Project Runway (video game)
{{Short description|2010 video game}}
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| title = Project Runway
| image = Project Runway wii video game cover.jpg
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| developer = Tornado Studios
| publisher = Atari Interactive
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| released =Wii{{vgrelease|NA|March 2, 2010{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/03/02/project-runway-videogame-for-wii-struts-into-retail-stores-nationwide|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702054606/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/03/02/project-runway-videogame-for-wii-struts-into-retail-stores-nationwide|title=Project Runway Video Game For Wii Struts into Retail Stores Nationwide|website=IGN|archivedate=July 2, 2015|date=March 2, 2010|accessdate=December 4, 2023|url-status=live}}|AU|June 17, 2010|EU|June 18, 2010{{Cite news |date=2010-06-18 |archivedate=July 5, 2022 |title=New PAL Releases Roundup |language=en |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/new-pal-releases-roundup-18th-june-2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705194520/https://www.eurogamer.net/new-pal-releases-roundup-18th-june-2010 |access-date=2023-12-15|url-status=live}}}}Windows{{vgrelease|WW|March 9, 2010}}
| genre = Life simulation
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Wii
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}}Project Runway is a 2010 video game published by Atari Interactive for Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Windows. It is based on the Project Runway reality television series.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/all-the-rage/story/2009-10-09/project-runway-to-become-a-wii-video-game|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204075528/https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/all-the-rage/story/2009-10-09/project-runway-to-become-a-wii-video-game|title=Project Runway’ to become a Wii video game|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|archivedate=December 4, 2023|date=October 9, 2009|accessdate=December 4, 2023|url-status=live}}
Development
The game was announced in October 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/10/09/atari-to-publish-project-runway-videogame-on-wii|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204075339/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/10/09/atari-to-publish-project-runway-videogame-on-wii|title=Atari to Publish Project Runway Videogame on Wii|website=IGN|archivedate=December 4, 2023|date=October 9, 2009|accessdate=December 4, 2023|url-status=live}} The title cost $2 million to $5 million to develop{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman/133479477/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023064123/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman/133479477/|title=Tulsa game company applies fashion to Wii|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|page=56|archivedate=October 23, 2023|date=October 14, 2009|accessdate=December 4, 2023|via=Newspapers.com|url-status=live}} and was released in March 2010 to coincide with a new season of the television series.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world/136251748/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204074608/https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world/136251748/|title=A Project Runway game could be the first in the series|newspaper=Tulsa World|page=48|archivedate=December 4, 2023|date=October 16, 2009|accessdate=December 4, 2023|via=Newspapers.com|url-status=live}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
|rev1=The Bolton News
|rev1Score=4/5{{cite web|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/leisure/games/gamesreviews/8316014.review-project-runway-wii-29-99/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204074729/https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/leisure/games/gamesreviews/8316014.review-project-runway-wii-29-99/|title=Review: Project Runway|newspaper=The Bolton News|archivedate=December 4, 2023|date=August 5, 2010|accessdate=December 4, 2023|url-status=live}}
|rev2=Coventry Telegraph
|rev2Score=2/5{{cite web|url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/find-things-to-do/game-review-project-runway---3059361|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807045918/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/find-things-to-do/game-review-project-runway---3059361|title=Game Review: Project Runway - (Wii)|newspaper=Coventry Telegraph|archivedate=August 7, 2020|date=August 27, 2010|accessdate=December 4, 2023|url-status=live}}
|rev3=Common Sense Media
|rev3Score=3/5{{cite web|first=Christopher|last=Healy|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/project-runway|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623203438/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/project-runway|title=Project Runway|website=Common Sense Media|archivedate=June 23, 2021|accessdate=December 4, 2023|url-status=live}}
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GameZone said "With so little to do in Project Runway, it’s hard to recommend the title to anyone. The graphics are beyond outdated and give off the impression of the prehistoric age of video games. The music is ungodly annoying and the presentation gives off the vibes that Atari is trying to make a quick buck"{{cite web|url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/project-runway-wii-review/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204075644/https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/project-runway-wii-review/|title=Project Runway – WII – Review|website=GameZone|archivedate=December 4, 2023|accessdate=December 4, 2023|url-status=live}}
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References
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External links
- {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20151120082641/http://www.tornadostudios.com:80/blog/project-runway/}} (archived)
Category:Video games based on television series