Hospital Tycoon?

keogh · 7 Jun 2007 at 12:47

Howdy,

Anyone got this game yet? I was a HUGE fan of Theme Hospital, and when I heard bout this I was very excited... then I read info on it about it being like a soap opera which screwed things up for me. Eitherway, I know it has a sandbox mode so I have bought it anyway... should get it tomorrow.

But has anyone here got their copy today? Is it any good? And does the sandbox mode go away from the stupid soap opera theme and concentrate on the building/running of the hospital?

If anyone could whet my appetite for this game, that would be great

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Steve M

keogh · 7 Jun 2007 at 17:38

balls said:
Should be arriving tomorrow, I'll tell you what it is like. Also a huge theme hospital fan myself so really looking foward to it.

I should hopefully have it tomorrow too, but I'd still like to hear your opinion on it when you get it. I hope Im not disappointed... I can still play Theme Hospital to death to this day... just want an updated version, and this could be it (FINGERS CROSSED

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keogh · 7 Jun 2007 at 17:57

Na its still coming out tomo Im pretty sure... some people on other forums have it already, so I assume its gonna be out.. I hope so anyway!

keogh · 8 Jun 2007 at 13:08

Annoyingly the place I ordered mine from is outta stock, so I gotta wait another week or so til I get mine.

Anyone get it? Im still very keen to know what its like compared to Theme Hospital!

keogh · 9 Jun 2007 at 11:04

Megahurtz400 said:
Its ok so far, havnt played around in sandbox only spent about 10 mins on it.
I think it lacks the charm of Theme Hospital because it [/I]isnt Theme Hospital.
I think the old graphics and low qual sounds of TH add to experience, a less is more effect

Overall so far, 7/10

Yeah I think I agree totally with you, its ok... but its not Theme Hospital. Maybe the fact I cannot get into these type of games anymore is playing a role on this? I use to play sim/tycoon games for hours and hours and hours on end, but nowadays, Im bored after 30 mins. Also, not sure if its just me, but I always prefererred the 2D sim games? Zoo Tycoon was the prime example, Zoo Tycoon was fantastic, Zoo Tycoon 2 was pretty naff... and Im sure its the 3d graphics that done this?

The one main thing I miss so far in Hospital Tycoon the the lack of the ability to build custom size rooms? You only have the select few size rooms you can use, and you cannot click and drag to make the room as big or as small as you like, like you use to be able to do in Theme Hospital! Your hospital ends up with all uneven walls cos of this, and its annoying!

But still worth £20 of anyones money I reckon!