Sunday, August 24, 2008

Jane's Realty

Jane's Realty, the third time management game in the Jane's Hotel series, has the player moving on from being a hotelier to developing an entire city.

For each new level, the player must first purchase a water and electric power station. Based on the buildings being built, these stations will need to be upgraded. The building system works very similar to Build-a-lot. Land is purchased, cleared if there is junk on the land, and the houses are built. The interface system is also similar to Build-a-lot, where the player gets to pick what buildings to raise on the lot.

Once a house is built, the player furnishes the house. Each item has a heart level; the heart levels increase the amount of rent that a renter will pay. The longer the player takes to decorate, the "rent meter" goes down, so place the items quickly!

There are 25 levels. The interface is much better than that of either of the Jane's Hotel games, but is, in my opinion, too similar to Build-a-lot. However, I found Build-a-lot to be much more engrossing and challenging.

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