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Don't waste your money!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 28 / 31
Date: March 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I enjoy some of the other titles from the Tycoon set of games, so I thought this would be as much fun as Roller Coaster Tycoon and some of the others. I couldn't have been more wrong!

First of all, this game does NOT come with an instruction booklet or anything that would help you learn to play or even what keys do what. I had to scroll through a readme file just to figure out some of the most basic things, and then I had to search through online walkthroughs to learn how to play. Very time consuming!

Next, the game just isn't that much fun. If you are able to build and manage a prison at a low custody level without problems (can be done) then just make sure not to make even one mistake! That's all it will take to get a riot started that will go on and on despite any logical responses.

In short, this game has a good concept but poor design.

Not recommended to any avid gamer.

Monumental waste of time and money.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 15 / 17
Date: March 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

After seeing it on various store shelves staring at me, I figured I'd give it a spin...

Prison Tycoon sounds like a pretty cool concept- Build a prison your way, making it as hard or soft on prisoners as you want while dealing with riots and other cool stuff. But the concept behind this game is where the coolness ends...

Although it's a budget title, The interface and sound outright suck, and the game gets repetative waaaay too quick. The graphics are passable, but in no way compensate for the game's other brutal shortcomings. The game has cool building and customization options, but they are too few and too bland.

What could have been a pretty awesome budget title turned into a gigantic dud. Don't touch this waste of time with a 10-foot pole unless you just had a lobotomy and enjoy sitting at your computer with a blank stare. For a better budget tycoon-type experience, pick up RCT or Tropico.

Pros: Awesome, fresh concept (for a tycoon game).

Cons: Gameplay, graphics, sound, interface, etc, etc...

Overall: An unfortunate waste of time and money on what could have otherwise been a potentially great game.

CHEAP PIECE OF GARBAGE!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 14 / 16
Date: March 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is ridiculous! A complete waste of money! Absolutely NO fun factor at all! Everyone I know, who has this game, tells me there must be something wrong with their version because the graphics are all messed up and it only plays half the time on their computer. Hmmmmmmm...FOUR different people, all with different discs, complaining about the discs being defective? This game is obviously GARBAGE!
I've played Prison Tycoon for about two days now and I already want to break the disc in half! When the game does decide to work (about 1/3 of the time) it's NO FUN WHATSOEVER! You can't navigate the screen anywhere (which makes it impossible to see anything), the other controls are just as awful, this game ranks in the top five MOST BORING GAMES OF ALL TIME! I can't even get the cheat codes to work! Buying this game was one of the stupidest things I've EVER done! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS LAME, WORTHLESS, PATHETIC TRASH!

Long and drawn out!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 12 / 13
Date: January 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Well, first of all, I have to give this game a VERY low rating, because it seems to ME, you have to use the money cheat JUST TO GET STARTED in the game. Otherwise, you will wind up not even having enough money to house the inmates.

Secondly, all this game consists of is pretty much waiting for the next parole period to come up so you can decide who stays, and who gets out (based on length of time inmate has been there, how many rehabilitation projects he's completed, how many fights he's been in, and what, if any, gang affiliations he has). There's really nothing you can do about the fighting that goes on in this game between inmates. I have yet to see a guard break up a fight. So to me this game is just long and boring.

The graphics, in my opinion, ARE kinda cute, but not $20 worth.

I'd rather be IN prison...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 17 / 25
Date: August 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

After seeing this game in the store, I knew I had to play it. What a waste of money. The camera angles are horrible, it's very difficult to learn and overall it's just not fun. Save your money.

Why Bother Selling This One!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 17
Date: August 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I totally agree with the guy before me! This was awful. I think the one part that bugs me the most is you can't rotate the camera angles. That is really irritating because it seems like you need to during game play!! Very boring game, and the graphics could be better...I Don't Recommend This Game!!!!!!

Good Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 18
Date: August 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Its a good game but you have to be calm and learn the game. Also you can move the camera angles. My keyboard is european but you hold down the AltGr key next to the spacebar on the right hand side while moving the mouse.

Near Total Waste of money!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: August 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I had high hopes for this game. I am an 'Oz' fan, so I figured a Prison Game would be fun and entertaining. Although, This game is far from it. Can't rotate the camera angle around, so a 3D isn't happening. The prison fills-up very very slowly.
Can't hire staff. Cheating makes the game playable and more enjoyable, even with the cheats codes, the game still falls short!
Basically this is another boring Tycoon game from ValuSoft.

Prison Tycoon overall fair

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 26
Date: September 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I like the game but it is not as fun or exciting as the description said. Overall though it is a good game.

Waaaay too slow

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Contrary to the other reviewers, I don't find the game graphics too bad. Nor are the controls terrible. However, once you get the hang of it, NOTHING HAPPENS.

The whole point is that you build and operate a prison. Good concept. The options for buildings are good, and it is fairly easy to get control. But you run out of building space reasonably quickly. So, you can't add buildings, you can't move on, you're just stuck making tremendous profits and changing nothing. Becomes terribly repetitive, you keep praying for ANYTHING to change -- more land, a riot, anything!

Anyway, good concept, decent game, but changes too slowly.

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