Working on a game like TV Superstars has become a bigger, more interesting challenge than I first thought. I’ve worked on some oddball games before like MediEvil and Ghosthunter, and what was interesting about those games was the idea of creating little worlds that mixed humor with action. Likewise, the challenge with TV Superstars was to create an environment that finds humor in the world of fame and celebrity, one that players could experience and enjoy together (I like to think of the movie “Zoolander”). Now, add the fantastic new PlayStation Move motion controller and the PlayStation Eye into the mix, and we started to come up with some pretty creative ideas. A whole new generation of design challenges awaited us.
At the core of the game is the theme that you, the players, are taking an action-packed journey through the crazy world of TV shows with a virtual “you” that’s created using the PlayStation Eye. Seeing yourself appear within the game is guaranteed to make you smile. I know the development team certainly enjoyed playing and testing the game. It’s been a crazy game to work on and we’ve had a lot of laughs in the process.
We’ve received fantastic responses from our user testing groups, and what we’ve shown to the public has only scratched the surface. So far, you’ve seen a glimpse of the high-camp fashion TV show “Frock Star” and our Japanese-style game show “Let’s Get Physical”. The accuracy of the Move motion controller and the in-game effects are amazing!
I look forward to sharing more secrets from TV Superstars with you in the near future. But in the meantime, check out our new developer diary video (above) for a look at how TV Superstars came to life.
AWESOME!!!!
Guys. Move looks awesome and everything, I love it.
Are you guys going to focus mainly on Move at E3 or other things? I’d hate to see Move take too much of the spotlight. I’m still hoping Final Fantasy Versus XIII makes a showing.
So excited for everything related to PS Move!
Man, you saying that you worked on Medievil and Ghosthunter makes me want ps3 versions of both of those. I’d love to see ghosthunter with the move acting as your beam. those games were just so great. That, and i just want a new Medievil. Even if its a psn game for ps3, please, make it happen! :-D
This game looks pretty good, though those real faces look kinda freaky. Looks like a swell little party game! :)
Yeah a PS3 version of both Medievil and Ghosthunter would be pretty cool!
We once dabbled with some ideas for a Medievil on PS3 for the MOVE but we wanted to try out something new to see what we could do with the MOVE hence TVS and we’re very happy with what we have so far! So far we’ve only shown a tiny fraction of the TVS game (the fashion game is only a small part), we’re still in development so there should be some cool stuff to see very soon.
The faces are suppossed to be funny and make players laugh – they’re not intended to look realistic, it’s a part of the fun of the game. We’ve had some pretty fun moments wearing masks and putting ‘other’ people in the game and seeing those characters in crazy game situations!