When comparing Shovelware Tycoon vs TALOX, the Slant community recommends TALOX for most people. In the question“What are the best games from BaconGameJam 08?” TALOX is ranked 2nd while Shovelware Tycoon is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose TALOX is:
TALOX pits two players on a team against a third who controls enemy spawns.
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Pros
Pro Massively multipliayer
Shovelware Tycoon is a true web game, written in PHP and running on its own domain with an SQL back-end. Players interact through the sales charts, and can sabotage each others' titles.
Pro Clever and satirical humor
As a deliberate send-up of game industry bottom-feeders, Shovelware Tycoon is filled with parodic references and half-jokes.
Pro Asymmetric multiplayer
TALOX pits two players on a team against a third who controls enemy spawns.
Cons
Con Requires Facebook login
This is probably part of the satire, but it also put many BaconGameJam reviewers off the game entirely.
Con Three-player mode only
There is no single-player, or even two-player mode.