The Movies (Prima Official Game Guide)
by Greg Kramer
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Author: Greg KramerBrand: gkworld
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-15
ISBN: 0761544453
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Prima Games
Book Reviews of The Movies (Prima Official Game Guide)
Book Review: Informative, but it's a game....
Summary: 4 Stars
Okay, let me start out by saying that I found thids guide very helpful. That being said, I bought it to learn cheat codes for the game or see how to make a bigger studio lot. The guide does not provide ANY cheats for the game, and I did not learn any way to make the lot larger, which is a drag because by the final third of the game, my studio lot is always too full to add anything else. So, the new technologies and sets I was researching were useless to me unless I wanted to delete earlier things.
This book is heavy on stats and figures, which can be quite helpful. The only reason it didn't get the entire 5 stars is that it didn't really help my game. I didn't pick up any vital new information that I needed for the game.
The writer also seems to forget that this is a book about a game. How writing is so serious. It does not seem to be written by someone who actually enjoys playing the game itself for fun. Yes, that's what this book lack. It isn't any fun.
I must admit that I only read game manuals or help books if my computer is down or I can't play the game itself, like if I am waiting for the game to show up in the mail. I learn how to play games on my own or with the help of an in-game tutorial. If I can't figure out the game, I don't play it. I don't like things with large learning curves. Let me learn on my own or forget it.
I also want to make it clear that The Movies along with its STUNTS exapsion, are my most played games. I LOVE making the movies: hiring the players, crew, stuntmen, and writers. I olove creating and filming scripts and competing with the other studios. It is a great game.
The book about it is good enough. It just didn't wow me with new info and it wasn't that fun to read because the magic and imagination of the game was missing from it.
Summary of The Movies (Prima Official Game Guide)
Take Your Studio, Movies, and Stars to the Top of the Charts!? Details on every employee, facility, set, ornament, and technology
? Complete step-by-step walkthrough for winning the elusive Platinum Lifetime Honor
? How to turn a three-star script into a five-star blockbuster
? Tactics for managing your Stars, their relationships, and their careers
? How to make your own movies with the Advanced Movie Maker and Post Production facility
? Filmmaking 101 from Lionhead designers
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