Ten classic games of the future
Predicting the future is a thankless task, especially when it comes to computer games and consoles. Recall at least a game console Wii, who could imagine such a huge popularity? All analysts agreed that Wii with simple graphics would be a niche product for younger students, but no: if you believe the statistics, an incredible amount of Wii has been sold in the world - 20.9 million Wii, then it takes the first place among all game consoles. Thanks to innovative Wii technologies, even those who have never played them have joined the video games.
The same with computer games. It is very difficult to predict which of them will “shoot”. Predicting the future, you need to take into account several trends. First, a significant increase in the average age of gamers. That is why entrepreneurs are now actively developing the sector of casual games. Secondly, a variety of interfaces, controllers of various types and feedback devices; reducing the importance of graphics (people, it turns out, is not so important detail), as well as the merger of online monsters MMORPG with each other, with social networks from the Internet, including Facebook and others. It turns out such a universal meta-universe.
To illustrate all these trends, experts from Forbes magazine have compiled an illustrated list of ten classic games of the future. All of them came out recently and can become real hits.
Bioshock
Release date: August 21, 2007
Developer and Publisher: 2K Games
Platforms: Xbox 360, Windows
A first-person shooter takes players into the dark atmosphere of hopelessness, the game scenario is a real breakthrough in the world of computer games, and players will have to solve moral problems as they go.
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Brain Age 2
Release date: August 20, 2007
Developer and Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo DS
Want to increase your IQ and still enjoy the game? Then the second game of the Brain Age series is designed for you. A collection of funny and challenging puzzles has become even more.
Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass
Release date: October 1, 2007
Developer and Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo DS
The new game from the popular Nintendo series embodies a number of experiments in the field of game management. In particular, the player can draw fingers on the screen, blow into the microphone and even slam the lid of a portable Nintendo DS device.
Portal
Release date: October 9, 2007
Developer and Publisher: Valve
Platforms: Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
One of the most original (and funny) recent games makes players solve puzzles with the help of a teleporting “portal gun”. And here there is an irresistible character of the game in the form of a computerized guide GLaDOS, which constantly communicates with you.
Puzzle Quest: Challenge Of The Warlords
Release date: March 20, 2007
Developer: Infinite Interactive
Publisher: D3 Publisher
Platforms: all major
The game uniquely combines the style of fantasy with puzzles and strategy games. When two heroes from the RPG decide to fight, then their battle begins on the board from under the puzzles.
Rock band
Release date: November 20, 2007
Developer: Harmonix Music Systems
Publisher: MTV Games
Platforms: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
The same studio that created the phenomenal game with the toy guitar “Guitar Hero” has now reached the next level with a new game, you can put together a whole group of musicians who will bludgeon rock guitar, bass, drums, and even vocals.
Super Mario Galaxy
Release date: November 12, 2007
Developer and Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Wii
Everyone's favorite Italian plumber returned to us in a three-dimensional form. In this adventure game, Mario travels through outer space to save the princess Peach from the clutches of the wicked Bowser. The plot is familiar, but now it has been revived with the help of a fantastic environment and a wide variety of game actions.
Wii Sports
Release date: November 19, 2006
Developer and Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Wii
This is a simple game that has turned the Wii game console with a sensitive joystick in space into a real phenomenon. Despite the primitive graphics and gameplay, intuitive control in itself turned out to be so convenient that it was enough. You wave the joystick in the air - and the man on the screen simultaneously waves a tennis racket or a baseball bat.
The witcher
Release date: October 30, 2007
Developer: CD Projekt Red Studio
Publisher: Atari
Platform: Windows
This RPG is based on the popular series of Polish books in the fantasy genre. The game has been recognized for not ignoring the problems of modern society, including racism and sexual violence, and also forces players to make difficult moral decisions.
World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
Release date: January 16, 2007
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher: Vivendi Universal
Platforms: Mac, Windows
The world's most popular online multiplayer game now has more than 10 million players, and the first expansion pack for it, called Burning Crusade, really breathed new life into the game, which has already begun to bother someone. New races, flying horses and other mounts (in the sense of being able to move through the air) and raising the maximum level of levels to 70 ensures that many players will spend more hours and hours in front of the screen.
via Forbes
The same with computer games. It is very difficult to predict which of them will “shoot”. Predicting the future, you need to take into account several trends. First, a significant increase in the average age of gamers. That is why entrepreneurs are now actively developing the sector of casual games. Secondly, a variety of interfaces, controllers of various types and feedback devices; reducing the importance of graphics (people, it turns out, is not so important detail), as well as the merger of online monsters MMORPG with each other, with social networks from the Internet, including Facebook and others. It turns out such a universal meta-universe.
To illustrate all these trends, experts from Forbes magazine have compiled an illustrated list of ten classic games of the future. All of them came out recently and can become real hits.
Bioshock
Release date: August 21, 2007
Developer and Publisher: 2K Games
Platforms: Xbox 360, Windows
A first-person shooter takes players into the dark atmosphere of hopelessness, the game scenario is a real breakthrough in the world of computer games, and players will have to solve moral problems as they go.
')
Brain Age 2
Release date: August 20, 2007
Developer and Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo DS
Want to increase your IQ and still enjoy the game? Then the second game of the Brain Age series is designed for you. A collection of funny and challenging puzzles has become even more.
Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass
Release date: October 1, 2007
Developer and Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo DS
The new game from the popular Nintendo series embodies a number of experiments in the field of game management. In particular, the player can draw fingers on the screen, blow into the microphone and even slam the lid of a portable Nintendo DS device.
Portal
Release date: October 9, 2007
Developer and Publisher: Valve
Platforms: Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
One of the most original (and funny) recent games makes players solve puzzles with the help of a teleporting “portal gun”. And here there is an irresistible character of the game in the form of a computerized guide GLaDOS, which constantly communicates with you.
Puzzle Quest: Challenge Of The Warlords
Release date: March 20, 2007
Developer: Infinite Interactive
Publisher: D3 Publisher
Platforms: all major
The game uniquely combines the style of fantasy with puzzles and strategy games. When two heroes from the RPG decide to fight, then their battle begins on the board from under the puzzles.
Rock band
Release date: November 20, 2007
Developer: Harmonix Music Systems
Publisher: MTV Games
Platforms: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
The same studio that created the phenomenal game with the toy guitar “Guitar Hero” has now reached the next level with a new game, you can put together a whole group of musicians who will bludgeon rock guitar, bass, drums, and even vocals.
Super Mario Galaxy
Release date: November 12, 2007
Developer and Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Wii
Everyone's favorite Italian plumber returned to us in a three-dimensional form. In this adventure game, Mario travels through outer space to save the princess Peach from the clutches of the wicked Bowser. The plot is familiar, but now it has been revived with the help of a fantastic environment and a wide variety of game actions.
Wii Sports
Release date: November 19, 2006
Developer and Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Wii
This is a simple game that has turned the Wii game console with a sensitive joystick in space into a real phenomenon. Despite the primitive graphics and gameplay, intuitive control in itself turned out to be so convenient that it was enough. You wave the joystick in the air - and the man on the screen simultaneously waves a tennis racket or a baseball bat.
The witcher
Release date: October 30, 2007
Developer: CD Projekt Red Studio
Publisher: Atari
Platform: Windows
This RPG is based on the popular series of Polish books in the fantasy genre. The game has been recognized for not ignoring the problems of modern society, including racism and sexual violence, and also forces players to make difficult moral decisions.
World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
Release date: January 16, 2007
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher: Vivendi Universal
Platforms: Mac, Windows
The world's most popular online multiplayer game now has more than 10 million players, and the first expansion pack for it, called Burning Crusade, really breathed new life into the game, which has already begun to bother someone. New races, flying horses and other mounts (in the sense of being able to move through the air) and raising the maximum level of levels to 70 ensures that many players will spend more hours and hours in front of the screen.
via Forbes
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/20645/
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