Created by Ascaron Entertainment in 2004, it combines a business simulator with real-time battles and towns that can be owned, built, developed or razed.

As a buccaneer (with a Letter of Marque), the player can attack any of the four colonial nations in the Caribbean circa 1600; from largest to smallest: Spain, England, France, and The Netherlands.

[1] PC Format found the game unremarkable, stating that it "...passes the time, but gets old fast.

Because the game has an open ending, IGN said it had "good replay value as you can take different career paths each time you play.

It can take a long time to earn enough money..."[2] GameSpot said, "Port Royale 2 might focus more on building shipping cartels than sea battles and swordplay, but its brilliantly realized design is more than just number crunching.