Aerobiz Supersonic

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Aerobiz Supersonic
Aerobiz Supersonic box cover
Developer(s)	Koei
Publisher(s)	Koei
Platform(s)	Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis
Release date	^JP April 2, 1993 ^NA 1994 for both Super NES and Sega Genesis
Genre(s)	Business simulation game
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone (6+)
Media	Cartridge
Input methods	Super NES or Sega Genesis controller (1 controller is used for all 4 players)

Aerobiz Supersonic, known as Air Management II: Kōkū Ō wo Mezase (エアーマネジメントII 航空王をめざせ^?) in Japan, is a business simulation game released by Koei in August 1994, available on the Super Nintendo and the Mega Drive/Genesis. It is a semi-sequel to Koei's previous airline simulation game, Aerobiz.

In the game, which is essentially the same as its predecessor, the player is the CEO of a start-up international airline. The player competes with three other such companies (either AI-controlled or other players) for dominance in the worldwide travel industry. Such dominance is obtained by purchasing slots in various airports around the world, and flying routes to and from those slots. Once a route is created, the player has control of what type of planes fly the route, the price of airfare, and numerous other variables.

The game includes numerous historical events (see below) that can help or hinder airline performance. Four different eras of play available for the player to choose. They include 1955-1975 (which depicts the dawn of jet airplanes), 1970-1990 (which depicts a period of unstability, oil crises, and the end of the Cold War), 1985-2005 (which depicts the present day of economic prosperity and relative stable peace), and 2000-2020 (which depicts the replacement of jet planes with supersonic airplanes, the European Union extending to Russia, and countries trying to get airlines to fund alternative fuel research).

Though not a great commercial success in its initial release^{[citation needed]}, the game gained a cult following, in part due to its appearance on the Sega Channel. In recent times, it has become a staple amongst users of video game emulators.^{[citation needed]}

1 Historical Events
2 Hypothetical Events
3 Cities
- 3.1 A-M
- 3.2 N-Z
4 Airplanes
5 External links

[edit] Historical Events

The simulation includes numerous historical events, including:

Summer Olympic Games
The downfall of colonialism
The secession of Singapore from Malaysia
The Rise of Fidel Castro (1959)
Suez Crisis
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Yom Kippur War
1973 Oil Crisis
Iran-Iraq War
Peruvian Civil War
Operation Desert Storm
Perestroika
Destruction of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany
Fall of the Soviet Union
Return of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China
Growth of the European Union

[edit] Hypothetical Events

The simulation also includes hypothetical events, including:

Russia joining the European Union
Civil war in Brazil
The introduction and quick obsolescence of commercial supersonic aircraft (2007-2016)
Global oil crisis in the mid-late 2010s
The nations of the world asking the airlines for money to find alternatives to fossil fuels