nanekochan's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.7
- Helpful Votes:31
- Reviews Submitted:3
- First Review:October 4, 2012
- Most Recent Review:January 8, 2013
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nanekochan's Review History
Get land to build cities with houses, schools, markets, farms and a network of roads to improve the quality of life and the economy of the Roman Empire.
Overall rating
4
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5
4 of 7 found this review helpful
Good city planner game with a few strangely omitted features
PostedJanuary 8, 2013
nanekochan
fromPennsylvania
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Virtual City 2: Paradise Resort
(10)Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
I like this kind of game, placing roads, houses, and other buildings to support a city. I thought the game was a small on the graphics until I realized that I could change than by turning the mouse wheel. Music is standard classical type. I only played the demo so I don't know exactly how challenging it gets.
But I did think that was missing a few features that I thought were standard in these kinds of games:
(1) when placing buildings I couldn't tell how far their area of influence went, especially in the case of the prefectures. They fight fires and I only could tell if existing prefectures would fight the fire if a new fire broke out.
(2) It was hard to tell how much production I needed to support the dwellings I had built.
(3) I found that even though I seemed to be producing enough supplies, because of how they were placed, resources weren't reaching certain dwellings, and I wasn't sure where I should place them to remedy that fact.
(4) I don't know if you can demolish buildings (tutorial seems to cut off before you learn everything).
(1) when placing buildings I couldn't tell how far their area of influence went, especially in the case of the prefectures. They fight fires and I only could tell if existing prefectures would fight the fire if a new fire broke out.
(2) It was hard to tell how much production I needed to support the dwellings I had built.
(3) I found that even though I seemed to be producing enough supplies, because of how they were placed, resources weren't reaching certain dwellings, and I wasn't sure where I should place them to remedy that fact.
(4) I don't know if you can demolish buildings (tutorial seems to cut off before you learn everything).
Still, if you're starved for this kind of game, it's worth a chance, if you've got money or game credits to spare.
I recommend this game!
Your home has been raided. Your father is missing. Set off on a dangerous journey to save him, and become the Hero of the Kingdom!
Overall rating
3
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5
3 of 6 found this review helpful
Interesting but why so tiny?
PostedDecember 24, 2012
nanekochan
fromPennsylvania
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Current Favorite:
Virtual City 2: Paradise Resort
(10)Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
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5
I really liked the idea behind this game, and I bought it even though I was really annoyed at how small everything was--and I have a fairly large screen. That didn't improve, of course, but it was also quite short, it only took me a few hours to work my way through the entire game. There are games out there that do this type of thing a lot better. I have to say I kind of enjoyed it anyway, so it was hard deciding whether to recommend it.
I don't recommend this game.
Overall rating
4
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5
24 of 27 found this review helpful
Standard tower defender with original setting
PostedOctober 4, 2012
nanekochan
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Virtual City 2: Paradise Resort
(10)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Note: I've only played the demo.
Although this game is about towers defending against tanks and airplanes (at least throughout the demo), a pretty standard scenario, unusually, it is set in a cardboard box in someone's room, and, it's 3D, unlike any other tower defender game I've seen, which for me, isn't that many.
I found the interface to be really clear in describing exactly how much time, how many lives, how many waves, how much money, etc. There could be a little more distinguishing information about exactly what type of tanks or planes are set to come out in each level or wave, The game keeps track of how well you did each level based on how many tanks or planes you let through. I didn't find any problems with jerky cursor movement, unlike another reviewer.
The screen does look just a little blurry, but I didn't think it was a problem. Music is standard dramatic military movie issue but I didn't dislike it.
I didn't find it terribly challenging so far, but I have only reached level 4, so there's a lot of room for increase in difficulty.
All-in-all, if you like this kind of game, but maybe if you haven't played too many of them, you might find this enjoyable without being overly challenging at the beginning at least.
I recommend this game!