A new idea and it worked beyond my expectations.
So, I bought this game for £18, with a discount of course, brand new. I set off wondering how on earth we play this game. The manual was a good start, it also explained what I would expect to come across in the game. Now it was time to get to the actual game.
Even with a 128 MB nVidia Graphics card Geforce 5200MX and 2.4 Ghz also packed with 1GB RAM, I never thought the game would run well. Once I was in, I was shocked and amazed. Although the engine created did not require a powerful processor, I was very pleased that I was off past the first hurdle and this was with the Graphics at the highest level.
It then began telling me, with a woman's voice, on how I was going to start the Studio, hire actors, builders etc and also develop my Studio. The great thing as well with the help guide is that its within the game itself so whenever something new comes up or you unlock, it explains briefly what it does and what you can do with it. Its superb to see games that tell you this and that whilst in game mode rather than going through a tutorial which you may end up forgetting once in a while.
This "playing game help guide" kept me playing the game because I was always looking to do something else and something new. It was non-stop and at one point it became chaotic. Thats not to say that this is a bad point, in fact, it was real, you have actors and directors looking for things to do, television needs us, as the leader to give the audience entertainment. I was pretty much very occupied preparing to shoot new films and found that I had too few actors and too few directors. Because it is limited at the start and the Studio is small, you have get the balance right, balance is everything.
I could go and on, so, I want everyone to know that getting this game will be a challenge because there are so many things you can do. From creating actors, even getting to do your own scripts, remaster shootings of films, and even sharing movies on the web, the game has endless opportunities and it fails in the area of boredom. In fact, the actors get bored so you have to be active all the way. I would to sum it up with the awards ceremony, even though I am still in the 1930's, I have failed to be nominated for films and also best Studio, I am going to everything in my power to achieve this, you write good films and have the chemistry at its peak amongst actors, directors and the crew, you achieve recognition and that is what I like to do in a game like this.
The graphics, again, look strong even with a decent spec. The sound goes well, of course, the actors don't have real voices, although you can add voice overs and sound efforts. If I keep on rambling on, then you will get bored, instead, you can go and get the game and enjoy many hours of entertainment, just like on television, thats what we enjoy best.