Capitalism II is the second edition of this series. Once again you will be immerse in the business world as a recently MBA graduated. Now is time to see if you can make happen in real life what you’ve been studying at college. The game allows playing single or multiplayer mode (through Internet or LAN). In turn, the game offers two types of campaigns: Entrepreneurs’ campaign (with two different situations) and Capitalists’ campaign (with five different situations). Let’s know a little more about them:
Entrepreneurs’ Campaign offers the following two situations:
1. Basics & Retail: Here you will be introduced to the main city view and the toolbar interface. You will then learn how to build your first retail store, stock it with products from suppliers and sell those products to the consumer.
2. Retailing Part 2: in this tutorial you will continue building retail stores that sell imported products. On the World Map you will be shown how to jump to and view other cities, which will help you when you choose to expand your corporate empire. You will also be taking a closer look at the mechanics of purchasing and sales within your stores.
Capitalists’ Campaign offers the following five situations:
1. The World in your Hands: you run a R&D center which has recently made a technological breakthrough in portable computing, giving you possession of a technology that is at least one generation ahead of your competition. Your objective is to grow from virtually nothing into an industry behemoth, dominating the computer industry and showing annual revenues of $400 million by the end of 40 years.
2. Just Desserts: you are the owner of a small business in a small city that produces and markets snacks and desserts. With a buoyant cash reserve, thanks to years of local success, you have now set your sights on expanding into other cities. Your objective is worldwide domination of the dessert and snack market, achieving an annual profit of $50 million within 50 years.
3. Boomtown: after years of lackluster economic performance, Taipei City is finally showing signs of an economic boom. Business and consumer spending have been picking up and capital has been flowing into the city at a steadily increasing rate. Your company, based in Seoul, has long set sights on the Taiwan market. But the plan never took off due to the uncertainty of the economic outlook. You must now act fast and ride on the shock wave of the present boom. Your objective is to achieve an annual profit of $300 million within 30 years.
4. Drug Czar: although you are one of the “Big Three” in the pharmaceutical industry, you are lagging behind your competitors who initiated massive R&D programs a few years ago. Your goal is to outwit your rivals and lead your company to dominance in the pharmaceutical industry, while achieving an annual profit of $100 million. You have 60 years in which to achieve this goal.
5. Riding the Bull: Your corporation has just gone IPO and you have gone and stuck your neck out, promising your shareholders that the company’s stock will hit $400 within 30 years. Should you fail it is unlikely that the shareholders will be in a forgiving mood. You will, in that case, lose this scenario and be removed from your position.
You can try this game for 60 minutes before buying. If you want to buy it, do it online for only $19.99
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