Game Dev Story is a simulation game where you run a company that develops games. It is quite a simple game yet there is something so addictive about it. You'll begin with a small team of developers and you'll need to hire some more. Eventually you will move to bigger offices and acquire team members with a range of skills. You can train and upgrade your staff using research points and items. If you switch them between careers and build up their skills enough they can eventually take on über careers, that give them a wide range of skills and great stats. Your company will level up too, giving you access to new genres and game types.
Your team will begin with a small budget, scraping by developing things for other companies or making your own little titles. Soon things will pick up for you though and you will be moving to bigger offices and buying the rights to develop for more popular consoles. You can even launch your own console onto the market. To do this you will need to level a staff member to level 5 on all positions, then they can become a Hardware Engineer. Make sure you spend money on advertising for your company and continually release new games to keep your fans interested.
I love this game and I think it will appeal to anyone who has ever dreamed of making their own videogame, yet there is something lacking. It just needs a little bit more variety and a little more complexity. It is still fun to play for hours but it just lacks the replay value it could have had. It is on special for AU$0.99 on the app store and is currently on special for AU$2.50 on the android market. 8/10.
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