Music Band Manager Reviews

Music Awards Manager. . .wait. . .Music Awards Tycoon. It's one of those. But it doesn't matter, because neither of them are accurate. You are not managing music awards, but rather a band. There's not a lot to do in Music Awards Manger Tycoon. You can rehearse, you can buy your band members new instruments, play shows to get fans, write song, record songs, and do odd jobs to get the money to pay your bills. There's really no challenge in the game. Every week you need to have a certain amount of money for your bills. If you don't have that money. . .maybe something happens? There's no reason you shouldn't have the money, because working gives you a very generous payout (sometimes it can be as much as four times what you need to pay your bills) and doesn't take a lot of time. And that is the only thing you have to watch out for. Your band members don't get tired or stressed or sick or unhappy or anything. They're always good, so they can always work, perform, record, whatever. So, all you have to do is work enough to pay your bills, buy studio time, or upgrades. Then, just do whatever. Play shows, get more fans to unlock new venues, play shows there, get more fans, repeat. Write a new song every so often. No much goes in to that. Pick a genre. Pick a theme, that doesn't really matter except you'll get a bonus if it's popular at the moment or if your band has items that increase the quality. Pick what effects you want to add on to the song. Pro-Tip: Add them all. There's no reason not to. It takes more time, but time seems to be meaningless. Then, figure out how you want to mix the song and give it a title. Record your songs, so the quality can drop significantly. Why does this happen? I don't know. But it does. Record enough songs and you can release an album. And then you just keep repeating all of this. Again and again. It gets old fairly quick. But if you love repetitive action and naming songs, then Music Awards Manager Tycoon Sim is a great choice.

Typically, I love management/tycoon games. Therefore, I had high expectations for this one to be like the others that I have played but nope, nope. A very repeatitive, tedious, slow game which gives it a very low replay rate.

Its just a clicker game. And very boring, also.

I have an ongoing HunieCam Studio problem, and have started looking for a cure. Sadly, this isn't it. Not a great sign when a game is mostly words, and there's a glaring spelling error ("This is where we wiil make history") in about the fourth thing you read. I've been in a number of bands myself, and I honestly wish that success could be boiled down to the kind of simplistic decisions you make here - e.g. buy the singer a better microphone! - but hey, it [i]is[/i] just a game. I'm sure that running a camgirl empire is more complicated than HunieCam makes it look, too! That said... There's an art to these "management" games, and this just isn't one of the more inspired ones. It's functional, but there's not a great deal that says "fun" to me. Perhaps being so close to the industry depicted didn't help - no, I have never managed a harem of camgirls, despite the filthy gossip you may have heard on the street! - so perhaps those with no band-related experience will find more to love. There's no denying that the appeal of this type of game depends heavily on the context/setting and the weight it carries for the individual, unless the gameplay is so utterly compelling that even boring things like...er...[i]farming![/i]...can emerge as exciting for some players. Don't get me wrong, this game gets the band basics right: yes, you have to write songs; yes, you have to rehearse; yes, you have to do social media; yes, you might have to work some boring "day jobs" to avoid running out of cash. But really...it's pretty superficial and somehow lacks the strategic "depth" of something like, well...HunieCam Studio (I'm biased and completely unobjective on that note, I know...so sue me)! The "story" also didn't really get me in, given how simplistically it treats a "job" that is, ultimately, more about balancing psychological issues between bandmates than anything as straightforward as "spending more money on a recording makes a better song, and guarantees a hit" (somehow, a poor recording of a song apparently reduced the quality of the [i]song itself[/i] at some point...pretty sure that's not how it works)! Actually, you know one of the most charming things about HunieCam? The distinctive [i]characters[/i], and their witty (and well-voiced) snatches of dialogue. This game TRIES - albeit, without the voice acting - but it doesn't get there. It's a very cardboard-thin view of what makes musicians tick, at best. Ultimately, I went "bankrupt" so many times that I threw in the towel; repeatedly going back to my last autosave proved too tedious in the long run, especially since I couldn't really tell what I'd done "wrong" in the first place. But it was already getting extremely repetitive, at barely over the one-hour mark, and I can't imagine what tremendous twists it could've thrown at me to spice things up at a later stage... Oh, and finally: you might have four musical genres, including "Rock", to choose from for your fictional band's adventures...but the game's sole soundtrack is the most banal, faceless electronic music you can imagine, and it churns in endless circles. So maybe put on a good album if you're going to bother giving this one the time of day (I started by putting on one of The Cure's weakest albums, and it was [i]still[/i] one heck of an improvement over the in-game sound)! Verdict: 6.5/10. (PS If you enjoyed this review, feel free to check out my two Curator pages: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/9284586-ReviewsJustfortheHELLofit/ http://store.steampowered.com/curator/10868048-Truly-Horrible-Horror-Games/?appid=398210 Cheers!)

I wasted my money on this thinking that it would be more music based considering the title. It's literally just... click this button, NEW UNLOCK!, click this button, NEW UNLOCK!, new annoying character, click this button... over... and over... and over... If you really want a manager game and have $5 to spend then go ahead but if you're looking for something that's actually worth your money, steer clear of this.

I watched a "Dot Matrix Printer Printing a Color Hot Dog Banner. In Real Time." its 40mins long and was more entertaining than this game. -No character customisation nor band member choices. -Everything looks like its made in Flash instead of a game engine. -The game throws you straight into “touring” instead of starting small and getting into making music. -Apparently there are only 4 music genres and all 4 of them have 4 band members. -The game feels like it runs on auto without you doing much at all. 4/10 - “I play all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order.”

I'm not one for not recommending a game but I just cannot recommend this one. It is boring and repetitive with no sense of accomplishment. Not worth your time!

As someone who is a BIG fan of band manager/rock band tycoon type games, I was completely disappointed by this one. There's no customization options for your band members. The gameplay is VERY juvenile and feels like an exact clone of several other games in the same genre. UI makes no sense. There's no randomization option for band names or song titles. Just feels very basic, and should be offered for free, to be completely honest. Save your money and buy a better game, like Rock God Tycoon, or even Superstar Band Manager (free on Android).

I really wanted something like this, so I'm a little biased I guess. It's fun tho. [b] stuff i liked [/b] - Progression is nicely paced. May be a bit fast paced for some. - Doesn't go too in depth. I can just zone out and listen to podcasts. - I like that they just use real artist's names and it's not all cringey spoof names. - Little dialogue bubbles every now and then between characters. It's never funny, but I get a kick out of it somehow. [b] didn't like [/b] - The game sound gets old pretty fast. (you can turn it off) - No character customization (besides your name). You choose 1 of 4 well endowed women who are themed to the genre you pick. No option to change clothes or hair or anything. They also pre-select your bandmates for you and it doesn't look like you can fire any of them. No going solo or anything. Devs, please keep working on this aspect! - I can and will overlook the aesthetic in most areas of this game, but my drummer and DJ are really creeping me out. - Kinda cheap-feeling. Overall, 6 bucks ain't too bad for what ya get. If you like music and simulators, give it a shot.

Somehow boring. Background music: futile and inappropriate. Game Content: "Go broke Simulator"! Tutorial: Not helpful. Purpose of the game: Find out by chance how to progress in the game, to get a blow in the face again by the random generator...