http://suttree.com/2006/05/25/rockstar-casual-games/ Beatniks with better clothing. Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:03:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://suttree.com/2006/05/25/rockstar-casual-games/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Rockstar Casual Games, part deux at Suttree - Real Artists Ship Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:38:11 +0000 http://suttree.com/2006/05/25/rockstar-casual-games/#comment-272 [...] They’ve done it before with table tennis, now they’re doing it again. Rockstar have morphed their violent Grand Theft Auto engine into a SimCity hub for using Casual Games as a method of progression. From the EuroGamer review of Canis Canem Edit (emphasis mine): You’re a student too, of course, so there’s the clock to keep in mind. With two set periods to complete, before and after lunch, you’ll need to head off to class when the bell goes, with several subjects to attend - chemistry, English, art, maths, gym and photography the ones mentioned. Each is set up as a mini-game, with five levels to work through during the term. Chemistry is a rhythm-response, for example, about bashing buttons as the corresponding symbols move through a Bunsen burner, while art is a sort of Snake clone where you need to move a pen from the top to the bottom of the screen without having the line you’ve drawn severed by a roving rubber. [...] [...] They’ve done it before with table tennis, now they’re doing it again. Rockstar have morphed their violent Grand Theft Auto engine into a SimCity hub for using Casual Games as a method of progression. From the EuroGamer review of Canis Canem Edit (emphasis mine): You’re a student too, of course, so there’s the clock to keep in mind. With two set periods to complete, before and after lunch, you’ll need to head off to class when the bell goes, with several subjects to attend – chemistry, English, art, maths, gym and photography the ones mentioned. Each is set up as a mini-game, with five levels to work through during the term. Chemistry is a rhythm-response, for example, about bashing buttons as the corresponding symbols move through a Bunsen burner, while art is a sort of Snake clone where you need to move a pen from the top to the bottom of the screen without having the line you’ve drawn severed by a roving rubber. [...]

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