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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 9.2 hrs on record (7.6 hrs at review time)
Posted: 23 Feb, 2016 @ 5:42pm
Updated: 23 Feb, 2016 @ 11:47pm

My full review can be found here.[www.the-backlog.net]

No Pineapple Left Behind is an interesting and satirical look at the US Educational System. Your role, as the player, is to manage a school. However, in this school, all that matters are the grades. Children are dirty little things that tend to have wants and needs, Pineapples, on the other hand, are ideal students. All they do is take tests and get graded. We want more pineapples.

In NPLB, you will mainly be managing the courses that your teachers are giving. These courses (called spells in the game) will influence the humanity and grades of your students, should they succeed. Success will depend on how much energy your teachers have, and it generally only recovers at the end of the day when they get paid.

While I did have some issues with game (detailed more in my full review), if you're looking for a somewhat different type of management/sim game, then this is a game worth giving a shot. However, with that said, this is one of those games I wish I could just give a neutral review to. As it is, I can only give it a shaky recommendation, as there were some elements (Fruitbol, for example) that I just did not enjoy about it.

Disclaimer: I was provided a copy by the developer for review purposes.
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