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The Movies (PC DVD)

from: Activision

November 11, 2005
This 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: