The first large-scale game was commissioned by Playboy Enterprises, Inc., the publisher of probably the most famous men's magazine, which decided to expand its offer and enter the video games market with it as well.
Playboy: The Mansion is the first full-scale game made for the publisher of the world’s most famous magazines for men – Playboy Enterprise, Inc., who decided to expand their offer by a video game.
Playboy: The Mansion is a manager game inspired of the bestselling The Sims series with elements of economic strategy. The game is more than just a mansion manager. It lets you feel like Hugh Hefner himself and create your own erotic empire full of barely clothed beautiful women. Your job is to invite prominent people (actors, politicians, musicians and sportsmen) and keep them happy in a way the real Hefner would, i.e. give them all the luxury they can imagine. And there are lots of these in Playboy: The Mansion: tennis courts, zoo, garages with hot cars, movie theatres, pools, and even the famous Grotto.
The money needed for expanding the mansion comes from selling Playboy magazine issues designed by the player (the cover, layout, etc.). Therefore, you have to provide what is the most essential for the magazine – pictures of naked or barely clothed women. You can take photos yourself, inviting models for photo sessions in your mansion.
- The game features 3D graphics and free-roam camera (zoom in/out, rotation, etc.).
- Two play modes: the career and missions.
- Complex management of a financial empire, including hiring the crew, throwing parties, etc.
- The game includes real photos of the famous Playboy Mansion.
Last updated on August 14, 2015
Videos and Screens
Playboy: The Mansion Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Developer: Cyberlore Studios, Inc.
Publisher: Groove Games
Playboy: The Mansion System Requirements
PC / Windows
Recommended: Pentium III 800 MHz, 256 MB RAM, graphic card 32MB (GeForce 2 or better), 1.5 GB HDD
Game Expansions for Playboy: The Mansion
Playboy: The Mansion – Private Party
Expansion
Strategy
January 25, 2006
Playboy: The Mansion - Private Party is an addition to Cyberlore Studios' 2005 release of Playboy: The Mansion by Groove Games, which allowed us to play the role of Hugh Hefner.