Brooktown High
{{Short description|2007 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Brooktown High
|image = Brooktownhighpsp.jpg
|caption = Cover art
|developer = Backbone Entertainment
|publisher = Konami
|designer =
|series =
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|May 22, 2007}}
|genre = Dating simNote: Citation for dating sim is needed due to common confusion with the visual novel genre. Since the [http://www.konami.com/Konami/ctl3810/cp20113/si1717655/cl1/brooktown_high_senior_year official website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061031133046/http://www.konami.com/Konami/ctl3810/cp20113/si1717655/cl1/brooktown_high_senior_year |date=October 31, 2006}} lists it in the simulation genre (as opposed to the adventure genre), it is considered a true dating sim.
|modes = Single-player
|platforms = PlayStation Portable
}}
Brooktown High (working title: Brooktown High: Senior Year) is a dating sim video game for the PlayStation Portable. It was developed by Backbone Entertainment and published by Konami.
Gameplay
Being touted as "your chance to re-live your high school days," Brooktown High places the gamer in the shoes of either a male or female high school student. This character is customizable, to some extent - hair style and color, eye color, height and weight are editable. Questions at the beginning of the game categorize the player into one of the social cliques.
The player then gets to interact with the 20 other students at Brooktown, who have their own social circles and distinct personalities, in order to become part of the different cliques. There are four different cliques: Nerds, Jocks, Preps, and Rebels.
The main goal is to find a boyfriend or girlfriend, who can be taken on dates to various locations such the movies, the beach, and the mall. Players may be asked to perform favors in exchange for characters' phone numbers.
Various mini-games will be used to reach the goals mentioned above. Each game boosts some percentage of the player's clique points (for example, smarts points to get into the nerds clique and athletic points to get into the jocks clique).{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Ryan |date=May 24, 2007 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/brooktown-high-senior-year-review/1900-6171511/ |title=Brooktown High: Senior Year [sic] Review |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122062122/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/brooktown-high-senior-year-review/1900-6171511/ |archive-date=November 22, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=October 4, 2024}}{{cite web |last=Roper |first=Chris |date=May 23, 2007 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/05/23/brooktown-high-review |title=Brooktown High Review |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003183616/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/05/23/brooktown-high-review |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=October 4, 2024}}
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 51/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/brooktown-high/ |title=Brooktown High |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420235621/https://www.metacritic.com/game/brooktown-high/ |archive-date=April 20, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=October 4, 2024}}
| 1UP = D+{{cite web |last=Tsao |first=Jennifer |date=May 23, 2007 |url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3159811 |title=Brooktown High |website=1Up.com |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105122937/http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3159811 |archive-date=January 5, 2010 |access-date=August 19, 2020}}
| EGM = 4.83/10{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Brooktown High |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=216 |date=June 2007 |page=94}}
| GI = 6.75/10{{cite magazine |last=Reiner |first=Andrew |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/D243A30F-D4AB-4CFF-BAD9-9A887DF5A9C3.htm |title=Brooktown High |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |issue=170 |date=June 2007 |page=117 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024025209/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/D243A30F-D4AB-4CFF-BAD9-9A887DF5A9C3.htm |archive-date=October 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 19, 2020}}
| GSpy = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Villoria |first=Gerald |date=June 11, 2007 |url=http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/brooktown-high-senior-year/795804p1.html |title=GameSpy: Brooktown High |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616042951/http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/brooktown-high-senior-year/795804p1.html |archive-date=June 16, 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=October 4, 2024}}
| HCG = 2.5/5{{cite magazine |last1=Hatchett |first1=Geson "Racewing" |last2=Venter |first2=Jason "HonestGamer" |url=https://archive.org/details/hardcore-gamer-magazine-v3i1/page/n29/mode/2up |title=Brooktown High |magazine=Hardcore Gamer |publisher=Prima Games |volume=3 |issue=1 |date=July 2007 |page=61 |access-date=October 4, 2024}}
| PG = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Erickson |first=Tracy |date=June 1, 2007 |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/brooktown-high-senior-year/brooktown-high-senior-year/ |title=Brooktown High: Senior Year [sic] |website=Pocket Gamer |publisher=Steel Media Ltd |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241004021655/https://www.pocketgamer.com/brooktown-high-senior-year/brooktown-high-senior-year/ |archive-date=October 4, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=October 4, 2024}}
| PSM = 8/10{{cite magazine |title=Brooktown High |magazine=PSM |publisher=Future US |issue=125 |date=July 2007 |page=83}}
| rev1 = 411Mania
}}
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/36844/brooktown-high/}}
Category:Backbone Entertainment games
Category:High school-themed video games
Category:North America-exclusive video games
Category:PlayStation Portable games
Category:PlayStation Portable-only games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in Canada
Category:Video games with gender-selectable protagonists
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