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Video Games : The Movies (PC DVD)
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The Movies (PC DVD) from: Activision List Price: £29.99 Price: £4.68 You Save: £25.31 (84%)Prices subject to change. |
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Audience Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Binding: Video Game Brand: ACTIVISION EAN: 5030917031649 Label: Activision Manufacturer: Activision Manufacturer Maximum Age: 18 years Manufacturer Minimum Age: 36 months Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Activision Release Date: November 11, 2005 Studio: Activision Sales Rank: 999 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Most people will have dreamed of being a movie star at some point in their lives but the number that have actually dreamed of being an actual movie mogul--in charge of a whole studio--are probably rather smaller, if only because it's difficult to imagine just how much money and power that would bring. The Movies though asks you to play just that role as you try to build up your business empire from scratch as well as lending a hand in the actual creation of your films. The Movies is the latest massively ambitious simulation from Peter Molyneux (maker of classics such as Populous and Black & White) and can be seen as logical progression from his Theme Park/Hospital series of games. Unlike these games though the actual micro management of your studio--building lots, picking stars and handling unions--isn't necessarily the most interesting part of the game, engrossing though it can be. Instead actually making your movies becomes the most fun part, for although you can just specify a genre, cast and budget you can also paste together films yourself, scene by scene. For each scene you can choose the actors, sets, costumes and script and then alter the mood and flow of the scene through a number of slider bars. This allows you to create a completely unique movie of your own, which you can even export from the game and show to other people. You probably won't be worrying Steven Spielberg, but other lesser directors--they better watch out! -- David Jenkins Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Very disappointingThis is a game of two halves, but unfortuantely I'm not sure which is worse. I really, really wanted to like this game, but the more I played, the more disappointed I was. I think many people, like me, buy this game primarily for the movie making part of the game. However, it is not possible to just jump in and start making movies. There is a "tycoon" type game that one must play first, building the lot, hiring the actors, etc. Now, I usually like such games, so I didn't have a problem with that. However, unfortunately the tycoon part of the game is not very good, and gets boring quite quickly. However, the movie making is where I was especially disappointed. You have to play for a few hours before you can "write your ... Read More: Rating: - Be a movie maker the hard wayThe Movies is a fun game for everyone not just film fans.. In the movies you are the CEO of a brand new movie makeing stuido in 1920 and have to gide it through the evevelosen of cinama. You have to do EVERYTHING it is mot just about the movies you make is is also about the stars you hire and the coices you make. THe game is A LOT of fun and you will come out of playing it haveing learnt that it is not so easy being a film maker. Rating:  - Movie management game? No thanks. An excellent and cheap movie maker program? YES PLEASE!First thing to make clear here - this is basically two games in one: Firstly: A management sim in the same vein as Theme Park or Theme Hospital. You build up your studio lot, make films, hire and fire cast and crew members, make money. This is fun (if you like that sort of thing) but nothing really new. Secondly: Within the game you can unlock within the first few years of game time a custom script office and a post-production office (even if you can't actually be bothered playing, you can just start a game in Sandbox mode with these features present). Now this is the REAL reason for buying The Movies. It allows you to make exportable films using your own music, sound effects, script and scenes! Ever had a desire to make ... Read More: Rating:  - It's all about The MoviesI stopped playing this after a few days. I found the limitations on hiring people to do things on the lot extremely tedious and unrealisitic. The Sim portion of the game is otherwise fun but even without this frustrating point (does no one want to be in showbusiness?) I think I would have moved on after a few weeks. So this wasn't my cup of tea - that doesn't mean it is a bad game or that the right person wouldn't have fun with it. You see, this isn't really about playing a movie exec running a studio. It's all about making movies and that's where the fun is. You see, in the game there is the ability for you to write your own scripts and 'film' your own movies using the same engine that the Sim game uses to make the default movies that the scriptwriters ... Read More: Rating: - Wasted OpportunityOnce again, Peter Molyneux oversees another magnificently original gaming idea. Unfortunately, much like the original Black and White, the finished article fails to live up to the enormous potential. The Movies is a simulation game set in Hollywood which (for the majority of the time) plays like a mix between The Sims and a classical tycoon game (such as theme park). Your duty is to control all the factors involved in movie making; hiring and caring for actors and directors (as well as other peripheral staff such as scriptwriters and janitors), building and maintaining sets, and generally making sure everything runs smoothly. Although this part of the game is reasonably entertaining (if you're into tycoon-like games), it quickly become repetitive ... Read More: |
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