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franchises. The game was developed by Zoink and sponsored by

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. The game was announced, and released on August 8, 2013, and released in selected European territories; no North American release is planned.

Gameplay

The game consists of four different game modes, each featuring a different character from a respective Sony Computer Entertainment video game franchise. This includes Nathan Drake from '' Uncharted'', Sackboy from ''

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'',

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from ''

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from ''

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''. The four mini-games all loosely play as

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s, though each have separate elements from their respective series as well; Nathan Drake runs through ancient ruins, Sack Boy races through levels similarly to '' LittleBigPlanet Karting'' and Kat retains her ability to shift gravity. Within the games, the player must direct the respective character through the game's

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, avoiding obstacles and collecting Coke-themed items. The collection of items unlocks further content, challenges and even cameos from other PlayStation series such as Ratchet & Clank, Jak and Daxter and Sackgirl. Additional game content may be downloaded by scanning QR codes on actual

bottles.

Development

The game was announced on August 8, 2013, as a mobile phone game for iOS and

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platforms, developed by Zoink and being sponsored by

. It was made available for download for its respective platforms on the same day as its announcement. The game was released in select European territories; Sony has announced there are no plans for the game to be released in North America.

Reception

The game has been compared unfavorably to '' Halo 4: King of the Hill Refueled by Mountain Dew'' as an example of excessive and blatant advertising in a video game. '' The Escapist'' criticized the advertising as being "obnoxious", complaining of an unfavorable Coke-to-Sony representation in the game, with there being more Coke ads than Sony characters.

References

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Gameplay

Development

Reception

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