From preview: "The mail man just brought me a very happy package: our review sample of Eye of Judgment. I tore open the package and was delighted to see that Sony was nice enough to include enough cards to build two decks-I know what I'm doing tonight.
I quickly set up the camera. It comes with seven plastic pieces as well as the PlayStation Eye (Sony's name for the camera) itself, but putting everything together was a snap, and it sits very solidly on a flat surface. The construction is hollow plastic, though, so I wouldn't be too rough with it. I twisted the Eye's lens to make sure it was in widescreen mode, then started to play.
Even in the moderate lighting conditions of my living room in the afternoon, the camera had no problem picking up the cards. I had fun experimenting in the the card information area: you lay down a card, the creature is summoned and does his attack, and you get background information on factions, the world, and the story of the game. None of this matters if you just want to play the card game, but for fantasy buffs it's there if you want to dig in. As you can see from the picture, I tried to get the Biolith Battle Chariot and the Triceptaur Behemoth to fight the Ars Sumo, but no luck."
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Chris Buffa (Modojo): Augmented reality is a simulated version of the real world that has become a staple of television broadcasts, most notably as the yellow first down marker in football games. You've also seen it on the news and reality shows like American Idol and Dancing with the Stars, whenever the overlay appears, urging you to vote. Suffice to say, it's improved the viewing experience tenfold.
Vita should do good for Aug Reality. The new fighting game looks cool. I would love to have a ghost hunting camera game. Like a Fatal Frame.
AR has seen relatively low success because of mainly two reasons:
1. Low key marketing attempts.
2. Limitations: Low interactivity or bound by physical glyphs cards.
However Sony did show off an impressive tech demo that showcased AR that properly reads real world spatial data, which might lead to better interactivity and applications. The fact that it was demonstrated on a mobile phone means greater audience reach.
AR has really only caught on in the last 4-5 year and it's popularity gradually rising. It's still too early to start comparing it to traditional video game mediums when that has had over 30 years to mature.
Invizimals is not really a "blip", it is actually pretty popular and has arguably the largest community for an AR game ever (due to the fact it's got multiplayer).
AR games are not to different in nature from motion controls in that they require movement from the players side. In that respect, stuff like Mario on the Wii might have done well but, there are still many IP's that work and sell nicely on motion control gaming like Wii or Move so, I don't buy that AR needs an old IP to do well.
Also, the guy stated how silly one would look playing an AR game on the 3DS than states how cool a Pokemon game would look. That is either bias or inconsistency in his/her argument. xD
PSI Writes:
"Creature Defense places gamers in a variety of stunningly illustrated worlds where they are tasked with defending their land from invading attackers and we've got multiple download tokens to giveaway!"
For people who have not played the Eye of Judgment for awhile it's time to assemble your stand and dust off your cards. With the new Biolith Rebellion 3 expansion pack you have additional in-depth storylines for each of the four elements and decks from all three sets. These features are easily accessible from the main menu. The new cards give players amazing new creatures with enhanced abilities and attack options that allow you to submerge yourself in additional modes of game play. Keep in mind, you still have to register every single card with your playstation eye, easily downloadable from the PLAYSTATION(R) Network and purchase additional booster packs from you local game store.
all eye of judgment does is truly prove sonys superiority innovative skills and willingness to try new and differnt things. such passion and talent is rare to find.
Hmm i am gonna buy this game even though the only card game i've ever played was YUGIOH!! and i sucked at it....however , this looks like what card gamers have been wanting for these years, an animated card character that actually fights for you!
also, i would say this camera comes with playstation could do just as good as Wii in those mini games...not mean to compare or out perform, but i am sure there are ways to make this a casual gamer friendly thing and it will rock when the console cost gets lower in coming 2 years
this is definetly a must buy despite the so called 'reviews' that always say something bullshit to make it seem 'ok'
this is one innovative and badass game
This is a first day buy for me as well. : )
Not doing very good in the reviews, but I guess this is too be expected for the type of game it is.
Don't find the "card games" appealing in the slightest, but if your into this type of game, guess it will do.