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Racket Sports Party

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Short description: 2010 video game
Racket Sports Party
Developer(s)Asobo Studio
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
Platform(s)Wii, PlayStation 3 (PlayStation Move)
ReleaseWii
  • NA: March 9, 2010
  • AU: March 25, 2010
  • EU: March 26, 2010
PlayStation 3
  • EU: September 15, 2010
  • AU: September 16, 2010
  • NA/UK: September 17, 2010
Genre(s)Sports (Tennis)
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Racket Sports Party, known in North America as Racquet Sports, is a sports video game developed by Asobo Studio and published by Ubisoft for Wii and PlayStation 3's PlayStation Move (the latter under the name Racket Sports in the PAL region) in 2010.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PS3Wii
Eurogamer4/10[3]N/A
Famitsu24/40[4]N/A
GameSpot4/10[5]N/A
IGN4.5/10[6]N/A
Jeuxvideo.com8/20[7]7/20[8]
Joystiq4/5[9]N/A
Nintendo PowerN/A6.5/10[10]
Nintendo World ReportN/A4/10[11]
PSM6/10[12]N/A
Push Square3/10[13]N/A
The Guardian2/5[14]N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic45/100[1]51/100[2]

The Wii version received "mixed" reviews, while the PlayStation 3 version received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2][1] In Japan, where the PS3 version was ported for release under the name Racquet Sports (ラケットスポーツ, Raketto Supōtsu) on February 24, 2011,[15] Famitsu gave it a score of all four sixes for a total of 24 out of 40.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Racquet Sports for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/racquet-sports/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Racquet Sports for Wii Reviews". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/racquet-sports/critic-reviews/?platform=wii. 
  3. ↑ Gibson, Ellie (December 22, 2010). "PlayStation Move Roundup (Page 3)". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-move-roundup-review?page=3. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Valay, Brian (February 16, 2011). "Complete Famitsu review scores". https://nintendoeverything.com/complete-famitsu-review-scores-12/. 
  5. ↑ Calvert, Justin (September 17, 2010). "Racquet Sports Review (PS3)". Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/racquet-sports-review/1900-6276286/. 
  6. ↑ Ahearn, Nate (September 1, 2010). "Racquet Sports Review (PS3)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/01/racquet-sports-review. 
  7. ↑ Rivaol (September 28, 2010). "Test: Racket Sports (PS3)" (in fr). Webedia. https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00013465-racket-sports-test.htm. 
  8. ↑ Rivaol (March 29, 2010). "Test: Racket Sports Party" (in fr). Webedia. https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00012597-racket-sports-party-test.htm. 
  9. ↑ Nelson, Randy (September 1, 2010). "PlayStation Move review: Racquet Sports". Yahoo. https://www.engadget.com/2010-09-01-racquet-sports-review.html. 
  10. ↑ "Racquet Sports". Nintendo Power (Future US) 253: 87. April 2010. 
  11. ↑ Ronaghan, Neal (March 14, 2010). "Racquet Sports". NINWR, LLC. https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/22759/racquet-sports-wii. 
  12. ↑ "Review: Racquet Sports". PlayStation: The Official Magazine (Future plc) (38): 72. November 2010. 
  13. ↑ Newton, James (September 23, 2010). "Racket Sports Review". Gamer Network. https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/2010/09/racket_sports_ps3. 
  14. ↑ Davey, Neil (October 6, 2010). "Racket Sports". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/oct/06/racket-sports-ps3-move-review. 
  15. ↑ "ラケットスポーツ [PS3"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=18746&redirect=no. Retrieved March 25, 2023. 
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

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Registered users can rate and review games. 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 sub-forum.

History

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MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} 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).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

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See also

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ 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. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "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/. 
  14. ↑ "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/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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