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PDP, a company mostly known for their controllers and hardware accessories, is throwing their hats into the software ring with a game based on a line of toys called Squeeballs.
These plush toys are basically balls with faces and other body parts to resemble some kind of animal. One such toy is red, has horns and the face of a bull. Another one is grey, has a spiked collar and resembles a dog. The game, Squeeballs Party, takes you to the island where these kids' toys are tested to make sure they are safe to go out into the world. Here you will play through eleven mini-games across 6 challenges. These "Tortured Tested Toys" will let you do everything from dice them up to splat them into walls, but still love you afterwards.
The mini-games range from a Cooking Mama style to paint-by-numbers (the aforementioned wall-splatting), to bowling and golf, and all using the Wii's motion capture remote. But wait, this game is also coming out for the Xbox 360. So how will you be able to use the distinct movements on the 360?
Well, PDP is also putting out a new controller for the Microsoft console, one that essentially acts as a Wii-mote. This wand-shaped controller features most (if not all) of the buttons on the standard controller, but it also contains an ultrasonic speaker on the end of it (which makes it look like a microphone). This speaker, along with the sensors you attach to the side of your TV, allows the game to know exactly where in 3D space your controller is and how fast you are moving in a much more fine-tuned manner than the Wii's accelerometers and light sensor.
These quite squishy in-game toys, as well as PDP's GameTrack Freedom controller, are coming out this October. The 360 version of the game will be packaged with the new controller, while the Wii and DS versions will use their respective system's native input mechanics to simulate the various mini-game tasks. |
