The Movies Demo

The movie industry is never the same, since it keeps evolving into different directions every year, depending on what the public desires and what the latest trends are. Thus, not everyone can get in, especially if they lack the proper experience and connections to be noticed by the ones who are already knee-deep in the biz.

The Movies is a game that gives you the opportunity to test the waters of showbiz from the comfort of your own home, by taking on an entire movie studio from the get-go and managing its every aspect, including actors, directors and the actual pictures. Thus, you get the chance to make people famous, release record-breaking blockbusters and make a lot of money in the process.

To start off with, though, you are provided with a main building and some money to acquire the basics necessities, as well as finance your first movie. Before that, you must first choose the stars that will take part in it, hire a director and various other staff, by simply choosing from the line that's always forming in front of your studio.

Because the game plays out as a classic sim, the gameplay mechanics are very relaxed and you get more than enough time to figure out your plans. Moreover, the career mode gives you plenty of different courses you can follow, depending on how you envision your perfect studio, which means that no two experiences are ever the same and you can always re-play the game in some other way.

The graphic quality is also more than pleasant, since the objects scattered around the environment are nicely modeled and very detailed, even if the game world is not that populated. You also get to design the map as you see fit, by placing the new buildings in the desired places and choosing the layout of your soon-to-be movie empire.

In the end, The Movies is all about fun, although you can get pretty serious about it and really try to obtain the best results with every new picture you release. Hence, the game can please almost every taste, as long as you do not expect too much when it comes to gameplay depth.