PlayStation Wants You to Move!

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At E3, PlayStation was all about their new controller, the PlayStation Move, and the games that support it. We got the chance to try out a few of their first party titles with mixed results. The first title was The Fight: Lights Out and Geck0 did some time in the ring with this one. The basis of The Fight is underground fighting and you play as a bare-knuckle fighter working your way up the ranks in the Campaign Mode. It took a good bit of time to get the Move calibrated for him before he could even start fighting, but once he was all set up, the game was a blast. There are lots of combos to try out in the game including nasty moves like headlocks and you can train your fighter in the gym using tools like the speed bag and heavy bag. Geck0 came away sweating and had quite a workout and he liked the game a good bit.

Next up was The Shoot, a shooter for 1-2 players where gamers can destroy themed movie sets in a flurry of gunfire. Areas include Haunted House Party, Outlaws, Robot Rebellion, Deep Perils and The Mob. This game can also be played online and you can work your way up the leaderboards. Geck0 played through several levels and had a pretty good time with it.

I checked out TV Superstar, an odd game with an even odder premise. Designed entirely for the PlayStation Move, gamers can capture their faces and become the star of their very own reality show. Players will choose between 5 “shows” and strive to become a superstar. The shows include Frockstar, D.I.Y. Raw, Big Beat Kitchen, Super Television Acting Agency and Let’s Get Physical. I can only speak for Frockstar because that was the game I tried, but the premise seems less like the reality shows we are accustomed to and more like those wacky Japanese gameshows where people act wild and injure themselves, simply to get on TV. In Frockstar, you first must take note of the outfit you must reproduce, then undress your character and reproduce the outfit you were shown earlier. Once that is done, you must then reproduce the makeup that you are shown a picture of, then finally, as your character is all dolled up, you must strut your stuff down the runway, dancing in time with the moves that the game displays, working your Move controller in time with the game and music. All of this is done in the hopes of garnering popularity and becoming a superstar.

Now, the outfit reproduction portion was just fine, except for the fact that my character had a really disturbing face. I am pretty sure the face was male, but the character was female. Not pretty. Anyway, so once my “girl” had her horrid outfit all in place, I tried out the makeup portion. The made up face and hairdo that I was trying to replicate looked decidedly Marie Antoinette, but with deep red and yellow for the cheeks and eyes. Ok, I can deal with that. But then when I was presented with my tools of the trade, there was no labeling on the various makeup pots and the colors simply didn’t match. At all. I got a bit frustrated and let the guy demoing the game take over and he made up her face, but it didn’t resemble the expected results at all and I actually felt sorry for my poor little creature having to walk the runway looking a hot mess. Tyra Banks would give this little person the stiletto boot faster than you can say fierce! So there she went, strutting to the music, and although I’ll admit I wasn’t the best at keeping up with the moves, the Move controller didn’t seem to be keeping in time with my actions either. Well, we have a number of months before this one hits the streets, so there’s plenty of time for tweaking.

In the immortal words of Meatloaf, two out of three ain’t bad. We’ll see how these titles shape up as the developers have more time to work with the new Move controllers and hopefully, come Fall, PS3 gamers everywhere will be off the couch and up on their feet.

STAT BOX
Product
TV Superstar, The Fight, The Shoot
Company
Sony Interactive Entertainment America
Date
06/24/2010