Project one – videogames
Tasks
1) Draw up a list of the games being released in the UK in 2009.
2) Categorise each game from the editors pick section of the Games Spot web site into generic categories (e.g. shoot-em-up, role play football…)
3) Choose o of the games and try to gather as much information as you can on the game.
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From the games spot web site there is a list of games being released in the UK this year:
o Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars - DS
o Wheelman - X360 PS3 PC
o Don King Boxing - WII DS
o Wanted: Weapons Of Fate – X-BOX 360 PS3 PC
o The Godfather II - X-BOX 360 PS3 PC
o Legends of Wrestlemania – X-BOX 360 PS3
o Football Academy – DS
o Monsters vs. Aliens - X360 PS3 PC DS WII PS2
The action games are:
o Wanted: Weapons Of Fate
o Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown wars
o Wheelman
o The Godfather II
The sports games are:
o Football Academy
o Don King Boxing
o Legends of Wrestlemaia
The sci-fi game is:
o Monsters vs. Aliens
I have decided to investigate the release of the game Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a video game for the Nintendo DS. It is the thirteenth game in the Grand Theft Auto series and the fourth released on a Nintendo console, after Grand Theft Auto and Grand Theft Auto 2 for the Game Boy Color and Grand Theft Auto Advance for the Game Boy Advance.
China.
Ownership
Chinatown wars is a game developed by Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar Leeds (formerly Mobius Entertainment) is an English video game developer. Based in the city from where the name was taken, Rockstar Leeds has primarily published handheld games for Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance , as well as Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition and the Grand Theft Auto Stories series for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). Founded in 1997 by Gordon Hall (president), Jason McGann, Dave Box, Justin Johnson and Ian Bowden, the company consists of 75 game designers and game programmers. In April 2004, the company was acquired by Rockstar Games and renamed Rockstar Leeds. Rockstar games is one of the biggest vidogame producers in the market. It is a world wide organization comprising of over ten different branches over th world ranging from Japan across Europe and America. It also publishes games designed from external companies, for example, it has published the game Oni designed by Bungie. Rockstar has produced and published all of the Grand Theft Auto series or games and others like midnight club and Max Payne.
Convergence
The Nintendo DS has now online capabilities alongside the wireless unit in built to allow players to interact and play with other DS owners within a short distance of each other. The DS now has WI-FI capabilities to allow people to play online, download upgrades and additional features are available between two or more friends what have exchanged friend codes.
However, for Chinatown wars there is no online co-operation gameplay but the game uses the Rockstar Games social club. This is an online forum for players to upload statistics and cheats for other players to see.
Technologies
The latest instalment in the Grand Theft Auto series has reverted back to the old style of gameplay seen in t5he first and second games of the series. It has reverted back to the ‘birds eye view’ format of game play. As there is two screens on the platform DS it allows the top screen to be solely based on the text of the game and leaves the bottom screen to control the character I the text. One of the unique selling points of the game is the additional ‘sub-game’ where the controlled charcter can sell up to six different drugs around the city, where Players can make a profit by recognizing market conditions and demands based on geography and other drug dealers.
Globalization
The game, because of its unique game control layout means it is exclusive to the Nintendo DS as it has the capabilities and technology to allow the game to be played. The Nintendo DS is owned by Nintend, this is one of the biggest console developers at the moment. It is based in japan and has released many other consoles, including the Nintendo Wii and Gameboy series.
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Tasks
1) Draw up a list of the games being released in the UK in 2009.
2) Categorise each game from the editors pick section of the Games Spot web site into generic categories (e.g. shoot-em-up, role play football…)
3) Choose o of the games and try to gather as much information as you can on the game.
1)
From the games spot web site there is a list of games being released in the UK this year:
o Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars - DS
o Wheelman - X360 PS3 PC
o Don King Boxing - WII DS
o Wanted: Weapons Of Fate – X-BOX 360 PS3 PC
o The Godfather II - X-BOX 360 PS3 PC
o Legends of Wrestlemania – X-BOX 360 PS3
o Football Academy – DS
o Monsters vs. Aliens - X360 PS3 PC DS WII PS2
The action games are:
o Wanted: Weapons Of Fate
o Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown wars
o Wheelman
o The Godfather II
The sports games are:
o Football Academy
o Don King Boxing
o Legends of Wrestlemaia
The sci-fi game is:
o Monsters vs. Aliens
I have decided to investigate the release of the game Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a video game for the Nintendo DS. It is the thirteenth game in the Grand Theft Auto series and the fourth released on a Nintendo console, after Grand Theft Auto and Grand Theft Auto 2 for the Game Boy Color and Grand Theft Auto Advance for the Game Boy Advance.
China.
Ownership
Chinatown wars is a game developed by Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar Leeds (formerly Mobius Entertainment) is an English video game developer. Based in the city from where the name was taken, Rockstar Leeds has primarily published handheld games for Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance , as well as Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition and the Grand Theft Auto Stories series for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). Founded in 1997 by Gordon Hall (president), Jason McGann, Dave Box, Justin Johnson and Ian Bowden, the company consists of 75 game designers and game programmers. In April 2004, the company was acquired by Rockstar Games and renamed Rockstar Leeds. Rockstar games is one of the biggest vidogame producers in the market. It is a world wide organization comprising of over ten different branches over th world ranging from Japan across Europe and America. It also publishes games designed from external companies, for example, it has published the game Oni designed by Bungie. Rockstar has produced and published all of the Grand Theft Auto series or games and others like midnight club and Max Payne.
Convergence
The Nintendo DS has now online capabilities alongside the wireless unit in built to allow players to interact and play with other DS owners within a short distance of each other. The DS now has WI-FI capabilities to allow people to play online, download upgrades and additional features are available between two or more friends what have exchanged friend codes.
However, for Chinatown wars there is no online co-operation gameplay but the game uses the Rockstar Games social club. This is an online forum for players to upload statistics and cheats for other players to see.
Technologies
The latest instalment in the Grand Theft Auto series has reverted back to the old style of gameplay seen in t5he first and second games of the series. It has reverted back to the ‘birds eye view’ format of game play. As there is two screens on the platform DS it allows the top screen to be solely based on the text of the game and leaves the bottom screen to control the character I the text. One of the unique selling points of the game is the additional ‘sub-game’ where the controlled charcter can sell up to six different drugs around the city, where Players can make a profit by recognizing market conditions and demands based on geography and other drug dealers.
Globalization
The game, because of its unique game control layout means it is exclusive to the Nintendo DS as it has the capabilities and technology to allow the game to be played. The Nintendo DS is owned by Nintend, this is one of the biggest console developers at the moment. It is based in japan and has released many other consoles, including the Nintendo Wii and Gameboy series.
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