American Dream: The Business Management Simulation
{{Short description|1985 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = American Dream: The Business Management Simulation
| state = Released
| publisher = Blue Chip Software
| platforms = MS-DOS
| released = 1985
| genre = Business simulation game
}}
American Dream: The Business Management Simulation (also known as Managing for Success) is a 1985 video game published by Blue Chip Software.
Overview
American Dream: The Business Management Simulation is a game in which the player is a Chief Executive Officer for a company that manufactures robots. Unlike previous Blue Chip games, American Dream was designed to train people for managerial roles in business and was targeted at the corporate audience, with a retail price of $124.95.{{Cite magazine |date=1986-08-01 |orig-date=August 1986 |title=Be C.E.O. for a day |url=https://archive.org/details/profiles_v4n2_aug_86/page/70/mode/2up?q=%22american+dream%22 |magazine=Profiles |issue= |page=70 |access-date=2023-09-18}}{{Cite magazine |last=Brenesal |first=Barry |date=September 1986 |title=Take the Money and Learn |url=https://archive.org/details/family-computing-37/page/n13/mode/2up?q=%22american+dream%22 |magazine=Family Computing |volume=4 |issue=9 |page=12 |access-date=2023-09-18}}
Reception
Steve Estvanik reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "it is an outstanding training tool, especially for data processors and line managers for whom the program can give insight into the broader aspects of businesses in which they work. If you can afford the ticket price you are in for an enjoyable and educational time when you "play" American Dream."{{cite magazine |last=Estvanik |first=Steve |title=American Dream : The Management Simulation |magazine=Computer Gaming World |date=August 1986 |volume=1 |issue=30 |pages=12–13, 47}}
The game received a positive review in Family Computing as well, with Robin Raskin praising the game for being accessible to people without a business background.{{Cite magazine |last=Raskin |first=Robin |author-link=Robin Raskin |date=February 1987 |title=Managing for Success |url=https://archive.org/details/family-computing-42/page/n101/mode/2up?q=%22american+dream%22 |magazine=Family Computing |volume=5 |issue=2 |page=100 |access-date=2023-09-18}} 80 Micro described the game as having educational merit, praising the user interface and the depth of the simulation.{{Cite magazine |last=Keller |first=Wayne |date=May 1987 |title=Up the Corporate Ladder |url=https://archive.org/details/80-microcomputing-magazine-1987-05/page/n117/mode/2up?q=%22american+dream%22 |magazine=80 Micro |page=114 |access-date=2023-09-18}} A review in PC Magazine said that much of the game's depth was "window dressing" and described the gameplay as being too repetitive for repeated playthroughs.{{Cite magazine |last=Puglia |first=Vincent |date=October 14, 1986 |title=Management Training |url=https://archive.org/details/PC-Mag-1986-10-14/page/n231/mode/2up |magazine=PC Magazine |volume=5 |issue=17 |page=230 |access-date=2023-09-18}}