Kudo’s 2 Game Review by Jackie Money
Game Rating = 4/5 Balls
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Kudos 2 is a superb ‘sim’ game. Many of the niggles found in Kudos 1 have been ironed out but if you haven’t played Kudos 1 and don’t know the basics, then you don’t need to worry – the tutorial for the sequel is extremely clear and helpful.
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The object of Kudos 2 is to progress your career, socialise with your friends and, basically build up your kudos! To begin, you need to choose your character male/female, hair colouring and facial features, clothes and name. A nice touch is the ability to change the colouring of your hair or clothes.
Throughout the game you’re given choices. You begin your quest for a better life as a waiter/waitress. You can choose the mode of transport to get you to/from work perhaps depending on weather conditions which are apparent from the moment your alarm goes off. On returning from work each night you’ll find that you’ve received your pay. You can then choose how you spend your evening enrol in an evening class to boost your social skills or give you a leg up on the career ladder; spend an evening on your own (great if you’re having a cashflow crisis!); or meet up with some friends for an evening out. Fancy a meal out? Choose from a variety of different restaurants and then get to choose what you want to eat and drink from an on screen menu! If you find your character has a few flies hanging around him/her then stay in and take a bath or clean the house.
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The game is fairly simple to operate but despite this, graphically it’s sharp and clear and the game play is excellent. It’s a nice twist being able to choose your method of transport to work according to the weather conditions and also to have a choice from a menu when you’re out with your pals.
The sound effects were very well done footsteps when you’re walking to work or engine sound when you’re taking the bus, and the music is completely ‘in tune’ with the environment Italian in the pizza restaurant, Chinese in the Chinese restaurant, etc etc.
The game is completely and utterly absorbing the minor changes that have been made between Kudos 1 and Kudos 2 have been well worth it; being able to see and hear the change in the weather each morning to enable you to choose how you get to work or what you do socially if it’s a weekend and it’s snowing outside, how about a snowball fight with some of your buddies!? It’s also a great improvement being able to choose want you want to eat and drink from a menu. There’s a superb range of evening courses available to progress your career and, all in all, if you buy the game, you get a high quality package at a budget price! It definitely receives the thumbs up and merits a 4/5 with me.
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