Entertaining fot fans of the sim series, if only for a while.
User Rating: 6.3 | Playboy: The Mansion PC
The game makes massive use of the build style we found in series such as "The Sims". Of course, it's only a reminder of that, focusing on what Hef had to deal with on his way to building the mammoth empire that Playboy is today. As is written in the official review, we only find the ideas and problems, leaving very little room to actually enjoy the lifestyle of Hugh Hefner. If anyone said that Hugh never sleeps, I think the game makes this point very obvious, thus taking away much of what realism the game had left. Sure, it's much easier this way, but... not quite the same. The Sims proved frustrating at a point when you had to take care of your entire family's needs at the same time. Well, try entertaining a house full of guests all equally important and convincing them to sign contracts or do cover shoots. It's not that hard during the first few missions, but after mission 5 these issues require so much of your attention that it's the only thing you'll see: a life full of trouble. All work and no play... Hef is THE playboy after all and the "free build" mode doesn't help the game get back on its feet much. If anything, the soundtrack is quite good, more than I would have expected.
