Compared to The Sims, you'll find Brooktown High feels lighter and more focused on interaction with individual characters. As you start out playing, you have the goal of building your list of friends and creating some social credibility without bombing your classes or ending up grounded. Brooktown High doesn't put dating at the top of the list, but there's no question that getting in good with friends and enticing the opposite sex is a big part of the action. Dating and social interaction has cropped up in a few games, but not usually as the main focus. The overriding first impression that stayed with me through the game was that there was ample attention to detail, but not enough work put into creating a wide variety of locations and action to feature the characters in action.ĭating sims haven't exactly been the rage for Western gaming audiences. Music isn't at the heart of the game, just a sidebar to the main show of trying to help your kid get through high school with decent grades, good friends, and full pockets. There aren't many speaking parts in the game, but there is a nice soundtrack featuring Dashboard Confessional and a few other bands. Predictably, someone told me to go home and put some clothes on. I managed on the first day of school to enact the great nightmare of leaving home with nothing on but my tidywhities. Picking out the right outfit, suited not only to your style but to your activities, is critical. I certainly remember high school being about the ever-expanding universe of my wardrobe, so it was reassuring to see that fashion plays a big part in the design of Brooktown High. The developer, Backbone Entertainment, got a lot of things right in the look of the game. Wild punks, soon-to-be supermodels, and arty chicks abound in this school simulator from Konami. There were some characters in my class, but nothing as extreme as the sights in Brooktown High. I vaguely remember high school as being a little less colorful than this game.
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