Fashion Boutique

The world of fashion is not as glamorous as it may appear on television or in magazines, since they only show those who have made it. However, there are many stores and designers out there that never get recognized, as well as many business owners that go bankrupt, regardless of how many clothes they have on the shelves.

Fashion Boutique is a sim-type game in which you get to decide Maya's fate, by helping her become a successful 'fashionista' and sell clothes to as many people as possible. In order to do this, you must work at a variety of stores around the country and gain a profit in all of them, by attracting customers and selling expensive merchandise to those who visit the shops.

Naturally, there are plenty of clothes to choose from and their prices range wildly as well, depending on the prestige of the brand that made them. It is also quite difficult to sell only expensive items, since not everyone that enters your store has enough money to buy designer clothes. Thus, you must be patient and attract the right customers when you need them the most.

The campaign mode takes you through a journey across the country and you must prove that you are worthy to become a renowned fashion designer of yourself. However, you are rewarded after every successful job, since you can unlock new clothes and items whenever you manage to achieve various goals. These can then be sold as well and you can gradually increase the profits.

Visually, the game uses every color out there to render the clothes, environments and the people who visit your shops. Obviously, there are no 3D models to talk about, since everything is made using Flash animations and plenty of triggers. That does not mean, however, that the graphics look bad. Contrarily, a lot of work went into the actual artwork and the animations themselves, which greatly improves the overall atmosphere.

In the end, Fashion Boutique proves to be exactly as advertised, with plenty of fashion jargon flying around and a lot of clothes. The multitude of levels and challenges you have to pass can amount to quite a few hours of gameplay, especially if you like completing each stage with no mistakes.