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Flower
Developer(s)ThatGameCompany
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
Release12 February 2009[1][2]
Genre(s)Poetic Adventure[3]
Mode(s)Single-player

Flower is a PlayStation 3 game available on the PlayStation Network. It was developed by ThatGameCompany, announced at the Template:Vgy Tokyo Game Show[4] and released[1][2] on 12 February 2009. Jenova Chen, Flower's designer, said of the development process, "When we started, we didn't know what we were making. We just had this concept that every PlayStation is like a portal in your living room, it leads you to somewhere else. I thought; "wouldn't it be nice if it was a portal that would allow you to be embraced by nature."[5]

Gameplay

A screenshot of Flower.

Each level takes place in a different flower's dream as it sits on the windowsill of a dull city apartment. As the player progresses through the game, the apartment and city gradually becomes more vibrant and colourful, until it climaxes at the 100% completion mark and the cityscape is replaced by a vibrant field with mountains in the background. The player guides a petal through brightly coloured, abstract fields by tilting the motion-sensitive controller; pressing any button on the controller gives a speed boost. The aim is to guide the petal into other flowers in the field, triggering an explosion of colour that spreads through the game world.[6]

Flower utilizes the Sixaxis motion controls in the PlayStation 3 controller, and it is used to direct the flower petals around the map and in the world.[6]

Reception

1UP.com gave Flower an A saying that "the freedom of movement makes the game feel as relaxing as a gently wafting breeze" and also commented on its replayability stating, "it's a joy to revisit each stage"[7] IGN scored the game 9/10 in their review describing it as "something very unique and very powerful" and stating that it is a "must-play."[8] Eurogamer scored the game 8/10 describing it as "pleasantly innocent and uplifting".[9] Received the "Best Independent Game Fueled by Dew" award at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards. Decorated Game Developer David Jaffee wrote an article expressing his belief that Flower was his Game Of The Year.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Stop and smell the Flower on PSN February 12th". SCEA.
  2. ^ a b "Flower to cost just over six quid in Europe". Eurogamer. 2009-02-02.
  3. ^ Official website (Japan)
  4. ^ Ross Miller (2007-11-29). "FlOw dev discusses blossoming new project". Joystiq. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  5. ^ http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=130&csid2=807&fid1=36732
  6. ^ a b "It's awesome: Flower (PS3)". PS3 Fanboy (Joystiq).
  7. ^ a b "Flower Review for the PS3 from 1UP.com". Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  8. ^ a b "IGN.com's review for Flower on the PS3". Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  9. ^ a b "Eurogamer - Flower review". Eurogamer.
  10. ^ "Flower Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  11. ^ "Flower (ps3:2009): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2009-02-15.