Feel the Magic: XY / XX , in Japan, known as Kimi no Tame nara Shineru ( Jap. き み の た め な ら 死 死 ね る Kimi no Tame Sinara ) and Project Rub in Europe and Australia - a collection of mini-games developed by Sonic Team and released Sega , exclusive to the Nintendo DS portable console . In 2005, in Japan and in 2006 in Europe and the USA, a prequel of the game called The Rub Rabbits! .
| Feel the Magic: XY ♥ XX Project ru | |
|---|---|
 European cover of the game | |
| Developer | Sonic team |
| Publishers | Sega  Nintendo Australia |
| Release dates |
 March 11, 2005 |
| Genre | Collection of mini-games |
| Age ratings | CERO : A -All ages ESRB : T - Teens OFLC (A) : G8 + PEGI : 12 USK : 6 |
| Creators | |
| Head | Takumi Yoshinaga |
| Producers | Yojiro Ogawa Yuji Naka |
| Game Designers | Emiko Sunaga Takako Nagase Takumi Yoshinaga |
| Screenwriter | Chizuru Asyur |
| Programmers | Nobuo nakagawa Keiichi Noda Takuma Komatsu Daigo Matsura |
| Artists | Nanako Yarimizu (chief artist) Yoshitaka Miura Rieko Muramatsu Naruki Sugeno Kenya suzuki Kunio Kamikura |
| Composers | Naofumi Hataya (sound producer) Mariko Namba Tomoko Sasaki |
| Technical details | |
| Platform | Nintendo ds |
| Game mode | single player |
| Carrier | Nintendo DS Game Card |
| Control | Stylus Microphone |
Content
Story
The protagonist of the game meets a girl and instantly falls in love. A group of strange people with rabbit ears known as Rub Rabbits helps the protagonist in trying to conquer it.
Gameplay
To control the game, only the stylus and microphone are used , since the game has a voice recognition system. Feel the Magic: XY / XX consists of several mini-games that are loosely coupled. However, they are united by the goal to impress a girl.
There are three main game modes. Story mode contains mini-games. Each chapter has three levels of difficulty: “Normal” ( English Normal ), “Difficult” ( English Hard ) and “Hell” ( English Hell ). In the Memories mode, you can play one of the previously completed mini-games. In this mode, you can collect stars. Using them you can unlock clothes. The third mode is called "Maniac" ( English Maniac ). Here you can dress a girl.
Upon completion of the game, a menu opens where you can listen to music.
Game Development
The game was announced at E3 in 2004, codenamed Project Rub . The head of the Sonic Team, Yuji Naka, said that the main focus of the game will be on the touchscreen, which will make the game mechanic “unique and exciting” [1] . The details of the game were announced later, in October [2] .
Soundtrack
| Kimino Tamenara Shineru Rub-Love Project CD + | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack | |
| Date of issue | December 24, 2004 |
| Genre | Music in computer games |
| Duration | 27:35 |
| A country |
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| Label | Wave master |
Kimino Tamenara Shineru Rub-Love Project CD + ( Japanese 戦 CD К Там の э な な ら ら 死 ね る ラ ブ ブ ラ 作 CD ) Kimino Tamenara Sinaru Raburabu Dai Sakusen CD + was released on December 24, 2004 in Japan . The music was written by Naofumi Khatai and Mariko Namba. The album contains 9 tracks. Kenichi Tokoy and Rub Rabbits choir acted as vocalist.
| Kimino Tamenara Shineru Rub-Love Project CD + | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Title | The words | Music | Executor | Duration | ||||
| one. | "I Will Die for You (Complete Version)" | Takumi Yoshinaga | Naofumi Hataya | Kenichi Tokoy | 4:41 | ||||
| 2 | "Drama - Raging Bull" | choir Rub Rabbits | 0:57 | ||||||
| 3 | “I Will Die for You (60's Mix)” | Mariko Namba | 4:14 | ||||||
| four. | Drama - Bus Stop | choir Rub Rabbits | 0:53 | ||||||
| five. | "Opening Theme Sad Mix" | Naofumi Hataya | 4:47 | ||||||
| 6 | "Drama - Scorpion" | choir Rub Rabbits | 1:05 | ||||||
| 7 | "Ending of Love Theme" | Mariko Namba | 3:40 | ||||||
| eight. | "Making of" I Can Die For You "Opening Theme Mix" | choir Rub Rabbits | 4:04 | ||||||
| 9. | "I Will Die for You (Original Version)" | Naofumi Hataya | 3:14 | ||||||
| 27:35 | |||||||||
Ratings and opinions
| Reviews | |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | |
| Aggregator | Evaluation |
| Gamerankings | 76.33% [17] |
| Metacritic | 75/100 [18] |
| Mobyrank | 75/100 [19] |
| Foreign editions | |
| Edition | Evaluation |
| 1UP.com | C [3] |
| Allgame | [four] |
| Edge | 6/10 [5] |
| EGM | 8/10 [5] |
| Eurogamer | 7/10 [6] |
| G4 | 3/5 [5] |
| Game informer | 8.5 / 10 [5] |
| GameRevolution | C- [9] |
| Gamepro | [7] |
| Gamespot | 7.7 / 10 [10] |
| Gamespy | [eleven] |
| GamesRadar | 7/10 [8] |
| Ign | 7.8 / 10 [12] |
| Nintendo power | 4.6 / 5 [5] |
| Nintendo World Report | 8.5 / 10 [13] |
| Play magazine | 3/4 [5] |
| Videogamer | 5/10 [15] |
| Russian editions | |
| Edition | Evaluation |
| Game country | 7.0 / 10 [16] |
The game received positive reviews from critics. Of the advantages, reviewers noted graphics, music, interesting mini-games, jokes and effects. The disadvantages of the game were called a limited number of mini-games and replayability. GamePro stated in its review that Feel the Magic: XY / XX was created specifically to demonstrate the features of the DS console. GameSpot praised the game for its distinctive style and gameplay. Appreciated the game and the magazine " Country Games ".
GameSpy felt that Feel the Magic: XY / XX , along with Shenmue , Gunvalkyrie , Otogi and Rez , is in that category of Sega games, which, despite low sales, become iconic. The site 1UP.com called the game a “joke”.
On February 2, 2006, the game won an award in the “Best Concept” nomination at the Imagina Games Awards [20] . Game Informer called the game one of the ten strangest games of all time [21] .
Impact
Thanks to high marks from critics and good sales, Sonic Team in 2005 released the Feel the Magic prequel : XY / XX called The Rub Rabbits! . Later, the microphone will be used in games such as the Wii version of Samba de Amigo and Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure on the Nintendo 3DS .
Notes
- ↑ Sega Confirms Content for Nintendo DS . Sega (May 10, 2004). The date of circulation is September 27, 2011. Archived October 18, 2006.
- ↑ Harris, Craig. Feel the Magic: XY / XX . IGN (October 5, 2004). The appeal date is September 27, 2011.
- ↑ Smith, David. Feel the Magic XY / XX (eng.) . 1UP.com (19 November 2004). Date of treatment September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Feel the Magic: XY / XX (English) . Allgame . Date of treatment September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Feel the Magic: XY / XX. Reviews Game Rankings . Date of treatment September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Bramwell, Tom. Feel the Magic: XY-XX - Review (English) . Eurogamer (13 December 2004). Date of treatment September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Child of Chaka. Feel the Magic: XY / XX (English) . GamePro (November 25, 2004). The date of circulation is September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Molloy, Sean. Feel the Magic XY / XX (eng.) . GamesRadar . The date of circulation is September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Silverman, Ben. Feel the Magic: XY / XX Review (English) . Game Revolution (November 24, 2004). The date of circulation is September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Torres, Ricardo. Feel the Magic: XY / XX Review (English) . GameSpot (November 19, 2004). The appeal date is September 27, 2011.
- ↑ Theobald, Phil. Feel the Magic: XY / XX (English) . GameSpy (November 20, 2004). Date of treatment September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Nix. Feel The Magic XY / XX (English) . IGN (18 November 2004). The date of circulation is September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Sklens, Mike. Feel the Magic: XY / XX (English) . Nintendo World Report (November 25, 2004). The date of circulation is September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Luke. Project Rub Review (eng.) . PAL Gaming Network (14 April 2005). The appeal date is February 3, 2012. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Orry, Tom. Project Rub Review (eng.) . VideoGamer.com (10 March 2005). Date of treatment September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Project Rub . Country Games . Date of treatment September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Feel the Magic: XY / XX (English) . Game Rankings . Date of treatment September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Feel the Magic: XY / XX (English) . Metacritic . The date of circulation is September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Feel the Magic XY / XX (English) . MobyGames . The date of circulation is September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Jenkins, David. Imagina 06 Award Winners Announced (English) . Gamasutra (2 February 2006). Date of treatment September 27, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ The top 10 weirdest games of all time (English) // Game Informer . - April 2008. - No. 180 . - P. 28 .
Links
- Feel the Magic: XY / XX (English) on the site Sega Retro