Youda Marina is a refreshing change from the usual real estate sim Mac play where you build homes, castles and business buildings in a town or borough. In this imaginative game you create from a vacant, barren shoreline, island or lagoon to a well-developed corporate moneymaking ideal beachside town for fun and recreation.
In order to build and maintain a beach community you need to initially build a radio station to communicate with the many boats that will need to dock and enjoy the facilities of your town. When a boat is in need of your services, they will radio you and a yellow triangle with a
radio will appear. You then click on the radio, a boat with a similar triangle and radio will appear, and you will need to click to see what they need. Your options are to either dock or if there are no available spaces or the ship is too large, you may need to turn away the boat losing the income. This will force you to build more docks and enlarge spaces.
Other income will come from the many facilities (gas, radio, etc.), land attractions (bar, restaurant, hotel) and event facilities (diving school, game fishing, water sports and sea park). The infrastructure builds the docks, lighting and can also demolish sites. Milestones in the upper left corner are the goals for the campaign mode you must meet to complete the level. After reaching a milestone, you get a star rank at the bottom right of the screen. The small map is useful to click on a location and going directly there.
While all the construction is happening, the boats continue to come in and you need to click to reveal docking options for them. The play is busy but never frustrating even though there are a lot of work to be completed. It’s interesting to see your beach town rise from sand and water to a thriving community. I was raised near beach cities and saw a few marinas developed from nothing into large ports for boats and yachts of all sizes. Before Marina del Rey, California became an upscale, trendy beach location, it was farmland and fishing creeks. The idyllic country living is gone now and the busy congestion of city life took over, but the new development and progress helps bring revenue to the area. I enjoy playing Youda Marina with its change in scenery from building homes to erecting docks and prosperous fun beach communities. Navigate your boats to your safe and exciting harbor with its many attractions.
Features of Youda Marina:
-4 Maps
-Facilities
-Beautiful Designs
-Be the Harbor Master
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