GAME DESIGNGAME DESIGN

2000-PRESENT DAY2000-PRESENT DAY

By Deborah MalcolmBy Deborah Malcolm

SUMMARYSUMMARY

List of console releases since 2000List of console releases since 2000

Games that have made a massive Games that have made a massive impactimpact

Games with unique visual stylesGames with unique visual styles

Interactive gamesInteractive games

ConclusionConclusion

CONSOLESCONSOLES

Playstation Playstation 2/ 2/ Playstation Playstation 2 Slim2 Slim

XboxXbox

GamecubeGamecube

Gameboy Gameboy Advance/ Advance/ Advance SP/ Advance SP/ MicroMicro

Nintendo DS/ Nintendo DS/ DS Lite/ DSiDS Lite/ DSi

Sony PSP/Slim and Sony PSP/Slim and Lite/3000/Go!Lite/3000/Go!

Xbox 360/Elite/Core/Xbox 360/Elite/Core/Arcade etcArcade etc

Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii

Playstation 3/SlimPlaystation 3/Slim

(Don’t forget, the PC (Don’t forget, the PC plays games too!)plays games too!)

GAMESGAMESGrand Theft AutoGrand Theft Auto

Rockstar GamesRockstar Games

GTA 3 (playstation 2) – GTA 3 (playstation 2) – First GTA game to be in First GTA game to be in full 3Dfull 3DHighly controversialHighly controversialFree roamingFree roamingOne of the best selling One of the best selling game franchises evergame franchises everDeveloped in EdinburghDeveloped in Edinburgh

GTA 4 TrailerGTA 4 Trailer LollipopLollipop

HALOHALOBungie StudiosBungie Studios

Changed the way First Changed the way First Person Shooters were Person Shooters were playedplayedInteresting story line and Interesting story line and main charactermain characterHas inspired fan made Has inspired fan made videos E.G – “Red Vs videos E.G – “Red Vs Blue” and “Arby and The Blue” and “Arby and The Chief”Chief”Possible hollywood Possible hollywood movie?movie?

Halo 3 TrailerHalo 3 TrailerHalo 3 ODST TrailerHalo 3 ODST Trailer

WORLD OF WARCRAFTWORLD OF WARCRAFTBlizzard EntertainmentBlizzard Entertainment

Best selling Best selling MMORPGMMORPG

Approx 8 ½ million Approx 8 ½ million players to dateplayers to date

Addictive game Addictive game playplay

UNIQUE VISUAL STYLES UNIQUE VISUAL STYLES IN VIDEO GAMESIN VIDEO GAMES

Okami(PS2/Wii) – Okami(PS2/Wii) – made to look like a made to look like a Japanese paintingJapanese painting

The Legend of Zelda: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind WakerThe Wind Waker(GC) – Cell-Shaded (GC) – Cell-Shaded graphicsgraphics

LocoRoco/ Patapon LocoRoco/ Patapon (PSP) – simple 2D (PSP) – simple 2D colourful graphicscolourful graphics

Little Big Planet Little Big Planet (PS3) – Levels (PS3) – Levels created with a created with a variety of materials variety of materials E.G – cardboard, E.G – cardboard, pillowspillows

INTERACTIVE GAMESINTERACTIVE GAMESThe PS2 made interactive The PS2 made interactive play popular with the Eye play popular with the Eye Toy, GameTrak, Buzz, Toy, GameTrak, Buzz, Guitar Hero and Singstar Guitar Hero and Singstar gamesgames

Nintendo currently rule Nintendo currently rule the interactive market the interactive market with the NDS/ Wii – with the NDS/ Wii – Nintendogs, Brain Nintendogs, Brain Training, Wii Fit, Wii Training, Wii Fit, Wii SportsSports

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSIONGames have come a long wayGames have come a long way

Made a massive impact in the Made a massive impact in the entertainment industryentertainment industry

Constantly evolvingConstantly evolving

The future of games?The future of games?