I can't work out if this is a great idea, or a really bad one. Atari has just officially announced Hot Pxl, a collection of 200 mini-games for the PSP, "based on a quirky and original story premise and drawing inspiration from street culture and the digital lifestyle." Yes, it's FIFA Street meets Wario Ware!
"The rapid fire gameplay requires players to draw on their reflexes and 2D gaming prowess to get through hundreds of inspired scenarios - whether it's blasting through an old-school style video game, busting tricks on a skateboard or a BMX, stage-diving at a pixellated concert, or just trying to cross a busy digital street."
Well, the PSP could do with some original games - especially ones that cater to the specific needs of gamers on the go. But it's amusing that, in order for the mini-game concept to work on a Sony machine, someone somewhere felt that it would have to be 'cool'. Hot Pxl is being developed by Parisian studio, zSlide, which according to its press release biog, "creates new online experiences, collaborating with international publishers of interactive entertainment, media groups and international telcos." C'est le Trashbat, non?
Next, perhaps, we will see a cool urban pet sim, or a cool version of Harvest Moon where you're running a health farm for rappers, or a gritty urban Animal Crossing, where you are rewarded, not for a nice tidy garden, but for how profitable your crack house is.
