Party Hard Tycoon

Review

Hey dudes, you look like a group of slick and funky guys! Isn’t that right, muchachos? Are you looking to have fun tonight and dance until sunrise? Yo, bro - I have it all . . . Carnival, Foam, Back to the Eighties, Nineties, Techno, Venetian Mask parties and much more. Just follow the strip; you can’t miss the lights and the loud sounds. Wow bro . . .  you want to see them all! No worries, for fifty bucks you can enter them all tonight. After all, it’s Party Hard Tycoon!

Party Hard Tycoon is a strategy / management game based on and created by the same developers who released Party Hard in 2015. Your goal here is to create stunning theme parties, build a fan base, unlock new venues, and of course, make a lot of dough!

As you start the game, you’ll land on a city map. On the top right corner, you’ll have an active calendar with coloured dots. These dots represent fans and how much they’ll spend to attend your parties. Bear in mind that you’ll only be able to host parties in two locations at first; one of which is in a squad, and the other in a house. The squad will not cost you anything in regards to rent but will only hold up to ten party-goers. The other place will cost you a certain amount for the rent but will hold up to forty people. Then you’ll have to choose the theme of the party. From here it’s all about setting it up properly. For your first party, you’ll have a sum of twenty-five thousand at your disposal. The trick is to make sure you have the right equipment, food, drinks and decorations in order to attract as many people as you can. The equipment will be graded with stars, electricity consumption (for some of them) and maintenance. To give you an example, a large speaker will cost more money to install, and use more electricity than a smaller speaker. However, the larger speaker will cover a bigger floor space. You’ll need to be careful how many amps these will use as you have a specific number of electricity points to use per party. That will vary depending on how big the venue is. From then on, it’s all about decorating to suit the concept of the party. Some objects will be more suitable for one theme than another. So depending on the theme, you might need to change the décor a little bit to suit the style and entertain the crowd. Don’t forget to hire people such as waiters, crown entertainers, bouncers, cops and more to light up or contain your crown. Then your party will start!

As people start to swamp your party, they’ll give your venue either a thumbs up or a thumps down. They might even tweet at your party for various reasons (likes, harassment and more). If your party is going south, you might need to give your entertainers a bit of a workout to liven up the mood. In any case, the length of each party is usually two minutes, unless you decide to keep it going, but it will cost you more money to do so. At the end of each party, you’ll receive likes. These likes will go towards an experience gauge and each time you fill the gauge, you’ll unlock party themes, new locations and new entertainers to choose from. Decoration will automatically be loaded into your inventory, too.    

I really liked the pixel graphics in this game. Remember, it is a strategy and management game and not an action game, as Party Hard is. If you like this type of graphics, and management games in general, you’ll to enjoy this game, no doubt about it!  If you’re looking for more action, it will fall short. The soundtrack is great and it is easy to play the game.