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The Simms
The sims
Release date February 4, 2000
developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts.
Simulation game that allows the player to control characters and their lifestyle.
The game uses dimetric projection
Reactions- inappropriate content (the sims can have sex). The player can make them woo-hoo. -
Crash Bash
2000 Eurocom Entertainment Co Producer Jon Williams, Grady Hunt, Vijay Lakshman.
This video game is a multiplayer party game. It has 8 playable characters and has 28 mini games. With three different game modes (adventure, battle, and tournament).
This game got many mixed and average reviews. Many people loved the variety of the mini games but did not like the qualifications of completing the mini game itself. -
Chicken Run: the video game
Developed; Blitz games Producer; Patrick Cowan
Based on the Dreamworks movie “Chicken Run” this video game is a stealth based game. You play as a chicken escaping the farm, while doing this you must be sneaky.
Technological advancements: the game is interactive and allows the players to make their own decisions.
Customer reactions- Like the movie, the game follows similar humor as the movie. However, the major problems faced were lags and coding issues. -
Banjo-Tooie
Developer- Rare
Publisher- Nintendo
Controlling the characters Banjo and Kazooie, you just save Banjo’s kidnapped sister from a witch.
Disney- esque game (Graphics and plot)
People disliked it because they were able to play through it quickly. -
Grand Theft Auto: San Andres
Developed by Rockstar North
Published by Rockstar Games.
Action packed game where the player controls criminal “CJ” to complete missions
New scripting language
Societal reaction- Glamorizes gang warfare and crimes. -
Wii Sports
Developer Nintendo Producer Katsuya Eguchi and Kiyoshi Mizuki
A sport simulation that is interactive with the players and their skills in simulated sports. The console features an interactive controller that lets the player exercise as if they were doing the sport.
Technological advancements- player movements and interaction with the game. A controller that helps create the simulation of sporting events.
WII sports was a huge success for Nintendo. -
Bioshock
Publisher- 2k Boston
Developer- several studios involved but mainly Irrational Games and 2K Marin.
First person shooter game with role playing customization. The player collects weapons and works their way through enemy forces.
Uses modified unreal engine 2.5.
Player reactions; Depictions of racism and religious extremism -
Left For Dead
Published by Valve South Designed by Mike booth.
A first-person shooter game on the platform Xbox. There are four survivors who must survive the infected east coast. The game consists of first person shooting, looting, evacuating, plotting, and player decisions. There are different campaigns and weapons throughout the game.
For both PC and Xbox, the game received 89/100. People enjoyed the replayability aspect, the graphics, and it was a progressive take on a first-person shooter game. -
Angry Birds
December 11, 2009
Developer-Rovio Entertainment
Publisher- Chilling (2009/2012) Rovio Entertainment
A mobile game based on physics applied to projectile motion (parabolic motion. The player plays as different types of birds with special powers to take down the "evil" pigs and their towers/buildings. The game is level based and the levels continue to get harder as the player progresses.