Tuesday 27 April 2010

Red Dead Revolver

Developer: Rockstar San Diego

Publisher: Rockstar Games

Release Dates: North America May 3 2004, PAL June 11 2004

Console/ Format: Playstation 2, Xbox

Influences: All the Western films
Developer - Rockstar San Diego, Rockstar Leeds (Wii)

Publisher - Rockstar Games

Release Dates - (Xbox 360) North America - May 23rd 2006
Europe - May 26th 2006
- (Wii) North America - October 15th 2007
PAL region - October 19th 2007

Console - Wii and Xbox 360

Influence - The sport table tennis. Easy old fashioned enjoyable game.
"Closer to replicating the feel of the real life sport than maybe any sports game in history." - IGN

Canis Canem Edit

Development: the game is developed by rockstar games (rockstar Vancouver) for ps2 and rockstar new england for the xbox 360 etc.

Publisher: the publisher for this game is rockstar again. also the game was published with Bethesda Softwork in Japan.

Release date: 17th of october 2006 in america. the game was released on the 26th of october 2006 only for the Playstation 2 in uk, the game was later released on the 4th of march 2008 for other consoles and the newer improved version of the game.

Console/format: the game was originally designed for the Playstation 2 only, but due to the success of the game it was later relased on all gaming consoles in 2008 sept psp.

influences: the game was influenced by peoples past experiences.

The Warriors

Developers: Rockstar Toronto

Publishers: Rockstar Games

Release Date: October 21 2005

Consoles/Format: PS2, PSP, Xbox

Influences: The Warriors video game is based on the movie The Warriors which was released on February 9, 1979. Levels 1 of the game recreates 13 acts as a prequel to the film, creating backstory and elaborating on the characters from the film. Levels 14 through 18 recreates much of the film's events. Several of the actors from the movie returned to perform the voices for their original characters.

Manhunt

Developer: Rockstar North
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Release Dates: November 18, 2003 (PS2)
April 20, 2004 (Xbox & PC)
January 4, 2008 (Download)
Console/Format: Playstation 2, Xbox, Windows
Influences: The Running Man (film) 1987, based on the novel of the same name, is a definite influence on the game.

GTA: Vice City

Developer: Rockstar North (PS2/Windows) Rockstar Vienna (Xbox)

Publisher: Rockstar Games

Release dates: PS2; North America 27 October 2002, Australia and EU 8 November 2002
Windows; North America 12 May 2003, Australia 20 May 2003 and EU 15 May 2003
Xbox; North America 31 October 2003, Australia and EU 2 January 2004

Consoles/format: PS2, Xbox, Windows.

Influences: 1980s American culture, with direct influences from movies set at this time e.g. Scarface (depicting drug related crimes within a Miami-style setting).