School Tycoon

by Global Star

Product Features

• Decide the ideal layout for your campus, then add any of over 50 buildings - libraries, dorms, labs, cafeterias and more
• Install revenue generators to make a heftier profit at your school - add snack machines, soda machines, gymnasiums and food service that keeps kids coming back for more
• Manage your school effectively as you face 24 challenging scenarios
• Go nuts & build the campus of your dreams in sandbox mode

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001D7NYC
• Item Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: May 15, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,827 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Run your school any way you want to in School Tycoon. Build your school, complete with dormitories, classrooms, library, administration offices and athletic facilities. Populate the school with teachers, and attract students to your new institution of higher learning. Upgrade the cafeteria, improve the landscaping, and add entertainment options to increase your popularity with the students. Check up on your students and make sure they are learning or it’s off to the detention center.

• Construct over 50 different buildings, from classrooms to cafeterias
• More than 20 challenging scenarios
• Create entertainment options for your student body, including arcades, skate parks, and even a roller coaster
• Many objects to add to your school environment - trees, bushes, benches, fountains, fences, and even customizable signs
• 80 different students to populate your school, from jocks and cheerleaders to snobs, bullies and nerds
• Add custom characters to the game - put yourself or your friends into the game

Product Description

Rule Your School!Product InformationRun your school the way you want to in School Tycoon!  Build your schoolcomplete with classrooms administration offices and athletic facilities.Populate the school with teachers and attract students to your new house oflearning. Upgrade the cafeteria improve the landscaping and add entertainmentoptions to increase your popularity with the students. Keep an eye on pupils andmake sure they're learning otherwise it's time for some detention.Classrooms athletic complexes skate parks maintenance buildings pop machines snack machines and cafeterias are just some of the many buildings you can choose from to construct your school. Manage your school in 24 challenging scenarios split across 3 levels of difficulty. You can also build the ultimate campus in open sand box mode.Product Features Go nuts & build the campus of your dreams in sandbox mode Decide the ideal layout for your campus then add buildings libraries dorms labs cafeterias and more  Construct over 50 different buildings from classrooms to cafeterias. Install revenue generators to make a heftier profit at your school - add snack machines soda machines gymnasiums and food service that keeps kids coming back for more More than twenty challenging scenarios. Create entertainment options for your student body including arcades skate parks and even a roller coaster! Many objects to add to your school environment ? trees bushes benches fountains fences and even customizable signs (you can change the message!) 80 different students to populate your school from jocks and cheerleaders to snobs and bullies Manage your school effectively as you face 24 challenging scenarios Add custom characters to the game. Put yourself or your friends into the game!Windows Requirements Window 98 Me 2000 XP Pentium III 500 MHz or

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

55 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If I only had this game when I was in school!!!!!, February 24, 2004

By 

Stefanator (Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: School Tycoon (CD-ROM)

I thought this game was all around a blast to play...I would agree on the side that it does not have the depth as some other tycoon games have, but for twenty bucks it was a good balance between gameplay time and $$$$. Besides, you can play freestyle mode until your face turns blue...so ultimately it could go on for ever. The thing I liked the most, especially over most tycoons is that you get much more up close and personal with the carachters..they're not just random clones running around. I mean you have jocks, cheerleaders, nerds, etc. And every character has his own personality which really creates a feeling of social classes. Lots of teachers to choose from, each have pros and cons, so pick em wisely. The fun happy teacher isn't always the best choice=slacker students, etc. The graphics are creative and colorful, maybe not something you'd expect in a real sim, but once you've got a school built up, you'll be a proud principal. There's lots of little details, I could go on and on, but you can make kids goof off, go to detention, watch the trees wither and die with lack of maintenance crew. And watch out for those TORNADOS!!!! If you're looking for a game that's fun, lighthearted and easy to get into, this is one for you.

61 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ready to go back to school - now you can!, February 23, 2004

By 

Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" (Holland, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: School Tycoon (CD-ROM)

I remember as a kid wishing I was in control of the high school, what changes I would make. Well Global Star Software has given everyone the chance to run a school of their own. Be careful, I thought it was going to be a snap and found out that planning ahead will certainly cut down on headaches later on.

You choices from the very beginning are what building to put and how many will you need. From there you have to create a school system that works and hire teachers, make sure you have everything looking good because the better the school looks I found the more students that will attend.

I also found too that if you forget to add a cafeteria you find the student revolting. The cool thing about this game is what you get to add to the school from a skateboard park to an arcade. While there user manual is a cute design, like a notebook, it lacks serious details about playing, but if you have played any "tycoon" games than you should be able to pick this up quickly.

The thing that reminded me most of my youth in school was the student body and how you can create the groupings like cheerleaders and preppies, to the athletes and those who like to get in trouble. If you really want some fun, you can even customize characters and add yourself to the school, virtually anything you can think of doing in or to a school is in this game.

While I do not get to play games all that often this one is captured my attention. Overall this one is great.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Rule Your School!, February 23, 2004

By 

aralissia "~aralissia" (North Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: School Tycoon (CD-ROM)

School tycoon may be published by global star software, but it was created by cat daddy games, the makers of the skateboard park tycoons, ski resort tycoons, and golf resort tycoon games (among others). It is not surprising then that the game bears a bit of a resemblance to these other tycoons.

If you can't figure out what the premise of school tycoon is about, go sit in a corner with the dummy hat on. It's a simulation/tycoon where you get to run a school. I was thinking it would be in one building, but instead you are given a large plot of land (much like in theme park world) and each classroom etc is its own building (kind of like college). The variety of buildings is large, and falls into the following categories: classrooms, administrative, entertainment, food/drink, and restrooms. But they are not just decorative; these students are demanding! They not only want top-notch education, restrooms and clean pathways but burger joints, arcades, mini golf courses, huge fountain areas and more. Also to keep all this stuff up and running you will need to utilize janitors, maintanence workers, and landscapers.

There are 2 modes of play - sandbox and challenge mode. There are 3 levels of challenges containing a total of 24 challenges. They keep the player occupied for a while, but once they are done sand box mode doesn't seem nearly as fun. There just isn't enough depth compared to other management/tycoon games.
The score is kept by time (you can go back and try to beat your time on the challenges) as well as a little box that tells you what grades you have in each category (academics, athletics, obedience, moral etc).

The graphics are cute and colourful, a bit cartoonish, but detailed. You can zoom in and out, and when you click on a building you are usually able to expand the view inside that building and watch your students in action inside. You will also see them trolloping around every time the bell rings, and can direct them to goof off or go to a detention center. Yes, sometimes your students will get out of hand and have to be sent to a detention center to get some obedience back!
You can hire all sorts of staff, with the most important being teachers. Lot's of different looking characters, with the looks generally reflecting the attitudes and skill. The 3 important factors to take into consideration when hiring a teacher are strictness, fun, and skill. All of these are important, so a balance is the sought after goal. Although some types of students (they have very different personalities as well) will complain about the teachers being too boring, too stupid etc. You can even create your own student (giving them the attributes and looks you want) to influence the types of students frequenting your school.

The game isn't exactly going for realism (I mean common mini golf courses and pizza restaurants?) but its fun for as long as it lasts. Which might not be super long, given the fact that it lacks the detailed management of a lot of other tycoons. But it's still a fun game, especially for the young at heart. And if you like this game, try out some other cat daddy tycoon games as they follow in the same style most of the time (although dealing with very different subject matters).