Airport Tycoon is a business simulation game released for Windows 95/98 in 2000. It was developed in the United Kingdom by Krisalis Software (now defunct). In Airport Tycoon, the player must successfully build and manage an airport without going bankrupt. There have been two sequels created for Airport Tycoon: Airport Tycoon 2 and Airport Tycoon 3. There was to be a Nintendo 64 version released as well, but this version was cancelled for unknown reasons. History Airport Tycoon was originally called Airport Inc. and Air Mogul. A week before the game's publishing, Krisalis Software changed its name to Airport Tycoon in some markets, a more catchy title. However, the game calls itself Air Mogul because of the inadequate time to change the software, and is sold in PAL as Airport Inc. Krisalis became defunct shortly after publishing Airport Tycoon. Gameplay Similar to other games of this type, players take on the role of an airport manager. Players first select a location for their airports from several cities around the world. Players then constructs a terminal for passengers, then runways, tarmac, control towers and support services. Players then attracts businesses to their airport by signing contracts with vendors in the terminal and contracting flights into and out of the airport. Players also manage the airport's budget, which cannot operate at too much of a loss. Players can operate passenger airports and cargo airports with different considerations for each. A number of preset scenarios are also available to the player, including the conversion of a major cargo airport to a passenger airport in Beijing. Development Telstar secured worldwide publishing rights to the game in May 1998. Reception The game was poorly received by critics. Frequent criticisms included difficulty of gameplay, substandard graphics and confusing controls. It received a 62/100 score from PC Gamer, and 3/10 from IGN, among other rankings. Sequels Airport Tycoon was followed by a sequel, Airport Tycoon 2, in early 2003. It was developed by Sunstorm Interactive and published by Global Star Software on February 26, 2003 for Windows PC. Airport Tycoon 2 received negative reviews from critics. Aggregating review website GameRankings provides an average score of 31% based on 9 reviews, whereas Metacritic provides a score of 32 out of 100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews." A third game in the series, Airport Tycoon 3, was developed by InterActive Vision and published by Global Star