| Monte Cristo | |
| Industry: | Video games |
| Fate: | Bankruptcy |
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| Founded: | 1995 |
| Founders: | Jean-Marc de Fety Jean-Cristophe Marquis |
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| Defunct: | 2010 |
| Hq Location City: | Paris |
| Hq Location Country: | France |
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| Website: | www.montecristogames.com |
Monte Cristo was a French computer game developer and publisher, based in Paris. It was established in 1995 by former Credit Suisse First Boston vice-president Jean-Marc de Fety and former Mars & Co strategy senior consultant Jean-Cristophe Marquis. The company was led by Jean-Christophe Marquis and Jérome Gastaldi since 2002. Monte Cristo declared bankruptcy in May 2010 following poor sales of Cities XL.[1]
The first training program was followed by Wall Street Trader, which was named "best educational software" by the European Commission, among others, for its accurate simulation of international stock market conditions, and is one of the most successful games in this genre.[2] Next, the company developed Start Up 2000, which allows players to realistically start and run their own business.[3]
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Airline Tycoon | 1998 |
| Wall Street Trader 98 | 1998 |
| Wall Street Trader 99 | 1999 |
| Wall Street Trader 2000 | 2000 |
| Start - Up | 2000 |
| Starpeace , published by Oceanus Communications | 2000 |
| Stardom: Your Quest For Fame, also known as TV Star | 2000 |
| TV Star | 2001 |
| Wall Street Trader 2001 | 2001 |
| Crazy Factory | 2001 |
| Economic War | 2001 |
| Dino Island | 2002 |
| Platoon | 2002 |
| Micro Commandos | 2002 |
| Emergency Fire Response (aka Fire Department in Europe and Fire Chief in UK) | 2003 |
| Medieval Lords : Build, Defend, Expand | 2004 |
| Desert Rats vs.Afrika Korps | 2004 |
| D - Day | 2004 |
| Fire Department 2 (aka Fire Captain) | 2004 |
| Pop Life | 2005 |
| Moscow to Berlin : Red Siege | 2005 |
| City Trader | 2005 |
| 7 Sins | 2005 |
| 1944 Battle of the Bulge | 2005 |
| Fire Department : Episode 3 | 2006 |
| Th3 Plan | 2006 |
| War on Terror | 2006 |
| City Life , published by cdv Software Entertainment | 2006 |
| KAZooK, published by Xplosiv | 2007 |
| Silverfall | 2007 |
| Cities XL , originally known as Cities Unlimited | 2009 |