Network (video game)

Network
Developer(s)	David Mullich
Publisher(s)	Edu-Ware
Platform(s)	Apple II
Release	NA: 1980
Genre(s)	Business simulation
Mode(s)	1-2 players

Network is a real-time, two player business simulation game developed by David Mullich for the Apple II and published by Edu-Ware in 1980.

Two players play competitively against the computer, each taking the role of the programming chief for a major television network. Each side bids on new television shows to add to the season's line-up, schedules them, monitors the weekly ratings, and then drops shows with poor ratings or reschedules them to recover from mistakes at the end of the thirteen-week season. The side with the highest ratings is the winner.

Bruce Webster reviewed Network in The Space Gamer No. 31.^[1] Webster commented that "Unfortunately, I just could not get interested in the game. It moves slowly and requires (for intelligent play) that the players keep track of a lot of information that is not always easily accessible. One friend I played against quit out of boredom at one point, and I found myself yawning. There is a lack of tension, which means that personal interest must be the overriding factor in playing the game - and I'm just not that interested in network planning. If you are, then this is the game for you; otherwise, I'm afraid you'll just be disappointed."^[1]

• Product Catalog. Edu-Ware Services. August 1, 1980.

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