EyeToy: Play

EyeToy: Play is a video game for the PlayStation 2, released in 2003. It was the first game to make use of the PlayStation 2's video camera accessory, EyeToy. The game was initially packaged with the EyeToy when the accessory was first released.

EyeToy: Play
Developer(s)SCE London Studio
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Producer(s)Ron Festejo
SeriesEyeToy
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • EU: July 4, 2003
  • NA: November 4, 2003
  • JP: February 11, 2004
Genre(s)Party
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

It features twelve mini-games to choose from. This game, and all other EyeToy titles, are played by moving one's body. The motion is detected by the USB camera. The software recognizes pixel changes in the video image and compares the proximity of the change to other game objects to play the game. Users who get a high score get to take a photo to tease other players.

Reception

Eye Toy: Play received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[1] indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[2]

Critical reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Edge8/10[4]
Eurogamer8/10[5]
Famitsu28/40[6]
Game Informer9/10[7]
GameRevolutionB[8]
GameSpot7.4/10[9]
GameSpy[10]
GameZone9.5/10[11]
IGN7/10[12]
OPM (US)[13]
The Cincinnati Enquirer[14]

The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one nine, one six, one seven, and one six, for a total of 28 out of 40.[6]

Awards

See also

References
  1. "ELSPA Sales Awards: Double Platinum". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009.
  2. Caoili, Eric (November 26, 2008). "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017.
  3. "EyeToy: Play for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  4. Edge staff (August 2003). "EyeToy: Play". Edge (126).
  5. Reed, Kristan (June 25, 2003). "EyeToy: Play". Eurogamer. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  6. "EyeToy: Play". Famitsu. 792. February 20, 2004.
  7. Mason, Lisa (October 2003). "EyeToy: Play". Game Informer (126): 123. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  8. Silverman, Ben (November 2003). "EyeToy [Play] Review". Game Revolution. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  9. Tracy, Tim (November 4, 2003). "EyeToy: Play Review". GameSpot. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  10. Leeper, Justin (December 6, 2003). "GameSpy: EyeToy: Play". GameSpy. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  11. Tha Wiz (November 15, 2003). "EyeToy [Play] - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  12. Perry, Douglass C. (November 4, 2003). "EyeToy: Play". IGN. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  13. OPM staff (November 2003). "EyeToy: Play". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 146. Archived from the original on December 9, 2003. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  14. Saltzman, Marc (December 11, 2003). "Expand games with music, video add-ons". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on December 24, 2003. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.