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Rethinking Kids' Games: Disney Interactive At E3

What determines whether or not a title is a "kids' game" or not? The simplicity of gameplay? Kid-friendly branding, like licensed TV stars or cartoons? Do you associate kids' games with low quality?

What got me thinking about this was a stroll through Disney Interactive's E3 booth, where I peeped Ultimate Band for Wii and DS. In the Wii edition, players can pick one of four band roles - frontman, guitar, drums and bass - and simulate the instrument of choice through what's essentially air guitar using the Wii remote and Nunchuk. The frontman role focuses more on aerobic performance - think Namco's new We Cheer or the new Rabbids title, to which I saw a lot of people my age or older joyfully disco-dancing on the show floor.

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6:20 PM on Thu Jul 17 2008
By Leigh Alexander
1,418 views, 8 comments

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Actually, Zubo Is Fun For All Ages

Just last month, Crecente checked out EA's DS rhythm title Zubo, and the verdict of the commenters based on his impressions was that it looks like a "bizarre kids' game." I got to give it a whirl myself yesterday, and I actually find it pretty interesting.

Like Crecente said, it leans heavily on its art style, cool mini-fig style creatures that are really artsy and look vivid and fantastic on the DS. The basic gameplay might lead one to believe it's a kids' title, but since higher difficulty levels advance in complexity, I have to say with cautious optimism that I'd probably enjoy it too.

Particularly, I liked the character designs. Pics of just a few of them, plus printable papercraft (!) after the jump.

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2:20 PM on Fri Jun 27 2008
By Leigh Alexander
1,728 views, 12 comments

Zelnick On T2

Take-Two Ponders Entering The Music Game Genre


Would Take-Two ever consider setting Rockstar loose on the music game genre? Last night, during Take-Two's Q1 financial results call, Board chairman Strauss Zelnick addressed an analyst who asked exactly that, "given Rockstar's nature." I guess he meant, "as rockstars"? More »

5:20 PM on Fri Jun 6 2008
By Leigh Alexander
1,616 views, 37 comments

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iNiS Working On 360 Title

I'm a big fan of rhythm games, so the developer of Elite Beat Agents and Gitaroo Man working on a title for the Xbox 360 is pretty big news to me. In an interview with Gamasutra and Microsoft's Gamefest, iNiS co-founder Keiichi Yano confirms that there is a 360 game in the works.

However, when if there were Xbox 360 games that iNiS itself is in development on, Yano guardedly confirmed: "Yeah. We are currently working on a title. I can't really get into it more than, 'Yes, we're working on something!'" No further details on publisher or genre were available for the game.
Considering the most successful games iNiS has created have been rhythm games, I'm going to go ahead and put my money on another one of those, which would be simply peachy.

iNiS' Yano Confirms Xbox 360 Project, Engine Development [Gamasutra]

10:20 AM on Fri Sep 14 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,162 views, 10 comments

Latest by yanipheonu: Old news. iNiS is also developing a Wii game. more »

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Ouendan! 2 Available for Pre-Order

Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2, the folow up to the truly awesome Ouendan! is now available for pre-order through PlayAsia.com for $48.90 plus $2.80 shipping. The page has it listed as being available on May 17th and I can hardly contain my excitement. More »

4:00 PM on Sun Apr 29 2007
By fdemarco
2,038 views, 32 comments

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PaRappa Creator Wants Less Violence, More Rhythm, Faster TVs

Masaya Matsuura, creator of the PlayStation rhythm hit PaRappa the Rapper, says the industry should stop focusing on "X-rated" violent fare to attract new gamers to the medium, according to a report from Gamespot. Praising Nintendo's philosophy of attracting non-traditional gamers, Matsuura said at the recent Australian GO3 conference, that "making good games that everybody can play is a very high priority." More »

5:20 PM on Tue Apr 3 2007
By Michael McWhertor
1,453 views, 30 comments

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Rhythm Nation

Upon looking over the games I've been playing lately, I realized that quite a number of rhythm games have been creeping their way into my collection. Ouendan!, DDR (I'm trying to shed a few pounds, so sue me), Guitar Hero 1 & 2, Donkey Konga, Space Channel 5. Now, these are definitely not games I play all the time, but I like them because they provide a great counterpoint to the often long winded games I love to play like Twilight Princess and Final Fantasy III. After wandering around the same part of the game map for an hour or two trying to level up, it's somewhat of a relief to take a break and pound out the beats on a couple of Ouendan! songs. They are quick (but not easy!) and can be played for a little while and then put down without fear of forgetting what side quest you were on when you saved last. More »

11:00 AM on Sun Feb 25 2007
By fdemarco
2,777 views, 94 comments

Latest by dArk_stAr: Guitar hero, ddr, beatmania, donkey konga, taiko, space channel, eba are all enjoyable. ddr is the best (if you buy a decent pad) and space channel is fun for about five minutes. I want samba de amigo SO BADLY, but more »

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Wicki! Wicki! DDR for DJ's

We were turned onto Wicki! Wicki! by Mike, a turntable controlled student project game built on Flash, a gutted optical mouse, and old Technics hardware. From one of the games designers, Patrik Berg: More »

2:01 PM on Sat Aug 26 2006
By Michael McWhertor
770 views, 7 comments