Mall Tycoon 3 is a business simulation game, released in 2005

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. It was developed by Cat Daddy Games

Cat Daddy Games

Cat Daddy Games is an American video game developer based in Kirkland, Washington that has developed games for publishers Take-Two Interactive, Activision, Electronic Arts, Sierra Entertainment, and Microsoft. Cat Daddy is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc...

 and published by Global Star Software. It is the third installment in the Mall Tycoon series, after the original Mall Tycoon

Mall Tycoon

Mall Tycoon is a business simulation game, released in 2002 for Windows 95/98/ME. It was developed by Holistic Designs and published by Take-Two Interactive. It has two sequels: Mall Tycoon 2 and Mall Tycoon 3.-Gameplay:The game begins as an empty plot of land upon which the player develops his or...

and Mall Tycoon 2

Mall Tycoon 2

Mall Tycoon 2 is an business simulation game, released in 2003. It is the sequel to Mall Tycoon, which allows the gamer to construct, expand and thereafter manage a shopping mall. It describes itself as the "Ultimate Mall Experience". It is followed by Mall Tycoon 3.-People:The Mall is visited by...

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Gameplay

After selecting to play in sandbox mode, three starting locations are given. You may choose to build your mall in a neighborhood, a big city, or beside the beach. One may also choose to play a campaign game instead, and select from several different challenges.
Unlike in the previous installments of the series, Mall Tycoon 3 allows players to create customized stores. Over 40 types of stores of various types are available for placement in a pre-made store or a player may design their own, putting in everything from sale signs to the merchandise racks. Also customizable are the employees; their job capabilities and personal appearances are adjustable. In addition to regular in-line stores, there are also a handful of kiosks, such as one that sells cellular phones.
In the first two Mall Tycoon games, stores were created by placing the set store size, and then adding a store to them. In Mall Tycoon 3, the player paints the floor to create a store, allowing for them to be of any shape or size.
Mall Tycoon 3 features a total of 5 buildable mall levels.