Start-Up (video game)

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Start-Up
Start-Up 2000 Windows Cover Art.jpg
Developer(s) Monte Cristo [1]
Publisher(s) Monte Cristo
Engine Proprietary
Platform(s) Windows [1]
Release
Genre(s) Strategy [1]
Mode(s) Single-player only

Start-Up (also known as Start-Up 2000) is a PC video game in which players must try to build a successful business start-up from venture capitalists to IPO's. Start-Up is developed and published by Monte Cristo and distributed by Electronic Arts.

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