Zeppelin (video game)

Zeppelin is an economic simulation in which players build a fleet of airships.

Zeppelin was developed by the German studio Ikarion and primarily designed by Sven Vogelgesang. It was announced as one of two initial releases from the developer (the other being Mad News), which was an offshoot of parent company Kingsoft GmbH.{{cite magazine | author=ASM staff | date=February 1994 | title=Unterwegs: Neue Labels braucht das Land | trans-title=On the road: The Country needs New Labels | url=https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1994.02/page/n131/mode/1up | magazine=Aktueller Software Markt | publisher=Tronic-Verlag | language=de | volume=9 | issue=2 | page=132 | issn=0933-1867}} MicroProse acquired the international distribution license for essentially no cost.{{cite magazine | author=Israels, David | date=May 1995 | title=Business is Business | url=https://archive.org/details/ElectronicEntertainmentIssue24December1995/Electronic%20Entertainment%20Issue%2017%20%28May%201995%29/page/n59/mode/1up | magazine=Electronic Entertainment | publisher=Infotainment World, Inc. | issue=17 | page=58 | issn=1074-1356}}

Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "A few extras like the two-player mode, stock market controls, and open air competitions, add little spice to what ends up being very bland fare."{{cite magazine|title=Finals|magazine=Next Generation|issue=4|publisher=Imagine Media|date=April 1995|page=93}}

In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Zeppelin the 35th-worst computer game ever released.{{cite magazine | author=Staff | title=150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=November 1996 | issue=148 | pages=63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98 }}

In 1994, Power Play (a german computer game magazine) added it to the list of "Best 100 games in 1994" in their special edition 9.{{cite journal | title=Die 100 besten Spiele 1994 | journal=Power Play |issue=Sonderheft 9 | pages=108, 120}}

In March 1994, ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - a German computer and video game magazine - rated Zeppelin with 11 out of 12 and gave the award "ASM Hit/very good". "Chic presentation and an unusual game idea make a successful genre mix".{{cite journal | title=March 1994 | journal=ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) |issue=March 1994 | page=24,25}}

• PC Gamer (April 1995)
• Computer Gaming World (Mar, 1995)
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - (Feb, 1994), Germany, page 24-25, Rating 92% (11 out of 12 / ASM Hit)
• PC Games - (March, 1994), Germany, page 40-41, Rating 78 out of 100 (78%)
• PC Games - (May, 1995)
• Power Play{{Cite web|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=6960|title=Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!|website=www.kultboy.com}} - (March, 1994), Germany, page 78, Rating 76% good (graphics 70%, sound 77%)
• PC Windows - (March, 1994), Germany, page 137, Rating: "thumbs upper right corner"
• PC review - (April, 1994), Germany, page 55, Rating 6/10
• PC Joker - (February, 1994), Germany, page 67, Rating 81%
• Power Play Special Edition, "Best games of 1994", 1994, page 108, Rating 76%
• https://archive.org/details/ElectronicEntertainment17May1995/page/n59

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