next-gen
Nintendo console will be a ‘paradigm shift’, proving to be much more
innovative than even the DS. Several rumors floating around include
those which speak of being able to connect to a PC monitor, and
Valve’s Team Fortress 2 being added to the game line-up, just as it
might be added to the other next-gen consoles and the PC. Both those
rumors sound a little fishy, although it is confirmed that this
console will be able to play over 20 years of Nintendo Games. It is
unclear whether this will be accessed through purchasing them on a
disk or downloading through the new Internet-Accessible console (a bit
late there eh Nintendo?) but either way it is a treat for old school
gamers.

‘The concept behind our new console, tentatively named ‘Revolution,’
is the same as the DS. We want it to broaden the audience range, and
we don’t want it to be something that people will see as too
irrelevant to them, too difficult to use, or as something that wastes
space. It will most likely come out between this year [and] next year,
which is considered to be the transition period for home consoles,”
Iwata said, also noting that it will be released about the same time
as Sony and Microsoft’s efforts. This new console will also be more
geared towards women and older gamers, not the traditional gamer
audience although lately that has been the focus of many other game
organizations. I myself will be purchasing this console as I have been
a fan of Nintendo and their products my entire life, but I am very
tempted to stray off to the Xbox 360 as its graphics look oh-so-tasty.
I feel the competition from all three companies (Nintendo, Sony, and
Microsoft) will be very strong, but I sense Nintendo will be the
underdog like it was with the last generation of gaming consoles.

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Judging by early reports the Playstation 3 is going to be one sweet machine. It will have the revolutionary Blue-ray technology and the ability to watch and burn DVD’s. This is very important as most consumers have DVD technology at the moment and it will be a smooth overlap.

The Playstation 3 will be like a mini computer, with a huge amount of processing power. Some might even say more processing power than the now released XBOX 360.

When the Playstation 2 was released 7 years ago, the average number of games sold per unit sold was 5. Fastforward to the PSP; it released and has only sold about 2 games per PSP sold. This is mainly because of the multimedia aspect of the game. People are buying it to watch movies just as much as they are to play the games.

This doesn’t sound so bad, but it can cause problems for Sony. A lot of Sony’s income from video game consoles are the licensing fees they charge video game companies to create games on any of Sony’s console platforms. Thus, when less games are being sold, less money is being paid for the rights to make games since not as many games are being bought compared to the past.

Another possible problem with the Playstation 3 is the complexity of the interface. Since the Playstation 3 is so powerful, crtics are speculating that the console may confuse consumers and give the PS3 the reputation of being complicated.

Judging by the screenshots of games such as Fight Night Round 3 that were made for the Playstation 3 the life like imaging on the games are astounding.

Watever the case may be, we will have to wait until the release of the Playstation 3 to speculate on it’s features. One thing if for sure, it will be a feature packed console like nothing consumers have seen before.

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Welcome to my free runescape money money making tip 1.

If you’re going to use the high alchemy spell you need a minimum magic level of 55. You need to decide which of the items below you can make the quickest. If you have high mining and smithing, you can make steel platemail or if you have high fletching you can make yew or magic bows, if you have similar levels of each, well then make whichever one you like : )

Magic Longbow = 1,536 gold pieces

Steel Platemail = 1,200 gold pieces

Magic Shortbow = 960 gold pieces

Yew Longbow = 768 gold pieces

Yew Shortbow = 480 gold pieces

Smithing:

Buy each bit of coal for 100 gold pieces each

Mine half the amount of iron as you have coal

Smelt all of the ores into steel bars, then smith them into steel platemail

Buy (or use your RuneCrafting skill) to get a large amount of nature runes

Then use high alchemy of the platemail to make money, and if you want to, repeat to gain levels in smithing

Fletching:

Pick some flax in the Gnome Stronghold, then spin them on a spinning wheel to make bowstrings

Make the best bow that you can and then put then string on the bow.

Use high alchemy on the bows to make money, and then buy more bowstrings with the money you’ve made.

Wash rinse repeat : )

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As a child I have joyfully played with home video game systems. As a woman I have never really been interested in video games. Even though I do warmly miss the semi-antique Atari 2600 and 7800s.

With the development of the XBOX 360 Microsoft has brought the Game System World into a whole new reality! This hot little box can do just about anything a professional gamer would expect and more!

Not only will you be able to play games, you will play them in High-Definition. Listen to digital music, look at your favorite photos and videos. Not excluding DVD’s. You will be able to stream H-D television and movies directly from your Windows Media Center Edition PC to your Xbox 360.

While, enjoy playing your favorite games online, you will also be able to video chat and video message with the Xbox 360 Live Camera,. How KWEL is THAT?!?

When you feel the creative mood stirring inside of you, you can customize your XBOX 360 with the many different Faceplates that will be available!

Here’s what Jonathan Hayes, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Design Director has to say..

“I think of the design’s iconic gesture as the inhale of a Martial Artist before a burst of power.”

But to get the real feel and knowledge of the XBOX 360 watch the Press Conference Photostory, go to. http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xboxtv/default.htm?t=5398&v=95858&bw=hi The video is less than 5 minutes in length.

Microsoft has brazenly announced they are after the Female market and this is one female who must say that they are definitely on track with that goal!

They have kindled my interest in the world of gaming systems. Even I, Terri Wells want one!
November 22nd, 2005 is the Official Launch date of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 into the North America, Europe, and Japan market. The retail price will be $299.99 for the Core System and $399.99 for the Platinum System.

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Mobile phones are today being considered as an entertainment device to play music, take pictures and play games, more than anything else. Mobile Java games are becoming a new trend in the world’s fastest growing wireless business. With the coming of 3Gtechnology, graphics have become richer and speed and performance are also improving with each passing year. With an increasing number of people taking advantage of wireless technology and enjoying entertainment on the move, the mobile gaming industry is facing more challenges to develop latest games with more and more advanced features.

The expansion of the game sector is attracting developers, animators, musicians and content providers and motivating the developers to create new games. Gradually, mobile games are emerging as a leading entertainment option. People playing mobile games are expected to rise to 78.6 million by 2009 and games downloads are also expected to increase ten times. Java games allow people to push their skills to new limits and experience extraordinary emotions while staying at one place.

They can amuse us in ways that no other form of entertainment can. They make the player feel as if they are actually inside another reality zone. The multiplayer gaming continues to grow in popularity with the coming of Java games. With java games, you can fulfill your desires to play against your real rivals. Play adventure games, racing games, sports games, just about every kind of game is available for download from the Internet.
Considering what java can do for mobile handsets, Java is clearly a preferred platform for mobile devices in the future, and an ideal platform for mobile games.

Compared to java games, SMS mobile games are played by sending a message to the phone number that corresponds to the game provider’s server, which receives the messages, performs some processing, and returns a message to the player with the results. Java improves the ability of mobile phones to support mobile phone games and allows far better control over interface of sms mobile phone games. Because of the extensive use of Java enabled phones, java games are bound to emerge as a forerunner of mobile games.

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