Ballistics Report

Pros

Community
There is a strong online community that should keep the developers pushing out bonus content for some time.

Starmaker
The Starmaker mode allows for creating very detailed characters that you can import into the game.

Machinima Appeal
The Movies contains very powerful machinima creation and editing tools that aren't limited by much more than your imagination.

Cons

Weak beginning
To get to the best parts of the game you have to slog through a few hours of micromanagement tedium.

Consistency
Production values are inconsistent.

Interface
The game's interface makes managing your studio more difficult than it needs to be.

Questionable focus
There is an inexplicable focus on things like "lot attractiveness" which effect your advancement more than the quality of your films.