Start the Party!

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Start the Party!
Move Party.png
North American box art
Developer(s) Supermassive Games
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment
Engine Gamebryo
Platform(s) PlayStation 3
Release
  • EU: September 15, 2010
  • AU: September 16, 2010
  • NA/UK: September 17, 2010
Genre(s) Party game, augmented reality
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Start the Party! is a 2010 augmented reality party video game for the PlayStation 3. It utilizes the PlayStation Move controllers. [1] It is the first game developed by Supermassive Games and was published by Sony Computer Entertainment for release as a launch title for the PlayStation Move. The game is a collection of augmented reality mini-games which use the PlayStation Eye.

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Gameplay

Gameplay of one of the mini-games. Notice how the camera is used as the game's background Move Party Gameplay.jpg
Gameplay of one of the mini-games. Notice how the camera is used as the game's background

The game first snaps a picture of the players using the PlayStation Eye, then displays a real time video feed of players their surroundings in the game. The game consists of a wide variety of mini-games, including bug-swatting and painting games, played using the PlayStation Move motion controller. In the game display, the controller often transforms into animated objects similar to the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit which features real-life people holding cartoon-like objects. The controller can transform into a variety of things depending on the game such as a cartoon tennis racket for swatting bugs, a spiky prod for popping balloons which are shown in the game as being held by the player. [2] The game also allows for multiplayer modes with up to four different players with the use of a single PlayStation Move controller.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3] In Japan, where the game was ported for release under the name Move de Party (Moveでパーティ, Move de Pātī) on November 18, 2010, [17] Famitsu gave it a score of two sevens, one six, and one seven for a total of 27 out of 40. [6]

Sequel

Start the Party! Save the World
Developer(s) Supermassive Games
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s) PlayStation 3
Release
  • AU: November 24, 2011
  • EU: November 25, 2011
  • NA: March 6, 2012
Genre(s) Party game, augmented reality
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

A sequel, titled Start the Party! Save the World, was released for retail in Australia on November 24, 2011, and in Europe the next day; and as a downloadable game for PlayStation 3 through PlayStation Network on March 6, 2012. In the game, the player (and up to three other players) is cast as a superhero, tasked with saving the world.

Reception

The sequel received a bit more mixed reviews than the original according to Metacritic. [18]

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