SimTower: The Vertical Empire
Game » consists of 5 releases. Released Dec 31, 1994
Build and manage a skyscraper while keeping the inhabitants happy.
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Great Ideas Hampered By Poor Mechanics 0
I first played SimTower close to its original release in the mid-90's; as one of the only games I owned at the time, it received a considerable investment of my time. The distinctive buzz and hum of elevator chimes, background conversation, and ringing office phones is still strong in my memory.Unfortunately, fundamental flaws with the simulation's logic prevented me from ever progressing to the fabled 5-star cathedral for my hundredth floor; a flawless transit system is absolutely necessary to ...
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Unfortunate monotony 0
SimTower puts out an intriguing proposition -- create a tower filled with a variety of properties, and watch residents, workers, and locals move around and interact with all the facilities. This is a fascinating idea on paper, but SimTower turns it into an unfortunate exercise in monotony and elevator traffic.Up to a 100-story tower can be created in SimTower; in fact, it's necessary to do so for the final TOWER ranking. Buildings gain these rankings, from the starting one star to five stars and...
0 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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