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5 total messages Started by cosmo31415 Wed, 26 Jan 2005 05:44
Business/industry simulation games?
#82215
Author: cosmo31415
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 05:44
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Hi everyone,

I'm interested in fiding a good business or tycoon-type simulation
game.  I don't want something which just deals with one type of
industry, like Railroad Tycoon.  I've read reviews of Capitalism II and
I have a couple questions:

When was Cap 2 released?  I remember reading about it a long time ago
(around 1996 or 97).  But recent reviews indicate a 2001 release date.

Is there a similar game that's more recent?

For people who played Cap 2, what are your thoughts?
Thanks for any help.

Cosmo
The Cosmopolitan Woman
Re: Business/industry simulation games?
#82216
Author: chromallly
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:11
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I've played Capitalism II 2 years ago.  I don't know  when it was
released but it really doesn't matter because as far as I know, it's
the only choice you have for comprehensive business sim.  It's a pretty
good game.  It touches every aspect and segment of the business world.
Real estate, agriculture, technology, marketing, retailing, stocks and
other stuff I'm sure I've left out.  The link below has a bunch of
reviews of the game:

http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages4/538748.asp
Re: Business/industry simulation games?
#82217
Author: jefftest
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 03:44
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I loved Cap and Cap 2, and yeah sadly there's not a huge number of
games in the same vein.

Wall Street Raider from ronin software:
http://www.roninsoft.com/wsrnew.htm is sorta on the same track.
The new windows version is pretty slick and has some nice improvements,
but I still have a soft spot for the frenzy of the old dos version.
Shareware.  Finding juicy companies to dismember is a way faster
route to profits than building up, but hey, the other option is there
at least ;)

And lavamind: http://www.lavamind.com with Gazillionaire, Zapitalism
and Profitania.  I played the original Gazillionaire back in the day, a
lot like Space Bucks (trading game) IIRC. It was fun for a bit, but I
didn't play it for days like Cap.  Their Zapitalism and Profitania do
look like they have more manufacturing and retailing.  I always meant
to try em out, but without a demo to suck me in, I never actually got
around to it...

--
And then when I get out I will grab a sword like Maximus Meridius
Demidius and as a Gladiator I will stab people in the crotch."
- US House Representative Jim Traficant (D-Ohio)(Expelled)
Re: Business/industry simulation games?
#82219
Author: Bateau
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 16:43
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cosmo31415@yahoo.com wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I'm interested in fiding a good business or tycoon-type simulation
>game.  I don't want something which just deals with one type of
>industry, like Railroad Tycoon.  I've read reviews of Capitalism II and
>I have a couple questions:
>
>When was Cap 2 released?  I remember reading about it a long time ago
>(around 1996 or 97).  But recent reviews indicate a 2001 release date.
>
>Is there a similar game that's more recent?
>
>For people who played Cap 2, what are your thoughts?
>Thanks for any help.

You can try Port Royale if you like oldschool business.
Re: Business/industry simulation games?
#82218
Author: ro222000
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 18:41
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Is there a difference between the Jewel Case Cap2 (with some
rich-looking guy lounging on his car) by Englight and the DVD-packaged
"Trevor Chan's Capitalism2" software? I'm seeing both online, but at
slightly different prices...

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