Aerobiz Supersonic

Infobox VG| title = Aerobiz Supersonic


caption= Aerobiz Supersonic box cover
developer = Koei
publisher = Koei
designer =
engine =
released = vgrelease|JP=April 2, 1993 vgrelease|NA=1994 for both Super NES and Sega Genesis
genre = Business simulation game
modes = Single-player, multiplayer (up to 4 players)
ratings = vgratings|ESRB=Everyone
platforms = Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis
media = Cartridge
requirements =
input = Super NES or Sega Genesis controller (1 controller is used for all 4 players)

"Aerobiz Supersonic", known as nihongo|"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 Fact|date=June 2007, 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.Fact|date=February 2007

Events

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

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

Major Players in the Game

Eastern Bloc

From the beginning of the game until 1992, the Eastern Bloc countries are stuck with tense relations with Western Europe, North America, and countries in the British Commonwealth. However, they have normal-excellent relations with African countries, Middle Eastern countries, countries in Central America, South America, and some Asian countries. Airplanes from Eastern Bloc countries are small inefficient gas-guzzlers that can only do medium-range flights at best. After 1992, airlines from these countries can purchase more efficient Boeing planes from the United States of America

Western Europe/North America

With normal-tense relations with Eastern European countries until around 1985, airlines that are headquartered in Western European countries must either purchase cheap airplanes from the "local" market or order slightly more expensive planes from the United States of America. After Perestroika, they can purchase from any plane manufacturing company. North America's situation is identical to Western Europe's. The only difference is that planes from American companies are cheaper than planes from Western European countries.

People's Republic of China and other countries

Normalized relations with both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. allows all planes to be purchased by airlines headquarted in the People's Republic of China regardless of the year. However, improving relations with either country will reduce the price of the airplanes - giving a player a choice of having inefficient Soviet-made planes or efficient American-made planes. Like the People's Republic of China, countries that are not strongly affliated with either NATO or Warsaw Pact may purchase from any manufacturer as long as relations are not tense (red). Relations with the country must be at least normal (yellow) in order to purchase airplanes from that country.

Cities

A-M

*flagicon|Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
*flagicon|France → flagicon|Algeria Algiers, Algeria
*flagicon|Greece → flagicon|EU Athens, Greece
*flagicon|Iraq|1924 (not used in game) → flagicon|Iraq|1963 → flagicon|Iraq|1991 Baghdad, Iraq
*flagicon|Spain → flagicon|EU Barcelona, Spain
*flagicon|People's Republic of China Beijing, China
*flagicon|East Germany → flagicon|Germany → flagicon|EU Berlin, Germany
*flagicon|India Bombay, India
*flagicon|Belgium → flagicon|EU Brussels, Belgium
*flagicon|Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
*flagicon|Egypt Cairo, Egypt
*flagicon|India Calcutta, India
*flagicon|United States Dallas, Texas, USA
*flagicon|India Delhi, India
*flagicon|Hong Kong|colonial → flagicon|People's Republic of China Hong Kong
*flagicon|United States Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
*flagicon|Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan
*flagicon|Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
*flagicon|United Kingdom → flagicon|Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria
*flagicon|Peru Lima, Peru
*flagicon|United Kingdom → flagicon|EU London, UK
*flagicon|United States Los Angeles, California, USA
*flagicon|Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
*flagicon|United States Miami, Florida, USA
*flagicon|USSR → flagicon|Belarus → flagicon|EU Minsk, Belarus
*flagicon|USSR → flagicon|Russia → flagicon|EU Moscow, USSR (becomes Moscow, Russia after 1991)

N-Z

*flagicon|United Kingdom → flagicon|Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
*flagicon|United Kingdom → flagicon|Fiji Nandi, Fiji
*flagicon|United States New York City, New York, USA
*flagicon|Norway → flagicon|EU Oslo, Norway
*flagicon|Tahiti Papeete, Tahiti
*flagicon|France → flagicon|EU Paris, France
*flagicon|Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*flagicon|Italy → flagicon|EU Rome, Italy
*flagicon|United Kingdom → flagicon|Malaysia→ flagicon|Singapore Republic of Singapore
*flagicon|Chile Santiago, Chile
*flagicon|Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
*flagicon|South Korea Seoul, Korea
*flagicon|Sweden → flagicon|EU Stockholm, Sweden
*flagicon|Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
*flagicon|Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
*flagicon|USSR → flagicon|Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
*flagicon|Iran Tehran, Iran
*flagicon|Japan Tokyo, Japan
*flagicon|Canada|1957 (not used in game) → flagicon|Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*flagicon|Libya Tripoli, Libya
*flagicon|France → flagicon|Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia
*flagicon|Canada|1957 (not used in game) → flagicon|Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
*flagicon|Poland → flagicon|EU Warsaw, Poland

Airplanes

Aérospatiale-BAC

*Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde

Airbus

*Airbus A300
*Airbus A300-600
*Airbus A310
*Airbus A320
*Airbus A340

Boeing

*Boeing 707–120 and 320
*Boeing 727–100 and 200
*Boeing 737-200 and 300
*Boeing 747-200, 300, and 400
*Boeing 757
*Boeing 767
*Boeing 777

Douglas/McDonnell Douglas

*Douglas DC-6
*Douglas DC-8 Series 30, Series 50 and Series 60
*McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30
*McDonnell Douglas DC-10
*McDonnell Douglas MD-11
*McDonnell Douglas MD-80
*McDonnell Douglas MD-12

Lockheed

*Lockheed L-1049 "Super Constellation"
*Lockheed L-1011

Ilyushin

*Ilyushin Il-14
*Ilyushin Il-62
*Ilyushin Il-62M
*Ilyushin Il-62MK
*Ilyushin Il-86
*Ilyushin Il-96-300

ud Aviation

*Sud Aviation Caravelle

Tupolev

*Tupolev Tu-104
*Tupolev Tu-134
*Tupolev Tu-144
*Tupolev Tu-154
*Tupolev Tu-154B
*Tupolev Tu-204

Vickers

*Vickers Viscount

Fictional

Several fictional airplanes were introduced in the fourth playing scenario (2000–2020).

*McDonnell Douglas MD-100
*Boeing 747-500
*Airbus A360
*Boeing 2000-HJ
*Boeing 2001-SST
*Airbus A370
*McDonnell Douglas MD-1
*Airbus A700
*Airbus A720

External links

*moby game|id=/aerobiz-supersonic