Zeppelin Giants of the Sky
1995 retro games Amiga gamesPC games
Economy simulation set in the golden age of airships, the 1920s, where you are put in charge of the company building and operating them.
As usual in economy simulations, you start with a single, small airship (or colloquially a Zeppelin) and try to establish the first route. Since you start in Germany your first destination might be Vienna, Paris, perhaps with some luck London. With progress of the technology you can build bigger Zeppelins with better performance and more capacity.
While most of the time you will be dealing with the daily matters of the company, like refuelling the airships, finding cargoes and passengers, set routes, you also have to think about showing off the capabilities of your airships, f.e. by setting new records of longest flights. This will help you gain reputation in the industry, which might land a government contract in your lap to build Zeppelins.
Just like most of the German economy simulations, Zeppelin Giants of the Sky is pretty hard to master - the profit margin is pretty low, you have to act fast to bring enough business to build another airship and attract more clients. Also there are global events that could influence the economy, you can learn about them from a newspaper or take a trip to some other city and visit art auctions.
The graphic side was very interesting, the whole interface was made to look stylish and build atmosphere of the game. The gameplay on the other hand, was a bit uneven. At the beginning everything seems to be a new and exciting adventure, but pretty quickly it turns into repeating same things over and over again.
Overall Zeppelin Giants of the Sky was an interesting game, with a lot of effort put into building the atmosphere, but it can hardly be called an exciting game or title with longevity. Nevertheless it is the best ever simulator of running a Zeppelin building company.
★★★★☆
★★★★☆
★★☆☆☆
★★★☆☆
add commentZeppelin Giants of the Sky videos
Zeppelin Giants of the Sky screenshots
Games like Zeppelin Giants of the Sky
Globetrotter
1984
To go around the world in 80 days was impressive, ask Michael Palin, but could you do it in 60 days while having limited budget and access to planes?
Railroad Tycoon II
1998
Second, and the best, in the series started by Sid Meier - as a new company you enter the tricky world of railroads and locomotives.
Software Manager
1994
Back in the wild 1990s the game industry looked completely different - the games were distributed on discs and... that’s it. Oh well, not that completely different then, but Software Manager can show you how different.
Sim City
1990
A city-builder from times that there were no city-builders yet - you start from an empty lot and build your metropolis.
