Friday, October 25, 2013

 
 
Portfolio #3:  Video Game


SPENT (Online Game)

 
Name: Husain O. Alhashmi (950001507)                Section: CMN
 
 
Name of Game: SPENT
 
 
Date of Release: February 2011 Age Rating: 9+  

 

 

What is the objective of this game?
To educate people about poverty and homelessness  

 
What genre does this game fall under?
 Online games

 
How hard is this game?  Is it easy to learn how to play?
It’s Hard. Because players must make the difficult decisions necessary to live for one month on $1,000, often having to choose between equally disagreeable options.

 
Does it remain challenging as you advance?
Yes, Because you play through a series of difficult challenges that require tough choices about work, where you live and what you can provide your family, seeing all too soon how decisions lead to unimagined consequences.

 
What is your overall opinion of the game?  Why?
Good game. It allows you to apply for different jobs at different rates of pay, like a waiter at a restaurant or a temporary typist. Teach you to manage and organization your life by accounts the incoming money.

 
Evaluate the graphics.
Normal and simple graphics

 
Evaluate the sound.
Acceptable.

 
Will this game hold up to repeated replaying?  Why / why not?
Yes, because the goal for this game is to end the month with some money left over and got the better decisions.

 
How does this game compare to other games in the same genre?
Interesting game and a lot of accounting

 
Give an overall rating for this game and explain why.
10/10 It is let me know that I have the own chose to manage my life and teach me how I got the great decisions to get better life.