Finnish Video Games

A History and Catalog

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

In the past three decades Finland's video game industry has become the backbone of Finnish cultural export. Angry Birds and Clash of Clans are dominating sales around the world and the small Nordic nation has become a gaming superpower. Drawing on more than 60 interviews, this book covers the Finnish video game phenomenon as told by the people behind its success. The history of the industry is documented in detail for the first time. Two hundred game reviews are included, presenting the best (and worst) of commercial video games made in Finland.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-06-01
Mått:178 x 254 x 17 mm
Vikt:594 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:332
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786499625

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Datorspel / onlinespel inom Data och IT

Mer om författaren

Juho Kuorikoski is a Finnish journalist and a contributor at Pelit magazine, the biggest video game magazine in Scandinavia. Kuorikoski received the Power Player of the Year (2014) Award from the Game Developers Association of Finland. He lives in Finland.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPrimordial Ooze and Commodore 64, 1979–1989The Original GangstersThe Man Behind Uuno TurhapuroEntertainment from Across the PondThe Birth of Game JournalismThe GamesRaharuhtinas (1984) 21 • Tsapp! and Tsapp! 16 (1984) 23 • 10…Knock Out (1985) 24 • Joe the Whizz Kid (1985) 26 • Space Satellite (1985) 26 • Yleisurheilu (1985) 28 • Miner Machine (1986) 28 • Painterboy (1986) 28 • Sanxion (1986) 30 • Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle (1986) 31 • Delta (1987) 32 • Octapolis (1987) 33 • Quedex (1987) 33 • Sceptre of Baghdad (1987) 34 • Netherworld (1988) 35 • Zamzara (1988) 35Born in the Basement, 1990–1999The Demo Scene Brings Players TogetherThe Great Old Ones Are BornThe Angry Bird of Its TimeThe New Face of Finnish Games JournalismThe GamesSlicks’n Slide (1990) 54 • Moonfall (1991) 55 • Turboraketti (1992) 57 • UnReal World (1992 [2013]) 57 • Stardust (1993) 58 • Elfmania (1994) 59 • Super Stardust (1994) 61 • Alien Incident (1996) 62 • Damage: The Sadistic Butchering of Humanity (1996) 64 • Death Rally (1996) 65 • Rally-Sport (1996) 67 • Ski Jump International 2 (1996) 67 • Triplane Turmoil (1996) 68 • Legal Crime (1997) 68 • The Reap (1997) 69 • Maagi (1998) 69 • The Blobjob (1998) 70 • BoaBite 3D (1999) 71 • Drop Mania (1999) 72 • Supreme Snowboarding (1999) 72 • Thrust, Twist’n Turn (1999) 74WAP, Max and Conquering the Globe, 2000–2004Max the Action ManDrifting Around CornersThe Domestic Console Development Kicks into GearGame Journalism Expands Its HorizonsThe Blue-and-White Game ConsoleThe Lynx Lurking in the CommunicatorThe Mobile Studios Strike BackTechnology Does Not a Mobile Game MakeThe Grand Opening of an Online HotelStraighten the RanksThe GamesPuzzle Station (2000) 100 • Ski Jump International 3 (2000) 100 • Deluxe Ski Jump (2001) 101 • Max Payne (2001) 101 • Rally Trophy (2001) 103 • Rampage Puzzle Attack (2001) 105 • Bones: The First Adventure (2002) 105 • Porrasturvat—Stair Dismount (2002) 106 • Racing Fever (2002) 106 • Transworld Snowboarding (2002) 106 • Crimsonland (2003) 108 • Flo Boarding (2003) 108 • Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) 109 • Space Station Manager (2003) 110 • Tough Trucks: Modified Monsters (2003) 111 • Zoy’s Rescue Mission and Zoy’s Rescue Mission 2 (2003) 112 • Deluxe Ski Jump 3 (2004) 113 • FlatOut (2004) 113 • Johnny Crash (2004) 115 • Jumbo Rumble (2004) 115 • Mafia Wars (2004) 116 • Mole Wars (2004) 116 • Pitfall: The Lost Expedition Glacier and Pitfall: The Lost Expedition Jungle (2004) 117 • Racing Fever 2 (2004) 117 • Santa’s Rush Hour (2004) 118 • Street Soccer (2004) 118 • Sumea Ski Jump (2004) 119 • Sumo Smash! (2004) 119 • Turbo Camels (2004) 119 • Turbo Sliders (2004) 121Industrial Revolution, 2005–2007A Frozen Byte VaporizedStardust Takes Over the WorldRecoil versus RemedyLife in a Hotel2007: An Economic Growth OdysseyMobile Games Are Off to See the WorldThe Curse of the LicenseOptimization Is BusinessEducation of the Third DegreeThe GamesGet Rich or Die Tryin’ (2005) 136 • Glimmerati (2005) 137 • High Seize (2005) 138 • Metal Smash Pinball (2005) 138 • Pathway to Glory and Pathway to Glory: Ikusa Islands (2005) 139 • Shadowgrounds (2005) 140 • ShortHike (2005) 141 • Super Drop Mania (2005) 142 • Tower Bloxx (2005) 142 • Bounce Out (2006) 143 • Bowling Evolution (2006) 143 • Cyber Blood (2006) 143 • Darkest Fear (2006) 144 • Desert Sniper/U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper/Marine Sniper (2006) 145 • FlatOut 2 (2006) 146 • Paid to Kill (2006) 147 • Pile Up! (2006) 148 • Playman Beach Volley 3D (2006) 148 • Playman World Soccer (2006) 149 • SiL—The Silhouette Game (2006) 149 • Triplane Turmoil 2 (2006) 150 • Turbo Camels Circus Extreme (2006) 150 • War Diary: Burma, War Diary: Crusader and War Diary: Torpedo (2006) 151 • Wolfmoon (2006) 152 • Burnout (2007) 152 • Darkest Fear 2: Grim Oak and Darkest Fear 3: Nightmare (2007) 153 • FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage (2007) 153 • Magic Inlay (2007) 154 • Patron Angel (2007) 155 • Puzzle Scape (2007) 155 • Sega Rally Revo (2007) 156 • Shadowgrounds Survivor (2007) 158 • Sparkle (2007) 158 • Star Marine (2007) 159 • Super Stardust HD (2007) 159 • Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command (2007) 160The Apple, 2008–2011Bird Flu SpreadingDown Comes the AxeFrom Gaming Phones to ServicesTouch Me, AlanThe Rumbling Digital Distribution WonderRecoil Hits the DownturnThe GamesBounce Boing Voyage (2008) 181 • De Blob (2008) 181 • Formula GP Racing (2008) 182 • Golf: Tee It Up! (2008) 183 • Monster Trucks Nitro (2008) 184 • Playman Summer Games 3 (2008) 184 • Reset Generation (2008) 185 • Smash Kart Racing (2008) 185 • South Park Imaginationland (2008) 187 • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008) 187 • Super Stardust Portable (2008) 188 • The Tales of Bingwood—Chapter I: To Save a Princess (2008) 189 • Talvisota: Icy Hell (2008) 190 • Tiki Towers (2008) 192 • Totomi (2008) 193 • Trials 2 and Trials 2: Second Edition (2008) 193 • Wacky Races: Crash and Dash (2008) 195 • Air Conflicts: Aces of World War II (2009) 196 • Angry Birds (2009) 196 • Azkend (2009) 198 • Bounce Tales (2009) 198 • Collapse! (2009) 199 • Crayon Physics Deluxe (2009) 199 • DrawRace (2009) 201 • East India Company (2009) 202 • Monster Trucks: Nitro II (2009) 202 • Pinball Dreams and Pinball Fantasies (2009) 203 • Shattered Horizon (2009) 204 • Super Collapse (2009) 205 • Treasure Grab (2009) 205 • Trine (2009) 206 • Trials HD (2009) 208 • Zen Bound (2009) 209 • Alan Wake (2010) 209 • Beat City (2010) 211 • Commander: Conquest of the Americas (2010) 213 • Dead Nation (2010) 214 • Floorball League (2010) 215 • Kung-Fu Live (2010) 216 • Lead the Meerkats (2010) 216 • Lucid (2010) 217 • Marble Mixer (2010) 218 • Vancouver 2010 (2010) 218 • Zen Bound 2 (2010) 219 • 1000 Heroz (2011) 219 • Bad Air Day (2011) 220 • Bike Baron (2011) 221 • Cabals: The Card Game (2011) 224 • Cities in Motion (2011) 225 • DrawRace 2 (2011) 226 • Jack Claw (2011) 226 • Kung Fu High Impact (2011) 227 • MotoHeroz (2011) 228 • Outland (2011) 229 • Pirates of Black Cove (2011) 230 • Rochard (2011) 231 • Tiki Towers 2 (2011) 232 • Twilight Series (2011) 232 • Trine 2 (2011) 233Free Is the New Black, 2012–2013Free-to-LunchThe Indie Scene RisesWe Are the InvestorsThe Great Old Ones Strike BackCrowd-PoweredNew from OldDown Comes the Axe AgainThe GamesAlan Wake’s American Nightmare (2012) 260 • Amazing Alex (2012) 261 • Angry Birds Space (2012) 262 • Angry Birds Star Wars (2012) 263 • Bad Piggies (2012) 265 • Clash of Clans (2012) 267 • Deluxe Ski Jump 4 (2012) 269 • Hay Day (2012) 269 • Hill Climb Racing (2012) 271 • Legend of Grimrock (2012) 272 • Lucius (2012) 273 • Ridge Racer Unbounded (2012) 275 • Shardlands (2012) 277 • Starcrossed (2012) 278 • Super Stardust Delta (2012) 278 • Swordigo (2012) 279 • Tiny Troopers (2012) 280 • Trials Evolution (2012) 281 • Angry Birds Go (2013) 282 • Angry Birds Star Wars II (2013) 283 • Badland (2013) 285 • Benji Bananas (2013) 286 • Cities in Motion 2 (2013) 286 • Driftmoon (2013) 288 • Fester Mudd: Curse of the Gold (2013) 289 • Kinghunt (2013) 290 • Noble Nutlings (2013) 291 • Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas (2013) 292 • Resogun (2013) 294 • Supernauts (2013) 295 • The Swapper (2013) 297 • Tiny Troopers 2: Special Ops (2013) 298 • Trials Frontier (2013) 299To Infinity and Beyond!BibliographyIndex