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Attention Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo: This Is How You Make a Party Game

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Who really needs motion control?

The big three hardware companies have poured millions of R&D money into perfecting complicated motion-capture devices in the hope of luring casual gamers, but the best party game I've seen at GDC does things the old fashioned way: with a button. One button, to be precise.

After attending the underwhelming unveiling of the PlayStation Move, I headed over to the Gamma IV party, hosted by the indie collective Kokoromi. Six games were on display, all of them controlled by one button. My favorite? A party game called B.U.T.T.O.N. (Brutally Unfair Tactics Totally OK Now) that blew everything offered at the Sony event out of the water. Check out the chaos below:

 

 
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Comments (6)
Demian_-_bitmobbio
March 11, 2010

I will say that playing this game in the middle of an incredibly crowded bar isn't such a great idea...but other than that, it looked fun!

Greg_ford
March 12, 2010

Any game with an acronym that sweet has got to be good.

Lance_darnell
March 12, 2010

When it all comes down to it, all video games are about pushing a button. It is about time developers realized this! :)

March 12, 2010

Desmond David Hume: The Game confirmed.

Lance_darnell
March 12, 2010

@Kevin - YES!!!!!!

Default_picture
March 14, 2010

"Desmond David Hume: The Game confirmed." Haha! That's a good one.

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