- Publisher: JoWooD Entertainment AG
- Release Date: Jun 24, 2002
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As long as you're patient and can handle the complexity that goes into managing a hotel, you'll do just fine with Hotel Giant.
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A game that combines building, development, and resource management with a feel reminiscent of Will Wright's "Sims," is an enjoyable, but flawed game.
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At worst this game still remains a somewhat enjoyable experience thanks to the deep customizability of creating rooms.
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Hotel Giant falls into the trap of trying to be two things at once - an entertaining sim clone, as well as trying to appeal to fans of the various tycoon management games. Sadly, it will fail to fully satisfy either party.
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Computer Gaming WorldAll told, it's a solid and enjoyable game that should appeal to both business tycoon fans who want to focus more on their customers and fans of "The Sims" who want to play a more goal-oriented game. [Oct 2002, p.110]
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One of the most deathly boring games you’re ever likely to play.
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The disappointing business simulation and the drone-like guests make it difficult for the game to hold your interest for too long.
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Computer Games MagazineMore of a focus on customers and personalities, using grotesque caricatures and stereotypes, as apposed to a detailed simulation of the realities of running a hotel would have done wonders. [Nov 2002, p.83]
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The drone-like guests don’t offer any spice, there are no real pressing concerns like fire or floods, and boredom is your greatest challenge.
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Drop dead tedious as a construction simulation, limited and rigid as a business management experience, and ridiculously uninteresting as a people-watching escapade.
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Hardened "Sims" fans already inhabit a virtual world they would loathe to leave for such a pale imitation, and management aficionados will decry the lack of depth and flexibility within the gameplay.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 10
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Mixed: 2 out of 10
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Negative: 2 out of 10
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LeandraAug 27, 2005Good game. Only a bad turtorial and no documentation.
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KietoC.Jul 27, 2002