Sennen Kazoku
Encyclopedia
is a life simulation game
developed by Indieszero
and published by Nintendo
for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. It was released only in Japan on December 20, 2007.
The game action is viewed from the side, with players looking into the family's home as big headed characters move about. To meddle in the path of a character, players merely select an emotion arrow from a menu and aim at the character. To help in the family management, players have quick access to stats about each member of the family along with a family tree
. The game helps out by keeping an up-to-date listing all off happenings within the family.
Sennen Kazoku makes use of the Game Boy Advance's internal clock
. Even when the Game Boy Advance is off, the family will keep evolving. Players have to be sure and turn on your Game Boy Advance every now and then, or you'll miss key events.
Life simulation game
Life simulation games is a sub-genre of simulation video games in which the player lives or controls one or more virtual lifeforms...
developed by Indieszero
Indieszero
is a video game production company headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded on April 14, 1997, and has developed video games for other video game companies, including Nintendo and Namco Bandai Games.-Notable works:* Sutte Hakkun...
and published by Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. It was released only in Japan on December 20, 2007.
Gameplay
Players begin by playing as Cupit, who have been asked by God to protect a particular family from dangers. Players spend their time in the game meddling in the lives of members of the family. The family members move about on their own, but players can shoot them with emotion arrows which change their actions, examples being "Work Hard Arrow" and "Calm Down Arrow." The goal of the game is to keep the family going over multiple generations, perhaps spanning a thousand years (hence the name).The game action is viewed from the side, with players looking into the family's home as big headed characters move about. To meddle in the path of a character, players merely select an emotion arrow from a menu and aim at the character. To help in the family management, players have quick access to stats about each member of the family along with a family tree
Family tree
A family tree, or pedigree chart, is a chart representing family relationships in a conventional tree structure. The more detailed family trees used in medicine, genealogy, and social work are known as genograms.-Family tree representations:...
. The game helps out by keeping an up-to-date listing all off happenings within the family.
Sennen Kazoku makes use of the Game Boy Advance's internal clock
Clock signal
In electronics and especially synchronous digital circuits, a clock signal is a particular type of signal that oscillates between a high and a low state and is utilized like a metronome to coordinate actions of circuits...
. Even when the Game Boy Advance is off, the family will keep evolving. Players have to be sure and turn on your Game Boy Advance every now and then, or you'll miss key events.