Charm School 1.22

• License:

  Free to try; $14.95 to buy

• Editor's Rating:

  3.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  3.0 stars (out of 8 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  59,948

• Operating Systems:

  Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP

• Limitations:

  Save-disabled, full year not available

• Date Added:

  February 23, 2004

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version Charm School 1.2 Charm School 1.11

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Publisher's description of Charm School

From Hanako Games:

This is a simulation/RPG game wherein you run a school for magic and train three girls to be adventurers. Gameplay is a cross between Zelda and Princess Maker. You select class schedules to raise the girls' skills, then send them into dungeons or arcade minigames to earn gold. Each girl has more than 20 unique career endings depending on her performance throughout the school year.

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Editor's review of Charm School

• 3.0 stars

• "Charm School"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: Charm School 1.22

This game is a more or less traditional quest, with exercises for developing management skills along the way. In Charm School, you take the role of a wizard training three girls in magic spells, wizardry, and spirituality. Though the girls are willing to work and obey, they are still kids. You have to maintain their stamina and happiness levels to make them continue studies and not die or run away. Each game-month, you choose a girl and a mission in which she can earn gold for her schooling. One of the girls excels at fighting, another is smart, and the third makes good spells and potions. Missions include a dungeon quest, a strangely challenging bug hunt, and being a waitress in the school's cafe. The registered version adds a rabbit-run mission and, more importantly, allows you to save your progress. The graphics of the game are primitive but cute, as is the MIDI-quality medieval-inspired soundtrack. Young children may enjoy Charm School's simple controls and achievable goals.

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• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 8 votes
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• 2 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Charm School 1.22

  "OK. Enough"

  by animaonline.com on November 30, 2005

  Pros: The graphics looks good.

  Cons: The game was created with Game Maker , and you are really getting bored after playing for 10 minutes.

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• 1 stars

  2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: Charm School 1.22

  "Very average"

  on July 26, 2004

  Summary: Well, the demo interested me enough to buy it... big mistake. The demo is actually half of the entire thing, and the paid for half just isn't worth it. There are no extra features, the game play is painfully slow, and since you only have 12 "months"... read more >>

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• 5 stars

  Version: Charm School 1.22

  "cure and fun"

  by hurrican65 on July 3, 2007

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• 2 stars

  Version: Charm School 1.22

  "Nothing to it"

  by Jilm on April 22, 2005

  Pros: A cute game. It might be good for young children, but they must be good readers, since the only way you know what is going on is by reading. At the end of the demo, the characters try to guilt trip you into buying the full version. A child may be racked with guilt for leaving the pixellated girls halfway through their school year after you refuse to buy this ridiculous game.

  Cons: This game is much too simple for any adult of normal intelligence to find very entertaining. You go through several simple stages involving very simple tasks to achieve a not-very rewarding outcome.

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• 1 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Charm School 1.22

  "cheesy!"

  on August 22, 2004

  Summary: it's a basic game that anyone could make. it's just dumb. i wouldn't waste my time!

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