Retiring an icon after use is apparently something Global Star Software's designers decided not to implement. Icons are confusing and, even if you go through the tutorial, you will no doubt have difficulty figuring out how to do everything. Unlike SimCity, I found the control of different aspects of Airport Tycoon to be no simple matter. The difficulty in creating your airport is due in no small part to the controls of Airport Tycoon. This option lets you make important improvements to your airport and allows you to pay for them at a later date. Doing all of this while restricted to a fairly tight budget makes starting your airport somewhat painful. You design where to put the plane stands and where to place the long- and short-stay parking areas. Herein, you make decisions and create the various sections of your airport. Getting through the initial phase of Airport Tycoon is the most difficult. You sign contracts with vendors to take part in your retail areas, you accept deals with airlines to keep your airport busy, and you must keep customers happy-not such an easy task.
To do so, you create runways, taxis (transport system), a terminal, control towers, and so forth. You build, from scratch, your very own product and attempt to maintain a viable base of operations. The idea behind Airport Tycoon is similar to many other simulations.
