The Kore Gang
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| Developer(s) | Zoink Games, Unique Development Studios, SnapDragon Games |
| Publisher(s) | Pixonauts, Games Foundation, Atari |
| Producer(s) | Gustaf Stechmann, Oskar Burmann, Christian von Duisburg |
| Designer(s) | Klaus Lyngeled, Stein Llanos, Jan Richter |
| Programmer(s) | Jonas Priebe, Jens Agby |
| Composer(s) | Christian Björklund |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
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| Genre(s) | Adventure, Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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The Kore Gang[3] is an action adventure game for the Wii.
In the game, you take control of three different characters stuck inside robotic suit that amplifies their individual abilities. The main feature of the game is that you can switch between the three characters at any time, and thus can utilize and combine their abilities to solve puzzles and errants as you progress through the storyline and levels. The game is noteworthy for its quirky humor and off-the-wall character design and artwork.
The story revolves around the evil Krank Brothers, evil rulers of a civilization that exists in the center of the Earth. The player -- with the help of the three playable characters Pixie, Madboy, and Rex -- must stop the Kranks from carrying out their plan to conquer the surface of the planet as well.[4] Hence the game's tag line, "Outvasion from Inner Space".
[edit] History
The game was originally conceived by designer Klaus Lyngeled, formerly of Shiny Entertainment. He quit his job at Shiny to found his own company, Zoink Games, in order to be able work full-time on this project.
Zoink teamed up with Swedish developer Unique Development Studios and began to develop a version of the game for the Microsoft Xbox. In 2003, CDV obtained the publishing rights,[5] but had to drop the project soon after due to financial difficulties.[6]
In 2006, independent production house Games Foundation obtained a license to develop the game for the Wii[7] and signed developer SnapDragon Games for the task.[8] Pixonauts KG ultimately obtained the publishing rights[9] and released the game in August 2010 in Germany. Releases in France (through Tradewest) and the US (through Atari) followed.
The PAL version is multi-language and contains English, German, French and Spanish voices-overs.
[edit] Reception
The game has received mostly mixed to positive reviews.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Metacritic reports scores for the game coming in at a range of 65-75. [22]
[edit] References
- ^ "The Kore Gang Related Games on Wii". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/the-kore-gang/related/release/platform/wii. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
- ^ "Kore Gang". Amazon.com accessdate=2011-02-11. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FUG5VI.
- ^ "Official Website". The Kore Gang. 2010-08-10. http://www.thekoregang.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ Good, Owen (2008-08-17). "KORE Resurrected for Wii from ’03 Xbox Title | Kotaku Australia". Kotaku.com.au. http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/08/kore_resurrected_for_wii_from_03_xbox_title-2.html. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "News: Core becomes The Kore Gang". GamersHell.com. 2003-03-14. http://www.gamershell.com/news_6341.html. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "The Kore Gang canceled". Gamersyde. 2004-03-15. http://www.gamersyde.com/news_509_en.html. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "KORE Finds New Life On Wii". eXophase.com. 2008-05-22. http://exophase.com/wii/kore-finds-new-life-on-wii-5240.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Cancelled Xbox Game Revived for Wii - Kore is bringing the Krank brothers to Nintendo's console now - Softpedia". News.softpedia.com. 2008-05-27. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cancelled-Xbox-Game-Revived-for-Wii-86552.shtml. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Pixonauts kĂźndigt The Kore Gang: Invasion der Inner-Irdischen fĂźr Wii an - Games - Gang, Kore, Inner-Irdischen, Nintendo". Digitalvd.de. http://www.digitalvd.de/entertainment/2010/05/12/pixonauts-kuendigt-the-kore-gang-invasion-der-inner-irdischen-fuer-wii-an/. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Review by Yahoo.de". De.videogames.games.yahoo.com. http://de.videogames.games.yahoo.com/wii/review/the-kore-gang-bb85ef.html. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ Thomas Nickel (2010-08-10). "Review by". Eurogamer.de. http://www.eurogamer.de/articles/2010-08-10-the-kore-gang-test. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Review by Wiitower". Wiitower.de. http://www.wiitower.de/?page=Game§ion=detail&game_id=380. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Review by". Spieletipps.de. http://www.spieletipps.de/wii/kore-gang-invasion/artikel/. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Review by". Looki.de. http://www.looki.de/the_kore_gang_test_a4550_4.html. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ CodeZero AG. "Review by". Gamezone.de. http://www.gamezone.de/reviews_detail.asp?gameid=29139&spn=2. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Review by". Nintendo-online.de. http://www.nintendo-online.de/artikel/reviews/1130/the-kore-gang/. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Review by Gametrust.de". Gamestrust.de. http://www.gamestrust.de/reviews,kore_gang_invasion_inner_irdischen_was_lange_waehrt_wird_endlich_gut,id182,0.html. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "The Kore Gang: Invasion der Inner-Irdischen « Test « Jump'n'Run mit Herzblut « Gang, Kore, Entwickler, Kameraprobleme, Klasse, Niveau, JumpnRun-Fan, Framerate-Einbrüche «". Gamers.de. 2010-08-16. http://www.gamers.de/artikel/1221/3/the-kore-gang-invasion-der-inner-irdischen/jumpnrun-mit-herzblut.html. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Wii Review 'The Kore Gang: Invasion der Inner-Irdischen'". Nintendowiix.net. http://nintendowiix.net/review.php?revid=388&titel=the-kore-gang-invasion-der-inner-irdischen. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "The Kore Gang: Invasion der Inner-Irdischen WII Review auf GamingXP". Gamingxp.com. 2009-03-01. http://www.gamingxp.com/bericht-3910-check-check-wii-page3-the_kore_gang_invasion_der_inner_irdischen.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Review by Wii's World". wiisworld.com. http://www.wiisworld.com/wii-reviews/The-Kore-Gang.html. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/the-kore-gang
