... This is also true of Sim-tower.
This is one of those management type games like Sim-city and Theme Park.
This was released in 1994 by Maxis games (SimCity, SimAnt, SimFarm etc etc).
The Game is quite simple to play. You have a blank screen and $2,000,000 to play with and the object ... Read review
Advantages: simple, small and free Disadvantages: gets a little bit frustrating later in the game
To say that tetris is a game in which blocks fall from the top of the screen to the bottom and using these bricks you have to form lines really doesn't show how frustratingly addictive and challenging the simple little game is. This is also true of Sim-tower.
This is one of those management type games like Sim-city and Theme Park.
This was released in 1994 by Maxis games (SimCity, SimAnt, SimFarm etc etc).
...have a blank screen and $2,000,000 to play with and the object of the game is to reach "TOWER" status from the one star you start with.
At first your options are limited, you can build a lobby and stairs, lifts, offices, condos and fast food eateries.
With offices and condos you increase your population until you reach 300 and you become a two star tower.
To say that tetris is a game in which blocks fall from the top of the screen to the bottom and using these bricks you have to form lines really doesn't show how frustratingly addictive and challenging the simple little game is. This is also true of Sim-tower.
This is one of those management type games like Sim-city and Theme Park.
This was released in 1994 by Maxis games (SimCity, SimAnt, SimFarm etc etc).
The Game is quite simple to play. You have a blank screen and $2,000,000 to play with and the object of the game is to reach "TOWER" status from the one star you start with.
At first your options are limited, you can build a lobby and stairs, lifts, offices, condos and fast food eateries.
With offices and condos you increase your population until you reach 300 and you become a two star tower.
As you progress through the stars to TOWER status, you are able to build more things. Hotel micro-management is fun, balancing single rooms, double rooms and suites against the number of maids to clean them.
As the game goes on, your office workers and people staying in suites will require parking. You will build restaurants, cinemas and shops to provide income and get people into your tower to increase your population.
You will have to deal with bomb threats and fires (do you have enough security to deal with these) and VIP visits (are your rooms and elevators good enough to keep the VIP's stress low).
Micro-management of elevators is the most challenging part of the game. The 'sims' will only change elevator once at sky-lobbies so express elevators must be used.
Up to four stars this game is great, fun and addictive, but... after four stars it can get a little irritating as it takes a lot of patience and time to reach the fifth star and TOWER status. Thats why this game is the kind of game you play for months on end - then don't play it for a year and then find it again whilst spring cleaning your hard drive and then play again for months.
Computer hardware required for this game is not really an issue. I think anyone with a computer running Windows 3.1 or later can play this.
Its graphics are very simple but that doesn't make the game bad to look at. The sound can get a little annoying but can be turned off.
How much is this great game? ebay - about a fiver amazon - not available but wait... Home of the Underdogs (http://www.the-underdogs.org) has it for FREE DOWNLOAD. Please be sure to read the regulation about downloading first.
Should you get this game. 1. it's as addictive as it is simple 2. it's FREE! 3. it is always fun to start a new tower so the fact that it gets a bit frustrating later in the game is not really a problem 4. it's FREE! 5. it's simple enough for a six year old to understand and fun enough for an adult to stay up all night playing it.
Advantages: easy to learn, challenging to play Disadvantages: old-fashioned, highly addictive!
Sim Tower was the first 'Sim' game that my sons persuaded me to play. Unlike the various City games, this one focuses on a single tower block, where apartments, hotels, shops etc must be created. There are simple menus which enable the choice, and despite my reservations I quickly understood how to get started!
It took a few false starts as I tried to create too ambitious a project immediately and ran out of money, or did not build enough stairways ... ...I would probably still be playing now :-)
Other family members, and visitors in our home have also enjoyed Sim Tower. The sounnd and graphics may be fairly basic, but that is not necessarily a disadvantage for those of us who struggle to understand fast-moving three dimensional games. ...
Kukana 12.08.2003
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Advantages: ANOTHER excuse to wreak havoc! Disadvantages: Whirrr...whirrr....whirrr...
...row, you grow tired and turn it off. At least, I did. Good for those experienced in strategy, but not for those Maxis-Newcomers.
A good game, with many faults. From the early days of Maxis, it cannot be compared to the Sim greats like 3K and Sim Theme Park. ...
JamesGlew 17.09.2000
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Advantages: Simple and easy to play Disadvantages: n/a
Sim Tower is one of the classic 'Sim' titles that was released around 5 years ago. Basically you have to build a tower and successfully run it with the sole intention of keeping your tenents happy.
*The Game*
Ok, when the game starts you are presented with a blank skyline running along a stretch of earth, this stretch of earth is where you have to build. The object is to build the biggest tower possible and gain the highest population you can. ... ...star is given to you when you start, the second when you reach a certain number of tenents and so on.
*In Game features*
As you rise through the star system, you will be given more options of property's that you can build. To start with you are given, offices, condo's, restaurants, stairs, elevators, shops and lobbies. Eventually you will be given better variations to that above along with a number of amenties such as trash disposel, security and ...
The_wizard 27.03.2001 (26.03.2001)
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Advantages: Fun for a while. Disadvantages: Poor sound, poor graphics, limited choice, will not sustain interest longterm.
...(as with most of the sim games) is good, you are charged with constructing a skyscraper. You do this story by story and the better the rating your tower has, the more buildings become available. This culminates in the cathedral which sits atop your tower. You can build hotel rooms, houses or offices as well as shops and services but that is pretty much it. There are nowhere near enough options to build to sustain your interest.
The main problem ... ...of utter boredom inside a short space of time (I would say 2 weeks maximum). It is a small simple game with few redeeming features. Other problems with the game include the lifts (you can only have a limited number) which creates movement problems for your tenants. This could have been an interesting challenge but is in fact just annoying (why would a building have a limit to the number of lifts or stairs it has?). The sound is repetitive and irritating ...
setimerenptah 11.04.2001
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Advantages: Challenging, and will provide hours of fun Disadvantages: A bit repetetive, and can be annoying
This was the second game I ever bought, and it has given me many hours of enjoyment, as well as much frustration. I have no problems building lovely towers filled with offices, hotel rooms, condos, shops, retaurants, etc, but I can never get the elevators in the right places. A large tower can have as many as 100,000 occupants, and be 100 floors high, but you are allowed just 24 elevators, which can cover only 30 floors each. As the Sims much prefer ... ...who complains that the nearest elevator is still too far away. This game is fun - lots of fun. It's also extremely annoying at times. Trying to please several thousand occupants in one tower block is almost impossible! The sound effects are fairly good, although they can be a bit repetetive, and the graphics are good. It's a good game, and will give many hours of enjoyment to those who like to be in control. ...
Terri1954 19.07.2000
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