Wall Street Wizard

Wall Street Wizard
Developer(s)Expert Software
Publisher(s)Data Liberation
Release1988

Wall Street Wizard is a 1988 German video game later published in 1990 by Data Liberation in English.

Gameplay

Wall Street Wizard is a stock trading game in which the action on the stock exchange floor is the focus, in which the player has 48 shares from around a dozen sectors using fictional companies.[1]

Reception

John Harrington reviewed Wall $treet Raider and Wall Street Wizard for Games International magazine, and gave it a rating of 7 out of 10, and stated that "In the end, choosing between the two may come down to that hoary old question of what is preferable: game or simulation. Wizard puts the emphasis on fun and plays better than Raider as a solo game, and would therefore better suit the 'seat of the pants' style of player.."[1]

The reviewer from Aktueller Software Markt felt that people playing stock market games just for fun would enjoy Wall Street Wizard thanks to the lively design.[2]

The reviewer from German magazine ST Computer felt that the game did a good job of emulating the market atmosphere, and liked its many options and features, commenting that the graphics were good for a strategy game but bemoaned the lack of sound.[3]

The reviewer from German magazine Joystick felt that it was a well done and realistic real time German stock market simulation, and that the comprehensive German manual included with the software package was really helpful.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Harrington, John (July 1990). "Stock Watch". Games International (16): 20–21.
  2. ^ a b "Aktueller Software Markt - Ausgabe 1989/03". March 1989.
  3. ^ "ST-Computer 1989-04". April 20, 1989 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "Joystick (Deutsch) 1989-05". May 20, 1989 – via Internet Archive.