Start the Party!
{{Short description|2010 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Start the Party!
| image = Move Party.png
| caption = North American box art
| developer = Supermassive Games
| publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment
| engine = Gamebryo
| released = {{vgrelease|EU|15 September 2010|AU|16 September 2010|NA/UK|17 September 2010}}
| genre = Party
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = PlayStation 3
}}
Start the Party! is a 2010 augmented reality party video game developed by Supermassive Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It utilizes the PlayStation Move controller.{{cite web |url=https://blog.playstation.com/archive/2010/03/10/introducing-playstation-move/ |title=Introducing PlayStation Move |author=Mark Hardy |date=March 10, 2010 |website=PlayStation Blog |publisher=Sony Interactive Entertainment |access-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318155653/https://blog.playstation.com/archive/2010/03/10/introducing-playstation-move/ |url-status=live }} It is the first game developed by Supermassive Games. The game is a collection of augmented reality mini-games which use the PlayStation Eye.
Gameplay
Start the Party first snaps a picture of the players using the PlayStation Eye, then displays a real time video feed of players their surroundings in the game. The game consists of a wide variety of mini-games, including bug-swatting and painting games, played using the PlayStation Move motion controller. In the game display, the controller often transforms into animated objects similar to the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit which features real-life people holding cartoon-like objects. The controller can transform into a variety of things depending on the game such as a cartoon tennis racket for swatting bugs, a spiky prod for popping balloons which are shown in the game as being held by the player.{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/the-must-play-magic-of-playstation-move-involves-a-f-5490631 |title=The Must-Play Magic Of PlayStation Move Involves... A Foam Finger? |author=Stephen Totilo |date=March 11, 2010 |website=Kotaku |publisher=G/O Media |access-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327160825/https://kotaku.com/the-must-play-magic-of-playstation-move-involves-a-f-5490631 |url-status=live }} The game also allows for multiplayer modes with up to four different players with the use of a single PlayStation Move controller.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| title = Start the Party!
| MC = 55/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/start-the-party/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=Start the Party! for PlayStation 3 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |access-date=March 16, 2017}}
| Edge = 5/10{{cite magazine |title=Start the Party! |magazine=Edge |publisher=Future plc |issue=220 |date=November 2010 |page=95}}
| EuroG = 6/10{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/start-the-party-review |title=Start the Party [date mislabeled as "January 6, 2011"] |author=Ellie Gibson |date=September 1, 2010 |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917041417/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-08-31-start-the-party-review |archive-date=September 17, 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=March 27, 2023}}
| GI = 6/10{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/start_the_party/b/ps3/archive/2010/09/01/a-minigame-collection-that-will-end-your-party.aspx |title=Start the Party: A Minigame Collection That Will End Your Party |author=Jeff Marchiafava |date=September 1, 2010 |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |access-date=March 16, 2017 |archive-date=March 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316210541/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/start_the_party/b/ps3/archive/2010/09/01/a-minigame-collection-that-will-end-your-party.aspx |url-status=live }}
| GameRev = D{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/48648-start-the-party-review |title=Start the Party Review |author=Daniel R. Bischoff |date=October 27, 2010 |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908000942/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/start-the-party |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=March 27, 2023}}
| GSpot = 6.5/10{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/start-the-party-review/1900-6275346/ |title=Start the Party Review |author=Justin Calvert |date=September 7, 2010 |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |access-date=March 16, 2017 |archive-date=March 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317055044/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/start-the-party-review/1900-6275346/ |url-status=live }}
| GT = 6/10{{cite web |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/ta06xd/start-the-party-review |title=Start the Party Review |website=GameTrailers |publisher=Viacom |date=September 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227085058/http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/ta06xd/start-the-party-review |archive-date=December 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=March 16, 2017}}
| IGN = 6/10{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/03/start-the-party-review |title=Start the Party! Review |author=Tom Butler |date=September 3, 2010 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=March 16, 2017 |archive-date=March 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317061116/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/03/start-the-party-review |url-status=live }}
| Joystiq = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2010-09-01-start-party-review.html |title=PlayStation Move review: Start the Party |author=Justin McElroy |date=September 1, 2010 |website=Engadget (Joystiq) |publisher=Yahoo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913055147/https://www.engadget.com/2010/09/01/start-party-review/ |archive-date=September 13, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=March 27, 2023}}
| PSM = 5/10{{cite magazine |title=Review: Start the Party! |magazine=PlayStation: The Official Magazine |publisher=Future plc |issue=38 |date=November 2010 |page=70}}
| TELE = 6/10{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/7986878/PS-Move-launch-titles-review.html |title=PS Move launch video games review |author=Tom Hoggins |date=September 7, 2010 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=March 16, 2017 |archive-date=September 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909155311/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/7986878/PS-Move-launch-titles-review.html |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}
| rev1 = Metro
| rev1Score = 4/10{{cite news |url=https://metro.co.uk/2010/09/15/games-review-start-the-party-516780/ |title=Games review – Start The Party! barely gets going |author=David Jenkins |date=September 15, 2010 |newspaper=Metro |publisher=DMG Media |access-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327160825/https://metro.co.uk/2010/09/15/games-review-start-the-party-516780/ |url-status=live }}
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Start the Party received "mixed or average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the game was ported for release under the name {{nihongo|Move de Party|Moveでパーティ|Move de Pātī}} on 18 November 2010,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14301&redirect=no |title=Moveでパーティ |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |access-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327163829/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14301&redirect=no |url-status=live }} Famitsu gave it a score of two sevens, one six, and one seven for a total of 27 out of 40.
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Sequel
{{Infobox video game
| title = Start the Party! Save the World
| caption =
| developer = Supermassive Games
| publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment
| designer =
| series =
| engine =
| released = {{vgrelease|AU|24 November 2011|EU|25 November 2011|NA|6 March 2012}}
| genre = Party game, augmented reality
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = PlayStation 3
}}
A sequel, titled Start the Party! Save the World, was released for retail in Australia on 24 November 2011, and in Europe the next day; and as a downloadable game for PlayStation 3 through PlayStation Network on 6 March 2012. In the game, the player (and up to three other players) is cast as a superhero, tasked with saving the world.
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=Reception=
{{Video game reviews
| title = Start the Party! Save the World
| GMaster = 72%{{cite magazine |title=Start the Party! Save the World |magazine=GamesMaster |publisher=Future plc |date=January 2012 |page=90}}
| OPMAU = 5/10{{cite magazine |title=Start the Party! Save the World |magazine=PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia |publisher=Future plc |date=January 2012 |page=80}}
| OPMUK = 5/10{{cite magazine |title=Start the Party! Save the World |magazine=PlayStation Official Magazine – UK |publisher=Future plc |date=Christmas 2011}}
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Start the Party! Save the World received "mixed or average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141205090436/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/start-the-party-ps3/ Start the Party! at PlayStation.com]
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Category:PlayStation 3-only games
Category:PlayStation Move-compatible games
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