The interface is a bit busy, and it takes some time to learn where all the new buttons are. When I first loaded Cap 2, I have to admit being slightly put off by the graphics and interface of the new game. But now Enlight has resurfaced with a new publishing partner, UbiSoft, and a new version of its game, Capitalism 2. So for a while there, it didn't seem like a revamp of this business sim would be in the works. Unfortunately Interactive Magic fell apart a few years ago, while Enlight Software has been busy with its Seven Kingdoms games.

And it's not just gamers who agree, Capitalism has been used in business schools as a teaching aid, and as you can see its web page is littered with academic testimonials. I'd certainly agree, I've kept and enjoyed my copy for more than five years - it makes a fun game out of what for me is a very dry subject. Capitalism, along with its enhancement Capitalism Plus, has long been regarded by most critics as the best computer game series about the business world ever published.

First published in 1995 or thereabouts, the Capitalism series was created by Enlight Software, a Hong Kong-based computer game developer, and published in the U.S.

The one exception has always been Capitalism.

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