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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) | Economic simulation | | 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, Air Management II: Kōkū Ō wo Mezase?) 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. Though not a great commercial success in its initial release, 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.
Historical EventsThe 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 EventsThe 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
Cities
A-M Addis Ababa, Ethiopia →  Algiers, Algeria →  Athens, Greece Baghdad, Iraq → Barcelona, Spain Beijing, China →  → Berlin, Germany Bombay, India → Brussels, Belgium Buenos Aires, Argentina Cairo, Egypt- Calcutta, India
 Dallas, Texas, USA- Delhi, India
 → Hong Kong- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
 Islamabad, Pakistan- Karachi, Pakistan
 →  Lagos, Nigeria Lima, Peru- → London, UK
- Los Angeles, California, USA
 Mexico City, Mexico- Miami, Florida, USA
 →  → Minsk, Belarus- →
 → Moscow, USSR (becomes Moscow, Russia after 1991)
N-Z- →
 Nairobi, Kenya - →
 Nandi, Fiji - New York City, New York, USA
 → Oslo, Norway Papeete, Tahiti- → Paris, France
 Rio de Janerio, Brazil → Rome, Italy- →
 →  Republic of Singapore  Santiago, Chile Seoul, Korea → Stockholm, Sweden Sydney, New South Wales, Australia- →
 Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Tehran, Iran Tokyo, Japan (not used in game) →  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Tripoli, Libya- →
 Tunis, Tunisia - (not used in game) → Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
 → Warsaw, Poland
Airplanes- Aérospatiale Concorde
- Airbus A300
- Airbus A310
- Airbus A320
- Airbus A330
- Boeing 707
- Boeing 727
- Boeing 737
- Boeing 747
- Boeing 747-200, 300, and 400
- Boeing 767
- Boeing 777
- Douglas DC-8
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10
- McDonnell Douglas MD-11
- McDonnell Douglas MD-12
- Lockheed L-1011
- Ilyushin Il-62
- Ilyushin Il-86
- Ilyushin Il-96
- Sud Aviation Caravelle
- Tupolev Tu-144
- Tupolev Tu-154
- Vickers Viscount
External links- Aerobiz Supersonic at MobyGames
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