Fashion Solitaire game

by Amanda Nettgen

(USA)

Game:
Fashion Solitaire game
Download from:
Amazon
Rating:
4/5

Quick verdict

What do you get when you throw together design, dress up and cards? Fashion Solitaire, of course!

What’s it about?

Fashion Solitaire is all about catering clothes to the models’ (and your) preferences. You get creative with the requirements by picking through an assortment of fabrics that are hung solitaire-style on your screen.

Each model needs a shirt, skirt, shoes, and even a hairdo before you can send her on the catwalk. There are a minimum number of getup expectations to meet to pass a level, and you’ll earn money for each goal above that.

At the end of a round, you’ll be complimented more than modestly, and you get to pick your favorite design from the level for the fashion games show that occurs at the close of each stage.

More motifs are unlocked, and the opportunity to go shopping to trade in some of the ugly defaults is presented.

Pros and cons

+ An unlimited Undo button is available in the Fashion Solitaire game, as are store piles where you can set aside up to five unwanted frocks. You can also pile pieces from the same category onto each other to save space.

+ Each of the 8 stages is outfitted for a different theme, from a night on the town to workout gear.

+ 48 levels in all, making for many hours of happy gameplay.

+ The solitaire configurations become trickier as you advance.

+ One of the best features of Fashion Solitaire is the ability to create and wear your own clothes from dozens of fabrics. Your models will even earn bonus cash anytime they sport one of your designer threads.

+ A photography mini-game saves snapshots of your best looks for the theme. These pictures are available for E-mail.

– The Sims-like graphics are kind of choppy.

– Obviously in favor of a specific gender.

The verdict

The Fashion Solitaire game is a neat little pursuit where creativity meets strategy. Who knew pairing clothes with cards could be so stylish (and fun!)?