Plus+
{{Short description|Defunct social gaming network}}
{{notability|Companies|date=June 2013}}
Plus+ was a social networking, game discovery and multiplayer platform launched by Ngmoco in June 2009.{{Cite web |last=Jordan |first=Jon |last2= |first2= |date=2009-06-16 |title=ngmoco unveils its social networking Plus+ Network |url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/13877/ngmoco-unveils-its-social-networking-plus-network/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=pocketgamer.biz}} It was similar to Xbox Network,{{Cite web |title=ngmoco Responds To Plus+ Obsolescence Concerns With Game Center |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/o1xn4l/ngmoco-responds-to-plus-obsolescence-concerns-with-game-center |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426071850/https://www.mtv.com/news/o1xn4l/ngmoco-responds-to-plus-obsolescence-concerns-with-game-center |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=MTV |language=en}} allowing users to interact with other players while playing. The Plus+ Network had approximately 14 million registered users in October 2010.{{Cite web |last=Pham |first=Alex |last2=Times |first2=Los Angeles |date=2010-10-13 |title=Japanese company DeNA buys iPhone game developer Ngmoco for $400 million |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-oct-13-la-fi-ct-ngmoco-20101013-story.html |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}
On March 31, 2013, Plus+ servers were shut down along with the games that were supported.{{Cite web |title=Ngmoco shutting down some titles March 31 |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013-01-29-ngmoco-shutting-down-some-titles-march-31.html |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Engadget |language=en-US}}
Games
The following is a list of games that have been published by Ngmoco and therefore support Plus+:
- Charadium (2010) - A Pictionary style game.
- Dr. Awesome (2008)
- Dropship (2009)
- Eliminate Pro (2009) - A free online-multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) Quake-style death match game by Ngmoco. Also includes various add-ons which give free power cells.
- Eliminate CO-OP (2010) - A free extension to Eliminate Pro which enables to play co-operative 2-player matches against AI Robots in any Eliminate Pro version.
- GodFinger (2010)
- MazeFinger (2008)
- Rolando (2008) - A game similar to LocoRoco for the PlayStation Portable which involves using the iPhone's accelerometer to move "Rolandos" around to beat missions.
- Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid (2009) - The second installation in the Rolando series.
- Star Defense (2009) - A three-dimensional tower defense game by Ngmoco.
- Topple (2008)
- Topple 2 (2009)
- Touch Pets: Dogs (2009)
- We Rule (2010) - A FarmVille style game by newtoy and Ngmoco that involves you building a kingdom.{{Cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Levi |date=2010-09-28 |title=We Rule and Plus+ Come to Android |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/28/we-rule-and-plus-come-to-android |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=IGN |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Ngmoco to launch social network for smartphone games |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/11/23/ngmoco.social.network/index.html |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=www.cnn.com |language=en}}
- We Farm, We City - sequels to We Rule
- Word-Fu (2009)
- Word-Fu Plus (2009)
- Word-Fu Plus French (2009)
- Word-Fu Plus Japanese (2009)
See also
References
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