Ping Pals

Ping Pals

Infobox VG| title = Ping Pals


developer = WayForward Technologies
publisher = THQ
designer =
engine =
released = 8 December, 2004
genre =
modes = Single player, multiplayer
ratings = ESRB: E
OFLC: G
platforms = Nintendo DS
media =
requirements =
input =

"Ping Pals" is a chat/accessory program developed by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the Nintendo DS. It was released on December 8, 2004 in North America. The program allows the user to customise their "Ping Pal" avatar and game interface by selecting from over 1000 different items such as hairstyles, makeup, clothing, backdrops, music loops and sound effects.

Gameplay

Items can be unlocked by trading with other players or buying them in a shop. Players "must" trade to complete their collections, as each cartridge's shop offers a different subset of the items.Players receive a regular allowance of coins, using the DS' date-keeping functionality, and can get more by playing mini-games (such as Guess the Number and Hot Potato), typing certain secret words in chat (each word works once per file) and even for choosing to display the credits screen more than once.

Up to 16 players can play wirelessly using one game cartridge; each must be within about 100 feet (30 m) of one of the others to exchange text and picture messages.

Criticism

"Ping Pals" was released on December 8, 2004. Although it was marketed as a nonviolent, girl-friendly game, it is frequently criticized as not being interactive enough to be called a game. In addition to this, the DS has a built-in chat program called PictoChat. PictoChat includes features that "Ping Pals" lacks, and due to this, the game received poor ratings.

Several images in "Ping Pals" were licensed from "QPlay". These include the Cupimon, a green creature that dances in the startup animation, and several avatar and clothing graphics.

Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game an average of 0.5 out of 10, with the game receiving two "0"s and one "1.5".

ee also

*PictoChat
*Video games notable for negative reception

External links

* [http://www.gamespot.com/ds/strategy/pingpals/index.html "Ping Pals"] at GameSpot
* [http://qplay.nexon.com/ Korean QPlay website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Nintendo DS launches — The Nintendo DS was released in:*North America on November 21, 2004 *Japan on December 2, 2004 *Australia and New Zealand on February 24, 2005 *Europe on March 11, 2005 *China on July 23, 2005North America and JapanThe Nintendo DS was launched in …   Wikipedia

  • Nintendo DS launch — The Nintendo DS was released in: North America on November 21, 2004 Japan on December 2, 2004 Australia and New Zealand on February 24, 2005 Europe on March 11, 2005 China on July 23, 2005 Contents 1 North America and Japan 1.1 North American… …   Wikipedia

  • PictoChat — screenshot PictoChat is a communication utility that comes pre installed on the Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite and Nintendo DSi consoles. Up to sixteen people can paint chat with each other using it, connected wirelessly through a system to system …   Wikipedia

  • WayForward Technologies — NOTOC Infobox Company company name = WayForward Technologies company type = Private foundation = 1990 location = Valencia, California U.S. key people = John Beck (CEO) Matt Bozon (creative director) industry = Video game industry products = Video …   Wikipedia

  • Juegos de Nintendo DS — Anexo:Juegos de Nintendo DS Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Nintendo DS es la penúltima videoconsola portátil de Nintendo, lanzada entre 2004 y 2005 dependiendo del mercado, con un catálogo actual de más de 300 juegos de multitud de géneros.… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Список игр THQ — Список игр, разработанных и изданных компанией THQ Inc. Коды платформ PS3 PlayStation 3 PSN PlayStation Network Wii Wii X360 Xbox 360 XBLA Xbox Live Arcade PS2 PlayStation 2 XB …   Википедия

  • Electronic Gaming Monthly — Infobox Newspaper name = Electronic Gaming Monthly caption = May 2006 cover type = Video game magazine format = Paper magazine foundation = Summer 1989, by Steve Harris ceased publication = price = US$5.99 CAN $7.99 owners = Jim Louderback… …   Wikipedia

  • GMR (magazine) — Infobox Magazine title = GMR image size = 200px image caption = GMR Issue 25 February 2005 editor = language = English frequency = Monthly category = Console gaming, Computer gaming company = Ziff Davis firstdate = February 2003 country = United… …   Wikipedia

  • QuizQuiz (computer game) — QuizQuiz ( ko. 퀴즈퀴즈) was a massively multiplayer online quiz game which utilized a super deformed type anime graphical style to portray the players and the few environments or NPCs it contained. The game was released as a free beta download off… …   Wikipedia

  • Game Rankings — Infobox Website name = Game Rankings favicon = caption = url = [http://www.gamerankings.com/ GameRankings.com] commercial = Yes type = Gaming registration = Disabled owner = CBS Interactive author = Scott Bedard launch date = current status =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”