Hospital tycoon
| Hospital tycoon | |||
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| Studio | Deep Red Games | ||
| Publisher | Codemasters | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
June 8, 2007 | ||
| platform | PC ( Windows XP , Windows Vista ) | ||
| genre | Economic simulation | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
| control | Keyboard , mouse | ||
| system advantages preconditions |
1.6 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM , DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card, 750 MB hard disk space | ||
| medium | 1 DVD | ||
| language | German | ||
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Hospital Tycoon is a business simulation from Codemasters . It was developed in 2007 by the English development studio Deep Red Games and represents an unofficial successor to the Theme Hospital published in 1997. Despite cautious criticism from the specialist press, the game made it into the English sales charts.
The game
As a player you assume the quality of a clinic manager and have to expand a hospital with diagnostic facilities, treatment rooms, research facilities and interior. The clinic staff does not treat real illnesses, only fictional ones like 'explosive sneezing' or 'monkey madness'. The game is presented in 3D, and you can visit your hospital and the like. a. also explore from the perspective of his staff or patients.
In addition to the structure and the economic elements, the player must also take care of the interpersonal relationships of his employees. For example, with missionary tasks you have to make sure that the doctor and nurse learn to love each other and that the receptionist does not become a fury.
In some places there are allusions to TV hospital series such as General Hospital or Emergency Room .
reception
4Players compared the hospital simulation directly with its unofficial predecessor, Theme Hospital . The controls and the solid business section were praised. The sound effects, however, were rated negatively and described as "annoying", in particular the Sims language was emphasized. The low level of difficulty and the automated processes were also criticized. In total, 4Players awarded 64%.
Gamezone praised the simple controls and the "humorous" handling of the hospital topic. The difficulty level and the lack of sound effects were criticized. Gamezone awarded a total of 8 out of 10 points.
Giga Games criticized the manufacturer's pay hotline in one of its programs in which the game was presented . Under this hotline you could purchase activation codes that grant advantages in the game and work like cheats . As in the Gamezone test, the sale of game cheats was denounced as a way of cheating customers.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fsoftware%2Fuk%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=110022&arch=t&lyr=2007&year=2007&week=23
- ↑ http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fsoftware%2Fuk%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=110022&arch=t&lyr=2007&year=2007&week=24
- ↑ http://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht_fazit/PC-CDROM/Test/Fazit_WANY/PC-CDROM/8520/5556/Hospital_Tycoon.html
- ↑ http://www.gamezone.de/reviews_detail.asp?gameid=25619&spn=2
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROKrK7PJtHU