This was one of this games where you just have to play. MadTV was a German title developed by Rainbow Arts. It revolves around managing a TV station; filling program blocks up, deciding what gets put in the news, obtaining advertising contracts, out-doing your opposition etc. The concept is well executed and the game is very fun. To win, you must perfect the art of juggling quality programs with budgetary concerns, squeezing in the right adverts at the right times and maximizing both profit and viewers.
Very simply put, these two screens show the current program and a family watching it. The left screen displays the program, news or an advert, depending on the time. It will display a different screen for each show type (Superman for Sci-fi, a kissing couple for Love Story, a stadium for live events etc.). You can change the station to a rival network by clicking on the different colored buttons. The right screen is an inverted TV set, showing a family watching the program. You can tell how well you're doing depending on whether the whole family is watching or if there's a sleeping grandpa in front of the screen.
The $ sign next to the box of numbers indicates your money; multiply by 1,000 to get your
total cash ($200 = $200,000). The little couch and decimal numbers indicates the number of people currently watching in millions (0.65 = 650,000 people). This can be increased by showing better programs, building transmitters and satellites and putting new news on. This is basically the number adverts rely on to be successful (more on that later). The heart bar indicates your relationship with Betty; it can never go higher than your current image. You need to get this to 100 to win the game or eliminate both rivals and increase this rating by buying presents and broadcasting certain programs.
