Big Bang (video game)
| Big Bang | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Oxford Mobius |
| Publisher | Zortech |
| Platform | MS-DOS |
| Release | August 1988 |
| Genre | Stock market simulator |
| Mode | Single-player |
Big Bang is a 1988 stock market simulator video game developed by Oxford Mobius and published by Zortech for MS-DOS.[1]
Gameplay
Big Bang is a stock market simulator and features 100 companies on the stock exchange.[2]
Publication history
Big Bang was released in August 1988, the first game from software publisher Zortech.[3]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| ACE | 773[4] |
| The Games Machine (UK) | 88%[1] |
| PC Leisure | 2/5[5] |
John Harrington reviewed Big Bang for Games International magazine, and gave it 3 stars out of 5, and stated that "If I had to sum up Big Bang in just one sentence I would describe it as stimulating, educational but not addictive."[2]
The Games Machine praised the game booklet and felt that players would feel a "wide range of emotions" as their companies gain and lose value.[1]
Rod Lawton for ACE complimented the game, saying "if you've got any entrepreneurial blood in you at all you'll be hooked".[4]
Rob Murray from The Daily Telegraph commended the graphic display, and felt that "Much thought has gone into the program".[6]
PC Leisure called Big Bang "[...] initially compelling, but ultimately pointless, exercise."[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "The Games Machine Magazine Issue 12". November 1988.
- 1 2 Harrington, John (December 1989). "Computer Games". Games International (11): 50–51.
- ↑ "Clipped from the Guardian". The Guardian. 4 August 1988. p. 25.
- 1 2 "Ace Magazine Issue 14".
- 1 2 Sumpter, Garth (1990). "Simulation - Big Bang". PC Leisure. No. 1. EMAP. p. 81.
- ↑ "Clipped from the Daily Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. 23 October 1989. p. 29.