EyeToy: AntiGrav
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EyeToy: AntiGrav is a hoverboard
game by Sony
, released in early November 2004. It was touted as the first "real" game for EyeToy
targeted to more seasoned gamers. The earlier games such as Play
and Groove
were geared towards younger kids for family or party fun. Unlike the earlier EyeToy games, the player's image is not shown inside the Antigrav game. Instead, the player's movement is reflected in the animated character in the game. The player moves his body to control the on-screen hoverboard rider to go through an obstacle course. The player needs to make turns and jump over or duck under obstacles by moving his body in front of the EyeToy. The game allows one player at a time, but supports up to four players taking turns.
When the game was first released in the USA in November 2004, it was bundled with the EyeToy hardware. The European release was due in March 2005.
The Falls: The main city in the game, with a section passing through a series of waterfalls.
Water Front: An industrial/Chinatown area, going through tunnels and ending up in a harbour
Skyway: A race around, above and through a series of skyscrapers. One of the most highlights of the course is a section where the player races down a building into oncoming traffic.
Aerodome: A lap based track with several "tiers" to work up. The higher the tier, the more "shortcuts" are available to the player.
Black Rock Ridge: The longest and most difficult course. It starts at the top of a snow-capped mountain remnicent of typical snowboarding games. As the player descends the mountain, the temperature gets milder into a fall foliage atmosphere.
There was a demo in Eye Toy Play 2 for this game. it only had one character and one stage.
Clan: Stinger
Colour: Purple/Green
Animal: Bee
Riders:
Tetsuo - The scarfed rider who appears as the central focus on the game cover
Tantrum - A short, long-sleeved rider with an eccentric personality
Clan: Talon
Colour: Light Blue
Animal: Eagle
Riders:
Jett - A rider with a mechanically enhanced left arm
Skye - A female rider with a British Accent. Her super-trick is the "Bangers & Mash"
Clan: Sonar
Colour: Dark Blue
Animal: Bat
Riders:
Nomad - A tatooed, punk style rider
Luna - A Goth-inspired rider
Clan: Scarab
Colour: Orange
Animal: Scarab Beetle
Riders:
Compound - A gasmask wearing, overly large rider
Mika - A rider with ladybug-like wings, she appears on the background of the cover
Clan: None (Hidden Characters)
Drone - An insect-like rider who speaks in reverse
Crimson d - A terminator-like robotic rider
, and the soundtrack changes according to what the player is doing in the game. For example, when a player is flying, the music will change to a slower, more relaxed edit of the song.
Hoverboard
A Hoverboard is a fictional hovering board used for personal transportation in the films Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III. Hoverboards resemble a skateboard without wheels. Through special effects the filmmakers depicted the boards hovering above the ground...
game by Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
, released in early November 2004. It was touted as the first "real" game for EyeToy
EyeToy
The EyeToy is a color digital camera device, similar to a webcam, for the PlayStation 2. The technology uses computer vision and Gesture recognition to process images taken by the camera...
targeted to more seasoned gamers. The earlier games such as Play
EyeToy: Play
EyeToy: Play is a video game for the PlayStation 2, released in 2003. It was the first game to make use of the PlayStation 2's video camera accessory, EyeToy. The game was initially packaged with the EyeToy when the accessory was first released. It features twelve mini-games to choose from. This...
and Groove
EyeToy: Groove
Eye Toy: Groove is a dancing game developed by SCE London Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released November 14, 2003 in Europe and April 20, 2004 in The United States...
were geared towards younger kids for family or party fun. Unlike the earlier EyeToy games, the player's image is not shown inside the Antigrav game. Instead, the player's movement is reflected in the animated character in the game. The player moves his body to control the on-screen hoverboard rider to go through an obstacle course. The player needs to make turns and jump over or duck under obstacles by moving his body in front of the EyeToy. The game allows one player at a time, but supports up to four players taking turns.
When the game was first released in the USA in November 2004, it was bundled with the EyeToy hardware. The European release was due in March 2005.
Gameplay
There are a total of 5 tracks:The Falls: The main city in the game, with a section passing through a series of waterfalls.
Water Front: An industrial/Chinatown area, going through tunnels and ending up in a harbour
Skyway: A race around, above and through a series of skyscrapers. One of the most highlights of the course is a section where the player races down a building into oncoming traffic.
Aerodome: A lap based track with several "tiers" to work up. The higher the tier, the more "shortcuts" are available to the player.
Black Rock Ridge: The longest and most difficult course. It starts at the top of a snow-capped mountain remnicent of typical snowboarding games. As the player descends the mountain, the temperature gets milder into a fall foliage atmosphere.
There was a demo in Eye Toy Play 2 for this game. it only had one character and one stage.
Characters
There are eight standard characters, each representing one of four "clans". Each clan has an associated colour and "animal" which is reflected in the rider's clothing and wings. There is no difference between the characters in terms of performance; they only differ in appearance, phrases, "super-tricks" and board type. There are also 3 hidden characters; two are unlocked by clearing both speed and style modes, while the last is unlocked when a player gets a three star ranking (or better) on all courses.Clan: Stinger
Colour: Purple/Green
Animal: Bee
Riders:
Tetsuo - The scarfed rider who appears as the central focus on the game cover
Tantrum - A short, long-sleeved rider with an eccentric personality
Clan: Talon
Colour: Light Blue
Animal: Eagle
Riders:
Jett - A rider with a mechanically enhanced left arm
Skye - A female rider with a British Accent. Her super-trick is the "Bangers & Mash"
Clan: Sonar
Colour: Dark Blue
Animal: Bat
Riders:
Nomad - A tatooed, punk style rider
Luna - A Goth-inspired rider
Clan: Scarab
Colour: Orange
Animal: Scarab Beetle
Riders:
Compound - A gasmask wearing, overly large rider
Mika - A rider with ladybug-like wings, she appears on the background of the cover
Clan: None (Hidden Characters)
Drone - An insect-like rider who speaks in reverse
Crimson d - A terminator-like robotic rider
Music
As a game developed by Harmonix, much effort was put into the music and sound effects for the game. The tracks are performed by Apollo 440Apollo 440
Apollo 440 are an English band formed in Liverpool in 1990. Apollo 440 have written, recorded and produced four albums, collaborated with and produced other artists, remixed as Apollo 440 and as ambient cinematic alter-ego Stealth Sonic Orchestra, and created music for film, television,...
, and the soundtrack changes according to what the player is doing in the game. For example, when a player is flying, the music will change to a slower, more relaxed edit of the song.
External links
- EyeToy: AntiGrav at GameSpotGameSpotGameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...
- EyeToy: AntiGrav at IGNIGNIGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...