But with the likes of Risk II and Monopoly 'tycoon behind them, Deep Red could really make it work. In the hands of some lesser developer it could be a recipe for cringeworthy dullness. The idea is to manage different resorts, all of which are populated by moronic, sex-starved hooligans and dippy, sex-starved slappers. Which is precisely what Milton Keynesbased developer Deep Red has gone and done, although the original concept is attributed to the head of Eidos, the legendary Ian Livingstone. There’s only one way to turn it into something fun, and that’s to make a game out of it. It closely resembles my personal idea of hell (except for the second item on the list). The sun, the sex, the German techno music, the foam parties, the nighttime Es and the morning Js, the wide-open bloodshot eyes, the factor 75 suntan lotion.
