Software:Star X

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Short description: 2002 video game
Star X
North American box art
Developer(s)Graphic State
Publisher(s)BAM! Entertainment
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance
Release
Genre(s)Rail shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Star X is a rail shooter video game developed by Graphic State and published by BAM! Entertainment for the Game Boy Advance handheld video game console. It was first released in North America on April 15, 2002, and later was released in the PAL regions on May 17, 2002.

Gameplay

Star X is a rail shooter video game with gameplay and graphics similar to that of Star Fox.

Development

Star X was developed by Graphic State and published by BAM! Entertainment. The game was first announced in 2001 under the name Star Fight.[2] Graphic State's creative director Richard Whittall cited 1993's Star Fox as an influence to the development of the game, while mentioning the gameplay to be different from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game.[3]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic60/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
CVG6/10[5]
Game Informer6.75/10[6]
GameProStarStarStar[7]
GamesMaster61%[8]
GameSpot6.8/10[9]
GameZone8.9/10[10]
IGN4.5/10[11]
Nintendo Power3.3/5[12]

Star X received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4] Craig Harris of IGN called it "terrible" and "frustrating".[11]

Play Magazine called it the best Shooter for the Game Boy Advance, calling it one of the best GBA games of 2002 and the best polygonal handheld game ever.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Star X". http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gamesell/p19871.htm. 
  2. ↑ IGN Staff (October 4, 2001). "Graphic State Games' New GBA Projects". IGN. Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/10/04/graphic-state-games-new-gba-projects. Retrieved October 26, 2018. 
  3. ↑ Minkley, Johnny (March 21, 2002). "Interview: GBA reaches for the stars!". Computer and Video Games. Future plc. Archived from the original on September 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070921232831/http://www.computerandvideogames.com:80/article.php?id=26839. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Star X for Game Boy Advance Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/star-x/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance. Retrieved July 14, 2018. 
  5. ↑ Walker, Peter (June 29, 2002). "GBA Review: Star X". Future plc. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=49420. 
  6. ↑ Leeper, Justin (July 2002). "Star X". Game Informer (GameStop) (111): 93. http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200207/R03.0731.1653.33102.htm. Retrieved July 14, 2018. 
  7. ↑ Star Dingo (May 3, 2002). "Star X Review for Game Boy Advance on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gameboy_advance/games/reviews/23224.shtml. Retrieved July 14, 2018. 
  8. ↑ "Star X". GamesMaster (Future plc). 2002. 
  9. ↑ Tracy, Tim (April 22, 2002). "Star X Review". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/star-x-review/1900-2862243/. Retrieved July 14, 2018. 
  10. ↑ Knutson, Michael (April 19, 2002). "Star X". http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19871_GBA.htm. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Harris, Craig (April 18, 2002). "Star X". Ziff Davis. http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/04/18/star-x. Retrieved November 30, 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Star X". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 158: 151. July 2002. 
  13. ↑ "Year in Review - Game Boy Advance". Play (14): 69. February 2003. https://archive.org/details/Play_014_Feb_2003/page/n69. 
  • Short description: Video game database
MobyGames
Logo since March 2014
Screenshot
Frontpage as of April 2012
Type of site
Gaming
Available inEnglish
OwnerAtari SA
Websitemobygames.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedJanuary 30, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-01-30)
Current statusOnline

MobyGames is a commercial website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes nearly 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] The site is supported by banner ads and a small number of people paying to become patrons.[2] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It is currently owned by Atari SA.

Content

The database began with games for IBM PC compatibles. After two years, consoles such as the PlayStation, were added. Older console systems were added later. Support for arcade video games was added in January 2014 and mainframe computer games in June 2017.[3]

Edits and submissions go through a leisurely verification process by volunteer "approvers". The approval process can range from immediate (minutes) to gradual (days or months).[4] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copyediting.[5]

Registered users can rate and review any video game. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own subforum.

History

Logo used until March 11, 2014

MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999 by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, then joined by David Berk 18 months later, three friends since high school.[6] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience.

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[7] This was announced to the community post factum and a few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.

On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San-Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[8] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel.[9]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[10] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[11][12]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ "MobyGames Stats". https://www.mobygames.com/moby_stats. 
  2. ↑ "MobyGames Patrons". http://www.mobygames.com/info/patrons. 
  3. ↑ "New(ish!) on MobyGames – the Mainframe platform.". Blue Flame Labs. 18 June 2017. http://www.mobygames.com/forums/dga,2/dgb,3/dgm,237200/. 
  4. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  5. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/32856/Report_MobyGames_Acquired_By_GameFly_Media.php. 
  8. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  9. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/207882/Game_dev_database_MobyGames_getting_some_TLC_under_new_owner.php. 
  10. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  11. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site’s Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  12. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 



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