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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Recent games powered by Gamebryo

I've probably missed a few recent games powered by Gamebryo, but here are two commercially released titles and two academic prototypes that recently saw the light of day.

First up is winter sports title Ski Doo: Snowmobile Challenge, from some of my favorite devs Coldwood Interactive, published by Valcon Games). Think intense, authentically licensed snowmobile racing, including online multiplayer matches, and great in-house physics. (Boxed title for PS3 and Xbox 360.)

Next up is Wheel of Fortune from Sony Online Entertainment, joining the previously released Jeopardy TV - gameshow - to - console translation. (DL for PS3 via PSN.)

Then there are couple of student projects from the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy.

These student projects are done as part of the two-to-four-week "Rapid Prototype Production" course, a boot camp for making first games and innovating gameplay. Both titles are same-box multiplayer, and downloadable to play on PC (be sure to read the system requirements, first).

Ballocalypse -- A puzzle game described as "intense, fast-paced, multi-player 'Pong meets Peggle' on steroids!" It's a fun diversion, and has some nice little add-ins like rumble, pan/tilt/zoom, etc.

Arcane Fury -- a straightforward, multiplayer contained arena multiplayer brawler, and there's something very satisfying about freezing and then pushing off another player (though boost is a tricky, as I keep sailing off the platform to my death).