by Vims

Created on: May 18, 2008   Last Updated: December 23, 2010

Build A Lot2: Town of the Year can be rated as a very good Property Management game. It helped to make the issue of property management so simple to the gamers who could easily control millions of dollars and real estate at the same time.

The over-arching theme of Build-a-lot 2 is to improve each town's value by meeting goals set by each area's mayor. Tasks range from building a number of houses/buildings to earning a set amount of cash or increasing rent income to a certain level. All the while you must manage three things: cash, workers, and materials. Money rules them all and is used for every action you take. With money you must ensure you have enough materials to build new houses or upgrade and repair existing ones. Workers are necessary to carry out your plans, and the more you have the more jobs you can undertake at once.

Build-a-lot 2: Town of the Year doesn't deviate much from the formula established by its predecessor, which is a very good thing. With a few simple mouse clicks you travel from town to town buying up empty lots and building houses in their stead. After drafting the right blueprints you can build several types of houses, each requiring more upkeep, materials and resources to construct. Bigger houses bring in more rent, and in order to meet each your goal at each level, you'll have to rake in as much cash as you can.

The game gradually unveils new buildings as you play, creating a wonderful sense of progression. Each new item gives you a nice bonus as well. Parks, for example, help raise the appeal of nearby properties, whereas buildings such as coffee shops share their earnings, and workshops offer discounts on your materials and labor. It all comes together into a satisfying experience that gets even better as the game goes on.

The game offers very good graphics, much better than the first edition making the game much more attractive. Even computers not equipped with latest graphic cards can run this game. The in-game sound also makes it a pleasure to play this game. And most important, why this game is so amazing is the fact that it is so simple to learn to play it. Certainly people who have played the first edition will find it more easy to play. A must play game.

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