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Build-A-Bear Workshop (video game)
Encyclopedia
Build-A-Bear Workshop is a simulation
type Nintendo DS
game based on the workshop with the same name
. It was developed by French
company Neko Entertainment
and published by The Game Factory on November 5, 2007. A follow up to Build-a-Bear Workshop, Build-A-Bear Workshop: A Friend Fur All Seasons was released for the Wii
in 2008, also Build-A-Bear Workshop: Welcome to Hugsville for the Nintendo DS and Build-A-Bear Workshop: Friendship Valley for the Wii in 2010.
Build-A-Bear Workshop players take advantage of the touch screen (the D-Pad and Microphone aren't used often) to do activities and play with their bear. The player can choose one of six bears from Build-A-Bear Workshop
and customize it with clothes, accessories and shoes.
process, first is to choose a bear, then add a sound, stuff it perfectly, stitch it, fluff it, add starter clothing and give it a name. After the process is done, the player is then taken to the Cub Condo home. There are six rooms in the Cub Condo- a bedroom, a dressing room, a kitchen, the garden, the store and the attic. There are many different activities and mini games in each room which is the main objective of the game. The player earns 'buttons' when playing some certain minigames to purchase clothes and accessories for his/her bear. Throughout the year, there will be special clothes on holidays (such as Christmas
and Halloween
) which the bear could wear.
and an average of 6.9 at IGN
.
Simulation
Simulation is the imitation of some real thing available, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviours of a selected physical or abstract system....
type Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
game based on the workshop with the same name
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Build-A-Bear Workshop is an American retailer headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri that sells teddy bears and other stuffed animals. Customers go through an interactive process in which the stuffed animal of their choice is assembled and customized during their visit to the store, and is the...
. It was developed by French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
company Neko Entertainment
Neko Entertainment
Neko Entertainment is a French video game developer and publisher based out of a suburb of Paris, France. It was founded in 1999. Neko's productions are based around an evolutionary development platform for 3D consoles called the Neko Game Development Kit which allows the company to simultaneously...
and published by The Game Factory on November 5, 2007. A follow up to Build-a-Bear Workshop, Build-A-Bear Workshop: A Friend Fur All Seasons was released for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
in 2008, also Build-A-Bear Workshop: Welcome to Hugsville for the Nintendo DS and Build-A-Bear Workshop: Friendship Valley for the Wii in 2010.
Build-A-Bear Workshop players take advantage of the touch screen (the D-Pad and Microphone aren't used often) to do activities and play with their bear. The player can choose one of six bears from Build-A-Bear Workshop
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Build-A-Bear Workshop is an American retailer headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri that sells teddy bears and other stuffed animals. Customers go through an interactive process in which the stuffed animal of their choice is assembled and customized during their visit to the store, and is the...
and customize it with clothes, accessories and shoes.
Gameplay
When players start a new game, they go through the Build-A-Bear WorkshopBuild-A-Bear Workshop
Build-A-Bear Workshop is an American retailer headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri that sells teddy bears and other stuffed animals. Customers go through an interactive process in which the stuffed animal of their choice is assembled and customized during their visit to the store, and is the...
process, first is to choose a bear, then add a sound, stuff it perfectly, stitch it, fluff it, add starter clothing and give it a name. After the process is done, the player is then taken to the Cub Condo home. There are six rooms in the Cub Condo- a bedroom, a dressing room, a kitchen, the garden, the store and the attic. There are many different activities and mini games in each room which is the main objective of the game. The player earns 'buttons' when playing some certain minigames to purchase clothes and accessories for his/her bear. Throughout the year, there will be special clothes on holidays (such as Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
and Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
) which the bear could wear.
Mini-Games
In the bedroom, the player can brush their bear's hair and clean their bear's teeth, then tidy up their room. In the dressing room the player can change the bears clothes into ones that they have purchased they can also take photos in the Photo Studio. In the kitchen the player can cook a variety of cakes for the bear to eat and set up their table. In the garden the player can teach their bear to perform some dance moves and play a ball shooting game on the swing. In the store the player can purchase clothing, accessories and shoes using 'buttons' and in the attic there are four mini games (Cooking, musical chairs, catching honey and dancing) which the player can earn buttons depending on their score.Multiplayer
The player can access mulitplayer mode via the attic. Each player is required to have a Build-A-Bear Workshop game card. In mulitplayer mode, the player can challenge friends on minigames and trade photos taken from the dressing room.Reception
The game earned an average ratio of 67% at Game RankingsGame Rankings
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and an average of 6.9 at IGN
IGN
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.