|
MySims
''MySims'' is a video game developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts as a spin-off to Maxis' ''The Sims'' franchise for the Wii and Nintendo DS in September 2007, re-released for Microsoft Windows in 2008. Overview Gameplay The game puts players in charge of redeveloping a town that has become run down because a resident who had the power to use essences moved away. Through creative building and design elements, players will take over the new role as a government leader to improve the town, which attracts new residents, who subsequently need homes built for them. Customization is a large element of the game, including houses, furniture and outfits. Apart from creating a custom Mii-like character, players may also modify their houses and build furniture and appliances using a selection of building blocks. This gives the player more building options, allowing them to create objects by using blueprints, a change from the usual virtual catalog found in ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MySims Agents
''MySims Agents'' is a 2009 mystery life simulation video game published by Electronic Arts. The fifth instalment in the ''MySims'' series, it was released in Europe on September 25, 2009 for both the Nintendo DS and the Wii. It was slated for release on June 16 in North America for both consoles, but was instead released on September 29. In the Wii version, the player is tasked with solving several cases which help the player determine the evil plot of the game's antagonist, while unlocking additional features which are essential to completing the game. For the DS version, the player has to take part in several minigames and interact with various townspeople to find a thief who attempts to steal a secret treasure. Upon release, the Wii version received positive reviews from critics, who complimented the game's graphics and storyline, but criticized the game's lack of challenge. Conversely, the DS version received mixed reviews, with reviewers criticizing the minigames and graphics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MySims Kingdom
''MySims Kingdom'' is a video game developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts as a spin-off to Maxis' ''The Sims'' franchise for the Nintendo DS and Wii in 2008. ''MySims Kingdom'' is a follow-up to ''MySims'', which was released in 2007 and was followed by ''MySims Party'', ''MySims Racing'', ''MySims Agents'' and ''MySims SkyHeroes''. Gameplay Wii version The Wii version of ''MySims Kingdom'' takes a departure from ''The Sims'' franchise and begins with a character living in a run-down kingdom with a king desperate to bring happiness back. The kingdom's Wandoliers, wand-equipped Sims that worked to keep the kingdom in order, have long since retired or moved away and it is up to the player to become the new Wandolier and restore order. The player's job is to rebuild, or remodel, homes and other structures for the characters using scrolls given to them by the islanders, and complete tasks that the islanders assign. Players must collect essences to unlock thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MySims Racing
''MySims Racing'' is a go-kart-car racing game developed by Artificial Mind & Movement (now Behaviour Interactive) and published by Electronic Arts as part of the ''MySims'' series, a spin-off from its trademark ''The Sims'' series of games. The title was released on June 12, 2009, for the Nintendo DS and Wii. Though similar to ''Mario Kart'', the game offers some unique gameplay features, such as a Story Mode (similar to the rebooted ''Need for Speed ''Need for Speed'' (''NFS'') is a racing game franchise published by Electronic Arts and currently developed by Criterion Games, the developers of ''Burnout''. The series generally centers around illicit street racing and tasks players to com ...'' series), basic car and character customization, and the ability to transfer cars to and from Wii Remotes. Reception The game received mixed reviews among critics. ''GameSpot'' gave the Wii version 7.5, praising the game's customization and new style of kart racing. The DS version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MySims Party
''MySims Party'' is a video game developed and published by Electronic Arts as a spinoff to Maxis' ''The Sims'' franchise for the Nintendo DS and Wii in 2009. It is the third game in the ''MySims'' series. It consists of 50+ mini-games which can be played with up to 4 players. The game was released on March 10, 2009, in North America. Gameplay Wii version The Wii version of ''MySims Party'' takes a departure from ''The Sims'' franchise and the other ''MySims'' games and begins with a character moving into a run-down town with a mayor desperate to bring residents back. The player's job is to enter festivals and win to bring new people into town. Players must collect points during these minigames to gain new characters and monuments and in return are given new playable characters, and outfits for their Sim. As the town's population increases, new areas are unlocked. The player can interact with citizens by talking to them. The player character can be customized in many different i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MySims SkyHeroes
''MySims SkyHeroes'' is a video game developed by Behaviour Interactive and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sixth and final game in the ''MySims'' series. The game was released on September 28, 2010, for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360. Gameplay ''MySims SkyHeroes'' is an aviation game that features a solo campaign, boss battles, local co-op, and online multiplayer. There are upgrades for the planes through a plane editor which will allow players to customize a plane using parts like wings and engines acquired by completing missions. Some upgrades are purely decorative, like wheel styles, but wing, engine and body upgrades upgrade stats using a three star rating system. Multiplayer The multiplayer modes available are racing and battle modes. In multi-player, users which have a game profile will be able to use their saved planes and avatars. Plot The player starts out as an unknown pilot and leads the resistance to the evil Morcubus and his drones who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sims
''The Sims'' is a series of life simulation video games developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. The franchise has sold nearly 200 million copies worldwide, and it is one of the best-selling video game series of all time. The games in the ''Sims'' series are largely sandbox games, in that they lack any defined goals (except for some later expansion packs and console versions which introduced this gameplay style). The player creates virtual people called "Sims", places them in houses, and helps direct their moods and satisfy their desires. Players can either place their Sims in pre-constructed homes or build them themselves. Each successive expansion pack and game in the series augmented what the player could do with their Sims. ''The Sims'' series is part of the larger ''Sim'' series, started by ''SimCity'' in 1989. Development Game designer Will Wright was inspired to create a "virtual doll house" after losing his home during the Oakland firestorm of 1991 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutato Muzika
Mutato Muzika is an American music production company established and owned by Devo co-founder and lead singer Mark Mothersbaugh in 1989. The name is a portmanteau of the words ''mutant'' and ''potato'', a nod to Mothersbaugh's longstanding fascination with mutants and mutation, and to Devo fans, whom the band dubbed "spuds," early on. While Devo members Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale and Bob Mothersbaugh, with drummer Josh Freese, often meet, rehearse and confer in its West Hollywood, California studio facilities, Mutato Muzika is a full-service music production company. Until his death in 2014, Bob Casale served as a producer/engineer there. Mutato Muzika has produced music for many films, including '' Rushmore'', ''The Royal Tenenbaums'', ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'', ''Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen'', '' 13'', ''Lords of Dogtown'', ''Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist'', ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'', and ''Catfish''. Television music includes ''Rugrats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EA Redwood Shores
Visceral Games (formerly EA Redwood Shores) was an American video game developer studio owned by Electronic Arts. The studio is known for the ''Dead Space'' series. History EA Redwood Shores (1998–2009) In 1998, Electronic Arts (EA) moved from San Mateo, California to a new corporate headquarters building that they had constructed in Redwood Shores, California. In this move, they founded a studio at this location, named EA Redwood Shores, which operated under the general "EA Games" division. EA Redwood Shores's initial title was '' Future Cop: LAPD'', released in 1998. Subsequent games through 2008 were generally licensed tie-ins with movies and other properties. According to designers Ben Wanat and Wright Bagwell, EA had not been keen on producing original intellectual property (IP) during this time, but the studio was pursuing an idea of making a second sequel to ''System Shock'' and Vice President and General Manager Glen Schofield had been trying to coax EA's executives t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Hunicke
Robin Hunicke (; born March 15, 1973) is an American video game designer and producer. She is a professor of game design at UC Santa Cruz and the co-founder of Funomena. Hunicke began her career at Electronic Arts where she worked on multiple games including ''MySims'' as Lead Designer and ''Boom Blox'' and its sequel as a Producer. After leaving EA, she was hired by thatgamecompany where she produced ''Journey'', an online cooperative game for the PlayStation 3. After its completion, Hunicke joined Tiny Speck to develop the social MMORPG ''Glitch'', teaming with ''Katamari Damacy'' creator and personal friend Keita Takahashi. Prior to the release of ''Glitch'', Hunicke left Tiny Speck to co-found Funomena together with Martin Middleton, former teammate and engineer at thatgamecompany. In October 2012, Funomena announced their first project: "to build a game that takes data from a pedometer and does something fun with it." They announced two new games, '' Wattam'' (directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TOSE
() (also called Tose Software) is a Japanese video game development company based in Kyoto. It is mostly known for developing Nintendo's Game & Watch ports and remakes#Game & Watch Gallery series, ''Game & Watch Gallery'' series, various ''Dragon Ball'' games, as well as other Nintendo products. Tose has developed or co-developed over 1,000 games since the company's inception in 1979, but is virtually never credited in the games themselves (an exception to this is ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' and The Legendary Starfy (series), ''The Legendary Starfy'' series, as Tose shares the copyright with Nintendo). "We're always behind the scenes," said Masa Agarida, Vice President of Tose's U.S. division. "Our policy is not to have a vision. Instead, we follow our customer's visions. Most of the time we refuse to put our name on the games, not even staff names." As such, Tose has gained a reputation for being a "ghost developer." History Tose was established in November 1979 in Higashiyama-ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silas Hite
Silas Hite (born March 30, 1980) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, and visual artist. Early life Hite began playing drums when he was eleven, studying with jazz drummer Mel Zelnick. He taught himself guitar and bass and sang in the choir at The Orme School. He later studied music, art, and business at The University of Arizona. His music focus was in percussion performance and experimental composition. He also studied at the University's recording studio. Career Silas began his professional career at Mutato Muzika, a music production company owned by his uncle, composer and co-founder of Devo, Mark Mothersbaugh. From 2003 to 2010, Silas scored and co-scored many films, television shows, video games, and commercials as an in-house composer and session musician. During this time he worked on many memorable commercial campaigns including "one of the most popular viral ad campaigns of all time," Burger King's " Subservient Chicken" campaign which won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Best-selling Nintendo DS Video Games
This is a list of video games for the Nintendo DS video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the Nintendo DS is ''New Super Mario Bros.'' First released in North America on May 15, 2006, it went on to sell nearly 31 million units worldwide. There are a total of 73 Nintendo DS games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, 18 were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions. Of the 73 games on this list, 50 were published in one or more regions by Nintendo. By September 30, 2022, over 948.76million total copies of games had been sold for the Nintendo DS. As of March 31, 2019, there are a total of 139 Nintendo DS games that have sold at least one million units. List Notes References External links Nintendo IR Information - Nintendo DS Software {{Portal bar, Video games Nintendo DS The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released glo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> The Sims")
