It's playable, and, unfortunately, that's not a good thing.
User Rating: 2 | Mall Tycoon PC
Shopping Centre Tycoon, or Mall Tycoon as it's also known, is another in a long line of games with the word tycoon in their title. Most of these represent solid, if uninspiring games that you might enjoy for a short while. This game, unfortunately, omits the actual enjoyment part. The graphics are below average, but not awful. It's hard to know what else to say about them really, other than that the bland range of colours (the beginning of the game is filled with grey, and a few cardboard cut-out trees) are totally uninspiring. The sound, similarly, isn't great, but nor is it bad, with suitable shopping centre tunes. Where this game unfortunately goes wrong is with the term 'fun'. The developers sem intent on creating a game-world without any quirks or humour, which you often find in tycoon games (in fact, the most quirky part of this game is the fact that the star-sign of every shopper is listed. Yep, that's it). The gameplay is horribly simple, as all you can do is build shops, hire workers and... that's it too. There's a lot to do, as there are several scenarios to play, and several cities to build in, but you'll find this game completely dull from the very beginning, with no real incentive to keep playing, so it's unlikely you'll even bother going towards another city. Ultimately, tycoon games have never reached this low before. Installing this game is more enjoyable than playing it, quite frankly, and you'll be dreadfully bored from start to finish, which is usually about five minutes later. Don't buy this game. Please.
