| Publisher: | Zortech |
| Released: | August 1988 |
Big Bang is a 1988 video game published by Zortech.
Big Bang is a stock market simulator and features 100 companies on the stock exchange.
Big Bang was released in August 1988, the first game from software publisher Zortech.[1]
John Harrington reviewed Big Bang for Games International magazine, and gave it 3 stars out of 5, and stated that "If I had to sum up Big Bang in just one sentence I would describe it as stimulating, educational but not addictive."[2]
The Games Machine praised the game booklet and felt that players would feel a "wide range of emotions" as their companies gain and lose value.[3]
Rod Lawton for ACE complimented the game, saying "if you've got any entrepreneurial blood in you at all you'll be hooked".[4]
Rob Murray from The Daily Telegraph commended the graphic display, and felt that "Much thought has gone into the program".[5]
PC Leisure called Big Bang "[...] initially compelling, but ultimately pointless, exercise."[6]