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Enlight Software is a
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developer and
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s. The company was founded by Trevor Chan in 1993, and their first project was the economic
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''
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'', which was published by Interactive Magic in 1995. In 1997, they released '' Capitalism Plus'' (an updated version of ''Capitalism'') and the
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game '' Seven Kingdoms''. Later games include ''Virtual U'', '' Capitalism II'', '' Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc'', '' Seven Kingdoms II'', '' Hotel Giant'', '' Restaurant Empire'', '' Zoo Empire'', ''Marine Park Empire'', '' Restaurant Empire II'' and ''Hotel Giant II''. In addition to developing their own games, Enlight have released several games from third-party developers in the United States, including:
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's ''American McGee Presents: Scrapland'', Nadeo's '' TrackMania'', and Egosoft's '' X2: The Threat''. Enlight's latest game is ''Capitalism Lab'', a new expanded version of '' Capitalism II''. It has an improved look and feel of existing interfaces, supporting multiple screen resolutions. Its new features include enhanced simulation of the real estate market, purchases of land plots, enhanced macroeconomic simulation, the ability to build community and sports facilities, product class expertise, technology disruption, new products and a new natural resources system.


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