Juho Kuorikoski

Finnish Video Games

A History and Catalog

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9780786499625
• ISBN-10: 0786499621
• Artikelnr.: 42375014

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Primordial Ooze and Commodore 64, 1979-1989 The Original Gangsters The Man Behind Uuno Turhapuro Entertainment from Across the Pond The Birth of Game Journalism The Games Raharuhtinas (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)
35 Born in the Basement, 1990-1999 The Demo Scene Brings Players Together The Great Old Ones Are Born The Angry Bird of Its Time The New Face of Finnish Games Journalism The Games Slicks'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)
74 WAP, Max and Conquering the Globe, 2000-2004 Max the Action Man Drifting Around Corners The Domestic Console Development Kicks into Gear Game Journalism Expands Its Horizons The Blue-and-White Game Console The Lynx Lurking in the Communicator The Mobile Studios Strike Back Technology Does Not a Mobile Game Make The Grand Opening of an Online Hotel Straighten the Ranks The Games Puzzle 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)
121 Industrial Revolution, 2005-2007 A Frozen Byte Vaporized Stardust Takes Over the World Recoil versus Remedy Life in a Hotel 2007: An Economic Growth Odyssey Mobile Games Are Off to See the World The Curse of the License Optimization Is Business Education of the Third Degree The Games Get 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)
160 The Apple, 2008-2011 Bird Flu Spreading Down Comes the Axe From Gaming Phones to Services Touch Me, Alan The Rumbling Digital Distribution Wonder Recoil Hits the Downturn The Games Bounce 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)
233 Free Is the New Black, 2012-2013 Free-to-Lunch The Indie Scene Rises We Are the Investors The Great Old Ones Strike Back Crowd-Powered New from Old Down Comes the Axe Again The Games Alan 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)
299 To Infinity and Beyond! Bibliography Index