Yoot Tower (Game)

Yoot Tower

GAME » on July 1998

A sequel to the high-rise building management game SimTower, with a variety of new room types to make five-star skyscrapers with, and new challenges to make it harder.

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Overview

Yoot Tower, known in Japan as The Tower II, is a high-rise building management game developed by Open Book 9003 and published for Windows PCs and Macintosh computers in Japan (by Open Book 9003 in July 1998) and in North America (by Sega (Company) in November 1998).

A sequel to the 1994 game The Tower (known overseas as SimTower), Yoot Tower builds on the original with new and updated facilities, an updated stress level system (which is based on nearby foot traffic), electricity management, support for disjointed buildings (including sky bridges), multiple locations (each with their own unique challenges), and support for custom content (including custom advertisements, and movie files to screen inside the movie theater).

The Japanese version of the game received multiple "Towerkit" expansion packs, adding locations such as the Statue of Liberty, Tokyo Tower (Location), Kyoto Station, Tsūtenkaku, and a Christmas (Concept) village. Along with new facilities and challenges, each of these maps add events that develops as the building develops, such as a love story happening in the Statue of Liberty, or a kaiju battle on Kyoto Station (as a tie-in with the 1999 film Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris).

It is not to be confused with the Yoot Tower that was released on iOS devices in 2010-2011, as that is based on the original SimTower.

Gameplay

After choosing a starting area from Hawaii, Kegon Falls, and Tokyo you begin building your tower. Each location will affect the type of business your tower does, including the starting palette of rooms you can build from, and your beginning money amount.

Every tower starts with a lobby section and utilizes transit systems to move people around the building. Elevators, stairs, escalators, and express elevators all move people around the tower in different ways and will impact foot traffic and noise which will bother nearby occupants.

Room Types:

Look at the rooms, Lisa.

Offices - Offices are rented out and where people work. Occupants won't be around on weekends and require restrooms on nearby floors. They do generate some income for restaurants and shops. Offices are generally low maintenance compared to other rooms but require a quiet working environment.

Residents - Apartment and condos are rented out to occupants based on leases. Apartments take in less money but also take up less room in your tower. Condos take up more room but also take in more income.

Hotel - Unlocked at a higher level you can add a lobby, single bed rooms, double bed rooms, and suites for hotel guests. Unlock offices or residents these are temporary occupants who might expect more to do in your tower. They also require housekeeping to visit daily.

Facilities - Unlike other rooms building facilities benefit the overall building and don't require occupants. This include restrooms for offices and restaurants, security for the building, power, trash, parking, and a doctor's office. Not every room needs to be build for a good tower and it all depends on how you've occupied your building.

Restaurants - There are a variety of restaurants that can be placed in your building. Some restaurants might do better in an office building, like a coffee shop, while others do better in a hotel, like a fancy restaurant. Restaurants tend to do poorly for awhile before business picks up. They also make a lot of noise and eventually need a built in trash facility.

Stores - Sometimes a businessman needs a a pack of cigarettes or a nice glass of juice. Stores are similar to restaurants and do better depending on the tower clientele. Your building can eventually be more like a mall, with electronic stores and arcades, later in the game.

City - Your tower need not stand alone. You can attach your building to city around you by building a subway platform that leads directly up into your lobby. You can also build movie theaters, event centers, or even a school. Some of these will depend on who is living/using your building to be successful while others will draw people from outside your tower and increase your security risk and noise level.

Expansions

The Japanese version received the following official expansions:

Towerkit CD-ROM: Jiyuu no Megami - New York Koi Monogatari
Towerkit CD-ROM: Kyoto e Kibiru - Gamera 3: Irisu Kakusei
Towerkit CD-ROM: Tokyo Tower - Tokyodenpa Jack
Towerkit CD-ROM: Naniwa Biru-ou Densetsu - Wai ga Naniwa no Biru-ouya
Towerkit CD-ROM: Christmas Story - Santa Claus ni Nareru Seiya

The game was also sold in two bundles: The Tower II: Special Gamera Pack and The Tower II: Special Naniwa Pack.

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