Software:Industry Giant

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Short description: 1997 business simulation video game
Industry Giant
Industry Giant cover.jpg
Developer(s)JoWooD Productions
Publisher(s)
  • EU: JoWooD Productions
  • NA: Interactive Magic
Platform(s)Windows
Release
  • EU: 1997
  • NA: April 29, 1998[1]
  • WW: 2001 (rerelease)
Genre(s)Business simulation game
Mode(s)Single player

Industry Giant is a business simulation game for Windows. In 2002 a sequel, Industry Giant II, was released.

Gameplay

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic34/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
CGSP(1998) 3.5/5 stars[4]
(2001) 1.5/5 stars[5]
CGW(1998) 1.5/5 stars[6]
(2001) 1/5 stars[7]
GameZone7.5/10[8]
IGN(1998) 5/10[9]
(2001) 3.2/10[10]
Next Generation4/5 stars[11]
PC Gamer (UK)72%[12]
PC Gamer (US)58%[13]
PC Games77%[14]
PC Zone(1998) 53%[15]
(2001) 0%[16]

The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] However, Next Generation said, "Industry Giant is presented well, with polished graphics and an upbeat soundtrack. It may not have mass market appeal, but it is a solid enough game to keep sim fans salivating for a long time."[11]

The game was a commercial blockbuster, with sales above 800,000 units in Germany.[17]

References

  1. Jebens, Harley (April 29, 1998). "Are You the Next Industry Giant?". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20001005031630/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_04/29_imagic/index.html. Retrieved November 24, 2022. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Industry Giant". Fandom. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230917180308/https://www.metacritic.com/game/industry-giant/. Retrieved September 17, 2023. 
  3. Brenesal, Barry (May 26, 1998). "Industry Giant". CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000816095556/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-1739,00.html. Retrieved September 17, 2023. 
  4. Waldeck, Dan (May 25, 1998). "Industry Giant". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on May 23, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030523221703/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/011/196/industry_giant_review.html. Retrieved December 7, 2020. 
  5. Chick, Tom (February 28, 2001). "Industry Giant". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on May 18, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030518205956/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/031/198/industgian-01.html. Retrieved December 7, 2020. 
  6. Carter, Tim (September 1998). "Industrial Disease (Industry Giant Review)". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (170): 261. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230418191417/https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_170.pdf. Retrieved September 17, 2023. 
  7. Lackey, Jeff (June 2001). "Bill Gates Versus Gilligan (Industry Giant and The Corporate Machine Review)". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (203): 96. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230530175613/https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_203.pdf. Retrieved September 17, 2023. 
  8. Suzi Sez (January 23, 2001). "Industry Giant Review". Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081002084806/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15449.htm. Retrieved December 7, 2020. 
  9. Bates, Jason (August 27, 1998). "Industry Giant". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230818160955/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/08/27/industry-giant. Retrieved September 17, 2023. 
  10. Peterson, Erik (March 5, 2001). "Industry Giant (2001 release)". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230917180936/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/03/06/industry-giant-2001-release. Retrieved September 17, 2023. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Industry Giant". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (45): 140. September 1998. https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_45/page/n141/mode/2up. Retrieved December 7, 2020. 
  12. "Industry Giant". PC Gamer UK (Future Publishing). 1997. 
  13. Novicki, Joseph (November 1998). "Industry Giant". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 5 (11). Archived from the original on December 22, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19991222143958/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/69.html. Retrieved December 7, 2020. 
  14. "Industry Giant" (in de). PC Games (Computec). July 1997. 
  15. Reed, Kristan (October 1998). "Industry Giant". PC Zone (Dennis Publishing) (68): 107. https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_68_October_1998/page/n105/mode/2up. Retrieved January 25, 2021. 
  16. "Industry Giant". PC Zone (Dennis Publishing). 2001. 
  17. Sauter, Marc (October 14, 2010). "Die bekanntesten Spiele von Jowood: Der Publisher von Gothic 4 im Fokus" (in de). Computec. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140907130107/http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Spiele-Thema-239104/Specials/Von-damals-bis-heute-794054/. Retrieved December 7, 2020. 

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