Coconut Queen
Coconut Queen, développé et édité par iWin, est paru le 4 novembre 2009 sur PC (Microsoft Windows). Ce titre de simulation, dont la trame principale peut être parcourue en environ six heures, est commercialisé au tarif de 9,99 euros.
L'intrigue plonge le joueur sur l'île de Lui Lui, un lieu de côte ensoleillée où il découvre qu'il est la reine des noix de coco tant attendue. Privé de présence féminine, ce séjour personnel amène à côtoyer les hommes musclés natifs de l'île, lesquels accueillent le personnage avec des fruits succulents. Le piège de cette villégiature tout incluse réside dans l'obligation de transformer Lui Lui en destination touristique idyllique, sous peine de causer sa perte.
L'expérience de jeu s'articule autour de sept lieux magnifiques sur l'île et de plus de cinquante-cinq niveaux divertissants, offrant la possibilité de bâtir et de personnaliser son propre paradis à l'aide de plus de trente bâtiments et éléments de paysage.
Concernant l'accueil des joueurs, les opinions divergent. Des utilisateurs sur Metacritic ont qualifié Coconut Queen de « amazing » et y ont vu l'occasion de découvrir l'île de Lui Lui, tandis que d'autres se sont dits surpris de trouver un jeu « very addictive easy going RTS » leur rappelant Age of Empires. À l'inverse, un joueur Steam ayant laissé un avis négatif a déploré un « petit jeu en mode fenêtré » typique des jeux « facebook » mais sans les appels financiers et publicités, allant jusqu'à qualifier le titre de « poubelle ».
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« Coconut Queen is an amazing game, but it is also a chance for you to discover the island of Lui Lui (which sounds like Louie Louie -- go ahead and use that as the soundtrack for the rest of this review), which is mysteriously devoid of females! How mysterious! If you like games or spending time on tropical islands, you will probably have a blast with this game. If you are a fan of both games AND tropical islands, you will discover that Coconut Queen is a portal to a beautiful world where pigs skate on mayonnaise and Tony Hawk watches C-Span with Michael Jordan while refrigerated bread sticks eat themselves and multiply into a deafening crescendo of smooth crunching heavy metal guitars and the sky is filled with rainbows made of fire! What are you waiting for? Get your favorite snack and the best computer monitor in the world and get ready to let the Coconutty Queenliness of Coconut Queen wash over you like a hundred-trillion oceans of Brawny Gents! »
« This game sounded a bit silly at first, but I was suprised to discover that it's a very addictive easy going RTS. It kind of reminds me of age of empires mixed with command and conquer generals except it's based on a beach. This game is very well put together, stable and hasn't crashed once with the exception of an occasional screen glitch which is hardly noticeable. The cutscenes are cute and funny. It's a relaxed game that I keep coming back to to play when I want to game and chill out. If you enjoy light hearted real time strategies I'd highly recommend it »
« A charming and addictive management style game that has you running an island paradise. Cute and fun for the casual gamer with regular doses of clean humor. After only a few scenarios you'll unlock a free play mode to craft your own tailor made resort or continue onward through multiple sections of the island as you advance the plot and learn through flash backs and the narration of your companion what made you the Coconut Queen. »
« I admit I went into this game because the over the top silly description expecting a train wreck. To my surprise I found it was actually quite a good game. It's very well put together with short scenarios you can equally play in small bursts or long addicted sessions. Free play modes are also available. Basically what you do is manage a resort which is easier said than done at times. The sense of humor in this game is quite funny and there's even voice acting with little story snippets that give you just enough to want to know more. If you like the sort of time management/town management genre and are looking for something light and fun I would definitely recommend Coconut Queen. I give it 5 Coconuts out of 5! »
