This is a disappointingly boring game. Great graphics and atmosphere, but there really isn't much "gameplay" here.

User Rating: 6.1 | Tycoon City: New York PC
By Gunark | Review Date:
Maybe the problem is that it's just too easy. You really can't do anything wrong. You build a few businesses and wait for them to slowly make money. Then you build some more businesses, and they slowly make some more money. You never go bankrupt, you never lose money. There's no strategy, no challenge, no thrill here. The difference between playing well and barely playing at all is the amount of money you make (either enough or a lot). That's it.

Sure, looking around from street level at the busy neighbourhood you've built is great. Hundreds of people milling around, street signs flickering... the ambience is great fun. But ambience can only take a game so far. After two or three hours, it all starts to feel kind of bland and uninteresting.

It's like a nice looking move with no plot. Half way through you realize you just don't care, and you walk away from the TV to find something more interesting to do.

I'm really disappointed. Aimless, open-ended games are generally my favorite genre. Tycoon games have been among my favorite--from Railroad Tycoon to Rollercoaster Tycoon. But this game just ain't it.

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