Oil Tycoon (Jewel Case)

by Global Star Software

Product Details

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• ASIN: B0000634TW
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,001 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very fun, but can get tedious, November 11, 2009

By 

T. Fisher (Frederick, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Oil Tycoon (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

This is a very well made game with many facets. When you build a stable empire, it gets tedious, but it is rather addictive. However, it does need many, many clicks of the mouse, but I still like it. Researching technologies can be a pain, and when you play against the AI, you need to be fast and agressive. However, when you get good at the game, it is very easy. If you are in to strategy games, this is a good game, it's not too easy and not too difficult. I would reccomend this to a friend.

15 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good game, but gets old fast, August 9, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Oil Tycoon (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

Overall, Oil Tycoon is a very-well structured game. The game itseself, however, wears out its flair after a couple of hours. The gameplay focuses on making money, but if you obtain a stable business account, the game gets incredibly tedious. For instance, before you can build your own oil tankers to haul oil to either your own oil refinary, or, more likely, a neutral refinary. In order to get these tankers, you need to charter them. The contract expires after one haul, so you have to charter ships over and over and over again until you just want to vomit. Also, when you construct a new oil well, you have to hire employees and engineers, as well as buying/leasing new equipment and getting food for your miners.

Oil Tycoon isn't a bad game; it just gets old too fast. Overall, this is a good simulation game for you hyper-realists, but otherwise, beware.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too Tedious, June 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Oil Tycoon (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

Many of the repetitive features on this game could have been automated and would have made it a much better game. There is too much repition. Buy Railroad Tycoon instead.