''Hotel Giant'' (), known in North America as ''Maximum Capacity: Hotel Giant'', is a

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developed by

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and published by

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for

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. The soundtrack was composed by Bjørn Lynne.

Gameplay

The play of the game involves developing and managing a hotel. The user starts with a pre-made building to which they add rooms, place useful and decorative objects in the rooms, and set up hotel details such as advertising. Once this has happened, the user opens up the hotel to the public and starts to run it as if it were a real business. It is similar to the "Tycoon" style of game (

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, etc.), in which the player creates a system or establishment and then runs it. Hotel Giant 2 offers improved graphics, more features and a new campaign.

Versions

There are currently three versions of Hotel Giant. These are: *Hotel Giant, released 14 May 2002 *Hotel Giant 2, released in UK on 21 November 2008 *Hotel Giant DS

Reception

''Hotel Giant'' received a "Gold" sales award from the

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(ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom. The game received a fairly poor reception, with a

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average of 54%. D+PAD said that any pros were "outweighed by some of the cons, most notably the repetitive and the non-engaging nature of the gameplay." IT Reviews commented that the game "wasn't much fun" and you'd get "more amusement with an old, second hand copy of

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". IT Reviews

References

External links

* {{Enlight 2002 video games Business simulation games Video games developed in China Video games scored by Bjørn Lynne Windows games Windows-only games Video games set in hotels Single-player video games JoWooD Entertainment games