Game Description and Comments
GoonZu Online is a free MMORPG from Korea with a focus on economics and politics. As can be seen by the screenshots a focus on economics and politics does not mean a rigid business simulation with little to no graphics. Instead GoonZu Online is a fantasy MMO with anime style graphics and plenty of depth. The game still has the bread-and-butter MMO feature of killing monsters but it is easily overshadowed by the political and economic aspects of the game like buying stocks in towns being elected as a GoonZu of the server and trading created items in the game’s massive Market. Why grind or go on the same old quests when you can become powerful and rich through politics and trading?
Key Features
- Economics and politics both play crucial roles.
- Become a GoonZu by winning a residential election on your server.
- Raise pets for mounts and to help in battle.
- Sell your items in the Market.
- Choose between being a warrior merchant artisan or politician.
- Buy stocks.
- Lease out buildings.
- Hire NPCs.
- Users create all the items used in a battle.
- Each town has various leaders that will lead the town such as the Town Chief (leader of the town) the Heads of the Bank the Stock Market the Market and the Warehouse.
Select Reviews (Edited for Presentation)
Author: Jarrito
Rating: 8
Comment: I played this game for about 4 months and keep going on and off. The only thing bad things about it are the fighting style and that the graphics should be more 3D. Also the updates for this game are probably the worst of any game because there is a Korean version too.
Author: Chrisnelle
Rating: 10
Comment: I have checked out this game and have played it for a couple days. It is a little confusing for like the first 10 min but then there are good tutorials and good game info. It has good graphics easy quests multiple bonus periods and unique items. I give this game a 10.
Author: nayux
Rating: 10
Comment: This is the best game that I have ever played. It has lots of quests and you can make money fast. Also you can summon pets and horses. There is just a huge variety of things that you can do in this game.
Pricing Model
GoonZu Online is free to play. The download is about 656 MB.
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