C.E.O. (video game)

C.E.O.
North American cover art featuring James Coburn
DevelopersERE Informatique
Artdink
Publishers
SeriesA-Train
PlatformMS-DOS
Release1995
GenreBusiness simulation
ModeSingle-player

C.E.O., known in Europe as A IV Network$ (or A4 Networks[1]), is a business simulation game developed by French studio ERE Informatique and Japanese studio Artdink. It is an international version of A-Train IV, which was originally released on Japanese computers. C.E.O. was published by I-Motion in North America and Infogrames Multimedia SA in Europe for MS-DOS in 1995. A CD-ROM version was also released with full-motion video cutscenes featuring James Coburn.[2][3]

Gameplay

C.E.O. is a game about management training, with features such as stocks and subsidiaries.[4]

Reception

Next Generation rated it two stars out of five, and stated that "When was the last time you saw a real CEO (or anyone for that matter) try to get the busses and trains to run efficiently? This isn't a bad game, but it just doesn't give a good feeling of cohesion."[4] Computer Game Review was negative toward the game; the magazine summarized, "Playability had to be sacrificed to hire known actors for the video clips."[5] The game was also reviewed for Polish magazine Świat Gier Komputerowych, with the reviewer awarding it a score of 6/10.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Świat Gier Komputerowych 1995-10. 1 October 1995.
  2. ^ a b EW staff (13 October 1995). "Digital Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ "AIV Network rempile" [AIV Network is back for more]. Génération 4 (in French). No. 80. Pressimage. September 1995. p. 15. ISSN 1624-1088.
  4. ^ a b c Next Generation staff (November 1995). "Finals". Next Generation. No. 11. Imagine Media. p. 179. ISSN 1078-9693.
  5. ^ a b Snyder, Frank; Chapman, Ted; Kaiafas, Tasos (October 1995). "Economics 101". Computer Game Review. Sendai Publishing. p. 70. ISSN 1062-113X.
  6. ^ "A4 Networks: Oh, patron, que vous avez de grandes dents!" [Oh, boss, what big teeth you have!]. Joystick (in French). No. 60. May 1995. pp. 110–3. ISSN 1145-4806.
  7. ^ "AIV Network$". PC Format. Future plc. Winter 1995. ISSN 0963-5521.
  8. ^ "C.E.O.". PC Gamer. No. 17. Future US. October 1995. ISSN 1080-4471.
  9. ^ Maueröder, Petra (August 1995). "A IV Network$: Entgleist". PC Games. No. 35. Computec. pp. 50–2, 54. ISSN 0946-6304.
  10. ^ Presley, Paul (September 1995). "CD Review: A IV Network$". PC Zone. No. 30. Future plc. p. 80. ISSN 0967-8220.
  11. ^ Ben (October 1995). "A4 Networks". Power Unlimited (in Dutch). No. 25. VNU Media. p. 54. ISSN 0929-760X.
  12. ^ Cardot, Bruno (May 1995). "A IV Network$: A 4 c'est meilleur!". Génération 4 (in French). No. 77. Pressimage. pp. 116–9. ISSN 1624-1088.
  13. ^ Nettelbeck, Joachim (August 1995). "A IV Network$". PC Joker (in German). Joker-Verlag. p. 46.
  14. ^ Langer, Jörg (August 1995). "A4 Networks". PC Player (in German). pp. 90–1. ISSN 0943-6693.
  15. ^ Diehl, Bernd (August 1995). "Geld regiert die Welt!" [Money rules the World!]. Play Time (in German). Computec. pp. 18–21.
  16. ^ Schwindt, Peter (August 1995). "Der grofle Gatsby: A-IV–Networks". Power Play (in German). pp. 106–7.
  17. ^ Eisler, Jan (August 1995). "Recenze: AIV Networks". Score (in Czech). Omega Publishing Group. p. 26. ISSN 1210-7522.
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