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Empire II: Interstellar Sharks

You try to accumulate as much money as possible while trading between the stars.

31 December 1982

Empire II: Interstellar Sharks is an adventure developed by Edu-Ware Services, Inc., released 31 December 1982 on Apple II.

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What Empire II: Interstellar Sharks is

Empire II: Interstellar Sharks is an adventure game developed by Edu-Ware Services, Inc. and released in 1982. It is available on Apple II only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

They want a piece of the action. They want success and all its spoils. They want the ultimate independence of owning a personal spacecraft, equipped to conquer the interstellar void. Wealth is the ticket at the height of the Empire. It moves you up the corporate ladder. It outfits your spaceship. It can buy your freedom, but be prepared for the risk. As a pilot, businessperson, or diplomat, pursuit of the hot deal might take you though the sprawl of the Empire's cities, into the vacuum of Fyrokken's airless mines, or onto the cutthroat floor of Cobol's stock exchange. A web of red tape awaits you. Will you be able to dodge the snares of bureaucratic regulations? Can you win the covert game…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Empire II: Interstellar Sharks launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Xevious and Grand Prix.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Xevious, Grand Prix.

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When did Empire II: Interstellar Sharks come out?
Empire II: Interstellar Sharks was released on 31 December 1982 for Apple II.

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