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Start-Up 2000
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Graphics & Sound:
Both the graphics and soundtrack for Start-Up 2000 are pretty standard fare, so don't be looking for anything eye-popping. This does not detract from the functionality of the game though. The system requirements only call for a 120 MHz computer, so Start-Up will be able to be played on most of the PC machines on the market. Other than a few incidental noises when bringing up menus and background noise in your simulated office and factory, Start-Up is a pretty quiet game sound wise.
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Gameplay:
The idea, or what you want to successfully do in Start-Up 2000, is to complete, one by one, the steps necessary to build a enduring, front-running high tech technology business by managing the production, marketing, and distribution of your product. (Breath) Your home base is, of course, your office desk where you can access all departments of your company. These departments include Product Design, where in the design stage you will decide if high tech gadgets will have the latest components, which will drive up the price, or you will use last year's technology to give your customers an affordable product. You have Staff Management where you hire, fire and motivate your employees to increase their efficiency. There is the Marketing Department where you decide price, advertising and budgets. In the Distribution Department, you will decide what kind of discounts that you will offer to increase your products' exposure in the markets. In the Finance Department, you will check profits and financing for upgrading your product. In the News Section, you can analyze consumers expectations and trends to help better sell your product. In the Global Network, you can keep an eye on your competitors. For the fan of simulation games and our future business entrepreneurs, Start-Up 2000 will deliver hours of productive simulation to educate you on the in and outs of the high tech business world. Our young people that play Start-Up 2000 will be able enter business school with that little bit of a leg up on people that haven't played the game. Start-Up 2000 also gives you a chance to play and complete against up to seven players in real time to find out who is the next Bill Gates.
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Difficulty:
The game itself is easily controlled, but the real challenge for the player will be if they have enough business savvy, intelligence and insight into the high tech world. No difficulty settings here, just profits when you marketed your product correctly.
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Game Mechanics:
Start-Up 2000 is extremely easy to navigate as the interface is a menu-driven, point and click atmosphere. This is to the game's credit because when business men and women enter the real world, their computer programs will be menu driven and have a point and click atmosphere. Start-Up 2000 is a business sim, and as such, is not necessarily a
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-Wickserv, GameVortex Communications AKA Eric Wickwire |
Minimum System Requirements:
P120 MHz, 24 MB RAM, 4X CD-ROM, SVGA graphic card of at least 2MB RAM, Sound Blaster sound card or 100%, compatible, Win95/98, 40 MB free on hard disc, DirectX 6.1 |
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Test System:
GX-450xl running Windows 98, 256 RAM, Creative Sound Blaster 64CPCI with Boston Acoustic Digital Media Theatre, STB Velocity 4400 with RIVA TNT chip, DirectX 7, 32 Mb RAM, 6X24 DVD-ROM. |
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