Computer Game Reviews

Sally's Salon is a fun, easy game for managing your own salon. You start with the basic equipment and service for hairstyling and, as you move along with each level, you can use the money you earn to invest in new equipment and make the task easier to handle with more and more customers visiting your salon. Here's the full review:

PC game description

Sally is the owner of a beauty salon that offers different hairstyling services, starting with the basic wash, blow-dry, different types of haircut, manicure, perm, and eventually, the fake sun tan. The game works by using the visual cues to know what the customer wants. Through fast services and giving them the look they want, the customer will get more hearts, which translates to bigger tips. If not satisfied at all, then they can lose the heart and leave the salon in dismay. At the end of every level, you must earn a required amount to move along. The money you earn can be used to hire new assistants and buy equipment that can improve the service of the salon and accommodate the needs of more customers. As you complete the different levels, you also get to move to new locations, from suburban mall to hotel.

PC game review

Sally's Salon is similar to Diner Dash, wherein you have to manage your own time and provide the service to your customers. What PC gamers like about the game is that it is easy to play with customer feedback to give you a hint on the type of hairstyle they want. The graphics are good enough to show the different hairstyles. It is easy to earn more points, and use them to shop for new salon equipment. Overall, you can say that the game is fairly easy but still challenging as you move along. Perhaps the only disadvantage is that earning more points is so easy that you can easily complete the upgrades half-way through the round. The visual cues can still be improved. Some also look forward to hiring more assistants for help around the salon.

Sally's Salon is one of those management sims that let you enjoy the pace of each game level with ease and much satisfaction from what you've accomplished.

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