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A lot of fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 19 / 21
Date: August 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

CRUISE SHIP TYCOON - A BRIEF REVIEW.

Another 'Tycoon' game sets sail - and it's worth checking out.

Cruise Ship Tycoon is all about setting up a luxury cruise ship, keeping guests happy and making enough money to improve your ship.

You must first select a ship. There are different decks on which you build the guest rooms, facilities, food and drinks places and entertainment to keep your guests happy.
Then, when you've made bookings, it's time to set sail!
You have to keep your guests happy by fulfilling their needs, and make a bit of money along the way to improve your cruise ship.
The cruises have a few ports, and when the ship stops at the port, you will have a short period to make more bookings and generally improve the ship. But make sure you don't take too long- the guests can get impatient!

As well as the 'freeform' game, there's also a campaign mode with 10 different missions - the tasks for example may involve getting a certain number a guests within a time limit. These missions are quite varied.
Also, there is a 'Career' mode included.

The graphics are quite impressive: you can zoom in and out freely and rotate as you wish, making it possible to view your ship from just about any angle. Watching the guests go about doing their own thing can be quite good fun, as there is alot of detail included.
The controls are a little awkward, but can be picked up after a short time.

Unfortunately the game comes without a detailed tutorial. However, I have written a tutorial which is available on the dot-com website.

One nice feature of the game is that there is a wide variety of guests- you will get adults as well as children, old guests, fat and thin guests, and they all have their own personalities.
It's interesting to watch them interact with other guests on the cruise.

I really like Cruise Ship Tycoon because it is well themed and puts an interesting slant on the 'tycoon' genre.

Not worth the money

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: September 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought the game out of desperation. And if you are the same way, you might be interested in the game. It does fill a little bit of time, but only for a few days. It gets boring, and the graphics are not as good as I had hoped. The box shows better graphics than there really is, and I have a top of the line computer. Beginning gameplay is a bit confusing, and there is no tutorial, or if there is one.. you can't find it, to teach you what to do. I guess I was spoiled with The Sims.. Good luck with your game if you decide to buy!

Dont waste your money

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: October 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game has no tutorial. Plus, at every sailing you are crashing into unavoidable rocks. THis was such a waste of money. I love all tycoon games but this is not up to par with the least of them. The box, looks good, but beware .It is a waste

If you have been on a cruise before - You'll like this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 16
Date: October 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I went for the first time on a cruise a few months ago and since I enjoyed the trip, I felt compelled to purchase the Cruise Ship Tycoon game. It is an easy to learn game that features all the ingredients that make cruising fun. The graphics are amazingly close to what one would expect to find on a real ship and bring back memories of good times.
Overall it is a fun game for anyone that has ever been on a cruise ship and feels like playing Captain themselves.

Cruise Ship Tycoon

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: November 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is so worth the money!!!!!! Well, I really didn't have to pay for it. I had to trade another game in to get it. You can steer your way through different oceans(ex. the bermuda triangle}. You can weasel your way away from icebergs, rocks, and even sea monsters. You can design your ship so you can keep your guests happy. It will continue to amuse week to week. I recommend this game to EVERYONE!!![...]

A Game for a welcome aboard tycoon fan

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game was a very good introduction to a tycoon game. The moral of the game is to try to make X amount of money in a certain amount of time. Their are some pretty cheezey graphics, but overall the game is very well writen. The only big problem is your money. You start off in the career mode with 50 grand. To build, let's say, a twin pothole suite, you are throwing away about 2000 bucks. You then have to build shops, bars, eateries, entertainment, and recreation to make your ship sucsessful. So really, you need to be a complete expert on this game to win. Well, happy crusing!

-SIM STEVE

Cruises For While But Then Sinks

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 17 / 18
Date: November 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Cruise Ship Tycoon is by no means a bad game, but it is a budget game. The creator, Cat Daddy Games, is a small company behind such tycoons as Casino Mogul/Tycoon, Ski Resort Tycoon, Skateboard Tycoon etc. I love games like this, although they can be a bit clumsy and difficult to learn at times.
I've seen many people complaining about how bad the game is because THEY DONT KNOW HOW TO PLAY IT. This game does not come with a manual OR a tutorial - which means you learn as you go. There are 3 modes, one of which is called INSTANT ACTION and is made for experimenting and learning. If you've played any tycoon games before it shouldn't take you too long. You just need to try different things.
The other modes are CHALLENGE and CAREER. Challenge has some fun goal oriented missions in different parts of the world. Basically you are given one boat (small, medium, large or huge) and a route to travel. There are 9 different areas you can cruise in, with 3+ stops along the way.
Not to say the game doesn't have its bugs - at the creator website forums it seems as if these were intentionally put in, but I see them as bugs. For example, your passengers often complain about no areas to rest. So you plop down benches. You plop down rooms. Spas. Turns out you the only way around this is to place rooms, benches, and loungers on every floor. This can be very irritating, especially because in an hour of play you maybe see a guest sit down once. Forget about trying to start out small and on one deck - this bug will make you splash things all over in a haphazard, sloppy manner just to stop the complaints. This severely limits the gameplay, as every time you start a ship you find yourself setting it up in much the same manner as the last because you HAVE to do it a certain way or no one is happy. Your customers also seem to have a real unhealthy urge for alcohol - they want it more than entertainment, food, company, relaxment etc. So be prepared for lushes galore.
The graphics are nice and cheerful, and you can zoom in very close and view whats going on in a sims like manner. There are some nice, detailed restaurants and objects but there just aren't enough of them to keep you happy for too long. Cat Daddy Games has talked about releasing more objects, but its a bit in the future I guess because still nothing on the horizon.
A nice addition is the navigation system - often times there will be obstacles in your way. Some of them are stationary like rocks, but some move around like sea monsters. You have to navigate the boat around them, which means you have to spend some money on fuel and supplies before leaving port or you end up spending a fortune getting pulled into harbour by a little tug boat.
Overall Cruish Ship Tycoon is an interesting sim - but it is nothing compared to the recent explosion of high quality sim/tycoon games (restaurant empire, casino inc, rollercoaster tycoon 2, the sims 2 etc). It could have been made so much better if the gameplay hadn't been so boxed in by the "do it one way or they arent happy" system in the game. It gets repetitve, and ultimatley makes the game sink down like the titanic. But it is great fun for awhile, until the glaring gameplay errors blind you.

Crusin Happy!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: December 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is the first tycoon game I have purchased for me. I have really enjoyed playing. There is alot to watch at one time. The graphics are great. It took a little practice to get the hang of turning the ship. At first I sank many ships. If you detour to far off course you will run out of gas and have to be towed in, this hurts your reputation. All in all I find this game to be fun and additing. Your guest will let you know what they want and it can be a job trying to please them all. I don't play on the computer very much but I have enjoyed this game. It would have gotten 5 stars but it does have a flaw, it stalls in certain situations. For $20.00 it is good entertainment. Buy the game.

Fun on a Budget!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is difficult to learn because of the fact that there is no tutorial or a manual. I bought mine at costco for less than $10, and that is about how much it is worth. Once you learn how to play, it gets better. Start with a small ship or you will quickly become overwhelmed with the needs of the customers! If the price is right for you, get this game!

No No No!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I don't mean to be negative, but this game truly isn't worth your time. I have loaded it on two different computers, one on which it freezes before even getting past the first screen, the other on which I can play for a maximum of five minutes before it freezes the computer up entirely. I read some negative reviews, but I thought 'hey, they're just being negative' but not I. I've gone in with a very positive attitude, only to be very disappointed. It might be a fine game, if you can get it to work. As for me, I say don't waste your money or your time. It's a good idea, but terribly done.

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