Airline Director 2 - Tycoon Game
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Game Description
Airline Director 2 is a management game set in the challenging field of commercial aviation.As the airline manager you will open routes and build connections between the world's greatest cities.
You can choose to develop your company as a low cost carrier or build it into a 5-star premium airline
with high quality service and supersonic jets.
Game is turn based.
Game Features:
-Game progression from 1960 onward
-96 aircraft models and 156 destination airports
-Connecting passengers through hub cities
-Realistic economies
-Competent AI
-One device multiplayer
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No. of Reviews: 20
Review 1
Purchased!
Well sadly right now I have to give this game a negative review since it can't even be played. Try and play and get a white screen. Doesnt matter what grapics card I use doesn't matter what graphics settings are used. Hoping in time I get to change this review to a positive but at this point I would not advise purchasing this game.
Review 2
Purchased!
So there were a lot of negative reviews before I got this game, but I remained optimistic and I bought it anyway. The game, in my opinion, is pretty good. For a $5 game, I'm actually impressed. It is a simple strategy/simulation game where you own an airline and you simply create flights between destinations that are in demand and try to make a profit. You choose between a bunch of airplanes to service your routes and you can also choose the quality of your flights, which is based on meals, crew size, and quality of the seats. The tutorial could have been better because it didn't tell me what any of the symbols that describe the airplanes specs mean, but it's pretty simple to figure out, from left to right: seats on the plane, cruising speed of the plane, maximum distance the plane can travel, and fuel consumption. All of these things along with meals, crew size, and quality of seats determine a routes "flight rating." Passengers tend to fly with the airline that has a higher "flight rating" and there are three other airlines that you have to compete with to try to have higher "flight ratings" in order to try to get as many passengers to fly with your airline. You start the game in 1960 and I think it goes on to 2009 (I say this because the game crashed for me at the end of 2009, and I'm not sure if that is suppose to signify the end or not). Again, for a $5 game, this is a good simulation/strategy game. I don't know what the other reviewers expected out of this game and how most of them came up with a review with less than an hour of gameplay, but I enjoyed it. It took me about 14 hours of playing time to go from 1960 to 2009.
Review 3
Purchased!
No manual. Useless tutorial. I guess there could be a strategy game in here somewhere but even some simple documentation to explain the screen, menus and concepts would be nice. Tired of developers putting out products and telling you to guess how to play, or watch utube videos. Lazy. Refund.
Review 4
Purchased!
I LOVE Aerobiz on SuperNintendo. I was hoping to find a replacement.... This is terrible. my impression after a few hours of gameplay. no "real" airplanes. Money does not matter. goals are non existed. game play is very limited.
Review 5
Purchased!
This game is fine, if you understand what you're getting. I dont need any instructions having played this back when it was called "AeroBiz" on SNES. Basically this is one of your grandads tycoon games and Ive been wanting a new one to come out for a long time. This isnt even as in depth as the SNES version and I hope they refine this ported update but for %$ or whatever its delivering exactly what it should, no more no less. I reccomend, all things considered and put my vote out there for something like this but even more in-depth, ala a paradox game perhaps. Google : areobiz SNES" if you cant figure out how to play. Their instrunction manual was about as in depth as this one and I figured out how to play it when I was 9 so....I have faith you can too.
Review 6
Purchased!
Even though I have played this games for hours now, it's a rather disappointing game: * No manual - no documentation of planes, fuel efficiency, nor route recommendations * Useless tutorial - to be fair, this game has probably the most useless tutorial ever * Broken - I am currently the only airline who is not in debt. All the others are $200,000-$400,000 in debt, yet they are still able to continue to play? What's the point in being profitable? Due to this, the other airlines still dominate certain continents/areas with their hubs (and flying to a competitor's hub costs quite a lot) Overall, this game is plane bad (pun intended). As the miserable person I am, I played this game too long to refund it, but please, until this game gets updated (in the good way), spare your pennies, and save it for something more useful, as this game will disappoint you.
Review 7
Purchased!
All these negative reviews for a game that costs less then a meal at McDonalds. The game is exactly what one would expect from such a low cost game. It is not one of these cash-grab type of strategy/sim game. In fact with some added and needed tool tips, expanded purchasing options, and a bit more flexibility it could be a really great simulation game. The strategy involved is engaging, but you will have to play at least two times to grasp the concepts. Essentially, you are trying to figure out where to make the most money. When you have a market segment to yourself and no competition, you will do well. However, as the game progresses you begin competing with other companies for passengers along routes other carriers have. You will have to be smart, watch connecting flights, and be sure your planes are giving you a good rating. Additionally, sometimes the biggest planes aren't the best for certain routes. Sometimes multiple small planes will net you a larger sum of cash. There is no tutorial worthy of mentioning. So you will be dropped into a game unsure how its components interact and unsure what the point of it all is. There is however an actual strategy to the game once you discover it.
Review 8
Purchased!
It is generally a good game but needs more work, especially on the tutorial and stats.
Review 9
Purchased!
This game is one of the best games i have hever played. :)
Review 10
Purchased!
In this "business" game, money means nothing.... You don't need money to buy aircrafts, rent airport slots, set routes.... All you need is "moves" that assign to you 5 per-turn , whether you use it or not in your last turn.,. And the money is nothing but outcome. you earn or lose money... and no effects except the number shown to you.... The game could be much more playable if you do things by using money rather than "moves" (maybe a celling moves as well, since is turn-based). IF DEVS FIX THIS, I'LL RECOMMEND IT. The control, UI, database ect.. seems fine to me though.
Review 11
Purchased!
Its sad Steam sells this type of crap. Its a good idea, even a good interface but its about half done and crashes. Steam should not let these type of games come to market, they are blatently selling you a fraud.
Review 12
Purchased!
It's a great game but very simple. It makes you think and carefully plan what you do and its at your own pace, unlike other airline games which either require you to check in every so often or your stuck waiting for hours just for a plane to be built. This is a fast pace but simple management game. I also really enjoy the pass and play feature so I can locally play with friends.
Review 13
Purchased!
Cannot see a cursor within the game window....impossible to play. FIXED Now I have about a hundred questions..... 1. Where do my aircraft come from? 2. Do they fly ONE route or can I get them to service multiple routes? 3. Which routes are the profitable ones? 4. Why am I bothering with this? .... .... 98. A guide / manual / information would be nice. Any chance? 99. ..... 100. Remind me, someone, how do I refund this?
Review 14
Recieved for Free Purchased!
The game needs quite some work but it's not all bad. The biggest flaw seems to be that there are consequences for making losses. The competition doesn't make money on most routes, however, this keeps going on. They should go bankrupt after a while. Also, an overview of your fleet would be nice. To replace a certain type, one has to click on every route until finding the right one.
Review 15
Purchased!
This game is horrible. I will leave it at that.
Review 16
Purchased!
I must admit I am a fan of spread-sheet games. I like getting into the information and numbers and figuring out how to make things work. Having played some spread-sheet games in the past with a similar look to Airline Director 2, I thought that was what I was getting. Not the case. This is more of a clicker-style game. Just set up new routes and let them make/lose money. You don't have much to do beyond that & I quickly lost interest. That being said, I do see a nucleus of possibilities within the game. I don't recommend it at the moment, but will be keeping an eye on it to see if its potential can be realized.
Review 17
Purchased!
LOOKS LIKE A BAD PORT FROM A PHONE GAME, BAD TUTORIAL This is comically bad. There might be a game here, but the tutorial is so poorly implemented that you're left trying to figure out what seems like a fairly complex game with absolutely no guidance. After setting up five routes and less than a couple of minutes, your tutorial friend tells you "there's nothing left I can teach you" leaving you to figure out the vast majority of the game play and mechanics by yourself. No exit button, have to back out to Windows and close from there. Poorly thoughout cash grab of a game.
Review 18
Purchased!
Overall , I would really like to give this game a positive review, the idea is right , the overall concept of the game is good .. but you're left with an overwhelming void of where content should be. I played it way longer than I should have and i think i actually fell asleep with it running too. Heres a run down probably explaining better why people are hating so much on the game. Summary : Probably best to avoid in its current state unless heavily discounted or in an offsite bundle. + Concept and game idea + Plenty of planes + ... + Really wish I could put more here. - Tutorial ( non-existant , see below) - Map view shown with city names isn't in the game - 'Competant AI' - Spreads like wildfire , making big profits early game, soon bankrupts self after - ' AI is thinking ... ' even on fast forward, later on can take 30+ seconds / turn to decide - Music loop gets quickly irratating ( same loop in the video ) - Only 153 cities? (Advertised 156) - Economy either booms or goes into crisis ( Random event) - Turn based action points ( see below) - Leaderboards? Not implemented , links to achievements - No campaigns, win/lose goals etc - No Detailed information on profit / loss / routes etc ( expanded below) - So many useless plane models - Planes are 'free' no research needed - One type of plane / route ( can only send a max of 3x planes / route) ... I wrote some follow up stuff but it didn't seem to post , so i posted in the discussion board instead - http://steamcommunity.com/app/462830/discussions/0/364040166678051154/
Review 19
Purchased!
It entertained me for a while. It's a couple small steps from being a great game... Worth getting if it is on sale.
Review 20
Purchased!
100% Rubbish. Game gives you NO tutorial and just tells you to click a map a few times and then crashes. Terrible tablet graphics and horrid music. Stay away at all costs!
