Who are each of the games aimed at?
GTA Vice City - Teenagers & young adults as it is an 18 certificate.
Canis Canem Edit - Teenagers as it is a 15.
Red Dead Revolver - Young teens who enjoy the wild west, 16+ certificate.
Manhunt - Teenagers & young adults as it is very violent and an 18 certificate.
Ping-pong - Everyone, but especially children and young teenagers as it is enjoyable. Also sports-based people who enjoy a variety of sports.
Midnight Club: Los Angeles - children and teens as it is a fun racing game and also people who enjoy modifying cars.
What is the appeal of each game?
GTA - Killing people and being a criminal, without breaking the law.
Canis Canem Edit - School-life appeal, fighting bullies and conquering their foes.
Red Dead Revolver - Bounty Hunter, third person shooter appeal to people who like westerns.
Manhunt - Violence, trying to complete missions
Ping-Pong - people who enjoy sporting games
Midnight Club - Driving-racing appeal.
By playing the games, why do you think Rockstar Games have been successful?
Gives people the chance to be a criminal without breaking the law and messing about. Also, very realistic in their creation of games, for example, in Ping-Pong the game is very realistic as the players get to change the spin type.
Controversial aspects of games?
Guns, violence, stealing, criminal activity, bullying people in schools and extreme violence, and killing people.
Monday 26 April 2010
Video Games.
for our last lesson we had the chance to try a selection of Rockstar games. we also had few individual questions to answer about the games and some general questions about rockstar games in general.
What is the appeal of each game?
Who are the games aimed at?
Bully.
Vice City.
Red Dead Revolver.
Man Hunt.
Table Tennis.
We believe this game was aimed at
Midnight Club.
By playing the games why do you think Rockstar is to successful?
What were the contravertial elements of the games
for our last lesson we had the chance to try a selection of Rockstar games. we also had few individual questions to answer about the games and some general questions about rockstar games in general.
What is the appeal of each game?
Who are the games aimed at?
Bully.
Vice City.
Red Dead Revolver.
Man Hunt.
Table Tennis.
We believe this game was aimed at
Midnight Club.
By playing the games why do you think Rockstar is to successful?
What were the contravertial elements of the games
Rockstar games Analysis
There were six Rockstar games which we played and analysed:
1) Table Tennis
2) Midnight Club
3) GTA vice city
4) Canis Canem Edit
5) Red dead revolver
6) Manhunt
Who are each of the games aimed at?
Table Tennis - Families, young children, table tennis fans
Midnight Club - Males, younger generations, racing fans
GTA vice city - Adults/ late teens, convict wanabees
Canis Canem Edit - Teens, school children, school bullies
Red dead revolver - wild west fans, gun fanatics
Manhunt - adults, fighting fans
What is the appeal of each game?
Table tennis - You can play table tennis like a pro without having to move a muscle
Midnight club - You can drive like a maniac and race other cars from the comfort of your home
GTA Vice City - Fantasy situation of being a high rolling criminal without consequences
Canis Canem Edit - Every school child can become a stereotypical bully in this game
Red dead revolver - Fantasy of wild west period, can play the role of a cowboy
Man hunt - Violence with no consequence
By playing the games, why do you think Rockstar games have been so successful?
Firstly rockstar are a well known company for their exciting games, each of their games appeals to a different audience so generally their company is known by all gamers. Each of there games can take a storyline and turn it into a fantasy world of gaming which is a thrilling experience for the consumer playing the game.
What are the controversy aspects of each game?
Table Tennis - Not as realistic as it could be
Midnight Club - Encourages people to drive dangerously
GTA vice city - Unjustified violence, gun crime, drug trafficking, nudity
Canis Canem Edit - Not a good influence to school children
Red dead revolver - Not a historically accurate representation of the wild west
Manhunt - Extreme unjustified violence
1) Table Tennis
2) Midnight Club
3) GTA vice city
4) Canis Canem Edit
5) Red dead revolver
6) Manhunt
Who are each of the games aimed at?
Table Tennis - Families, young children, table tennis fans
Midnight Club - Males, younger generations, racing fans
GTA vice city - Adults/ late teens, convict wanabees
Canis Canem Edit - Teens, school children, school bullies
Red dead revolver - wild west fans, gun fanatics
Manhunt - adults, fighting fans
What is the appeal of each game?
Table tennis - You can play table tennis like a pro without having to move a muscle
Midnight club - You can drive like a maniac and race other cars from the comfort of your home
GTA Vice City - Fantasy situation of being a high rolling criminal without consequences
Canis Canem Edit - Every school child can become a stereotypical bully in this game
Red dead revolver - Fantasy of wild west period, can play the role of a cowboy
Man hunt - Violence with no consequence
By playing the games, why do you think Rockstar games have been so successful?
Firstly rockstar are a well known company for their exciting games, each of their games appeals to a different audience so generally their company is known by all gamers. Each of there games can take a storyline and turn it into a fantasy world of gaming which is a thrilling experience for the consumer playing the game.
What are the controversy aspects of each game?
Table Tennis - Not as realistic as it could be
Midnight Club - Encourages people to drive dangerously
GTA vice city - Unjustified violence, gun crime, drug trafficking, nudity
Canis Canem Edit - Not a good influence to school children
Red dead revolver - Not a historically accurate representation of the wild west
Manhunt - Extreme unjustified violence
Red dead Revolver:
It is aimed at males in their early 20s or late teens. The appeal of this game is that it includes a lot of violence and fighting as it isn't acceptable in real life. We think that this game is successful because it is challenging and it has a storyline to make it more interesting. However, it is controversial as it includes violence and promotes weapons.
Man hunt:
It is aimed at males in their early 20s or late teens. The appeal of this game is the use of violence, it is fairly challenging, however the fighting makes this game controversial as people copy the violence and put it into real life situations.
Table tennis:
this has more of a wide audience. it can be played by families and couples of all ages and genders. it is appealing because of this range of audience, players can change their characters to male or female characters. We think it is successful because it is different to the majority genre of games such as violent games such as GTA, and it makes people come together to play a game instead of the 'sit on my own' game.
Midnight Club LA
This game specialised as being a car game, similar to something such as need for speed underground. You cannot get out of the car, therefore it restricts the gamer from being violent. It is aimed at teenagers, mainly for boys as it is a 'car' game. this allows the players to play the game in order to get to the top of the hierarchy in the game with the best cars.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
It is aimed at males in theie arly 20s. It is appealing as it has lots of violence and their are cheats available. We think it is successful as it is challenging and has a storyline. This game is controversial because of the violence and graphical content.
Bully:
It is aimed at males, 15 + and late teens. It is appealing as it has a story and the target audience can relate to it as it is in setting that they can relate to. It can be see as controversial as it is not like a real school because of the display of bullying
It is aimed at males in their early 20s or late teens. The appeal of this game is that it includes a lot of violence and fighting as it isn't acceptable in real life. We think that this game is successful because it is challenging and it has a storyline to make it more interesting. However, it is controversial as it includes violence and promotes weapons.
Man hunt:
It is aimed at males in their early 20s or late teens. The appeal of this game is the use of violence, it is fairly challenging, however the fighting makes this game controversial as people copy the violence and put it into real life situations.
Table tennis:
this has more of a wide audience. it can be played by families and couples of all ages and genders. it is appealing because of this range of audience, players can change their characters to male or female characters. We think it is successful because it is different to the majority genre of games such as violent games such as GTA, and it makes people come together to play a game instead of the 'sit on my own' game.
Midnight Club LA
This game specialised as being a car game, similar to something such as need for speed underground. You cannot get out of the car, therefore it restricts the gamer from being violent. It is aimed at teenagers, mainly for boys as it is a 'car' game. this allows the players to play the game in order to get to the top of the hierarchy in the game with the best cars.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
It is aimed at males in theie arly 20s. It is appealing as it has lots of violence and their are cheats available. We think it is successful as it is challenging and has a storyline. This game is controversial because of the violence and graphical content.
Bully:
It is aimed at males, 15 + and late teens. It is appealing as it has a story and the target audience can relate to it as it is in setting that they can relate to. It can be see as controversial as it is not like a real school because of the display of bullying
Video Game session
Game One: Midnight Club LA
Who are the games aimed at?
This game was rated 3+ and therefore suggests its aimed at a very wide audience, from the very young, to the middle aged.
What is the Appeal:
Fast Cars, street racing, modifications
Why do you think it makes rockstar successful:
It is a modern, up to date racing game, that widens their market to the younger audience.
Controversial Aspects:
The racing within the game all takes place on the stress, and may encourage unlawful driving as well as road rage and aggression.
Game Two: GTA Vice City
Who is it aimed at?
GTA Vice city is aimed at the middle aged typical lad gamer, and despite being aged 18, does appeal to the teenage audience, 14 onwards.
Whats the Appeal of the Game:
You can take the role of a character who can break the law with few consequences. You can do whatever you want, which in reality you cant.
Why does it make Rockstar Successful?
this is their main success and most popular game, as it is unique and very controversial. It was the first gane of its kind, dictating a character in his own world. It involvs lots of crime and is what the younger generations seem interested in.
Controversial Aspects:
People say it encourages some game players to carry out these actions in real life. Encourages violence, car theft, Gun crime etc. perhaps suggesting its condonable.
Game Three: Ping pong
who is the game aimed at?
This is more related to a Family/friend scenario to a more casual/recreational gamer. It would normally be played on the arcade rather than other consoles.
What is the appeal of the game?
This is related to the more sport rekated gamers, rather than the crime loving gamers. its a fun, group game that you can play with company.
Why does it make Rockstar successful?
Again, the company are broadening their audience including families, friends, younger gamers and the older generations.
Controversial issues:
They have not made this game controversial so that it relates to the younger market, as well as families and friend activities.
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