New York Nights: Success in the City
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New York Nights: Success in the City (or just "New York Nights") is a game
developed for the Mobile Phone
(which was released in 2005) and later for the iPod
and the iPhone
(which was released in 2007) is created by Gameloft
. It has very cartoonish graphics and is very much like The Sims
video games. A sequel, New York Nights 2: Friends for Life was later released (for the Mobile phone). A spin-off entitled Miami Nights: Singles in the City
was also released and was intended for the Nintendo DS. This game is part of the Night series by Gameloft.
The logo often shows the crown of the Statue of Liberty and 4 people (2 males and 2 females) seen standing right next to each other as they see tons of cash floating in the air.
Your arrive in Manhattan fresh off the plane with a little more than the shirt in your back. Find friends, find a job and hopefully your true love.
"Dream big in the city that never sleeps."
Mobile Version
The first New York life simulation on your mobile phone. Find friends, profit and true love!
"Work, live and date in the big city!"
The plot centers around a playable character (male
or female
) that has gone to New York
to be with his/her sibling. The character finds a job as a dancer in a prestigious nightclub
in Times Square
and after that, a lot of crazy twists and turns awaits the player. The players character will meet up with different non-player characters whose personality consists of the different attitudes that "New Yorkers" possess.
Mobile Version
The plot still centers around a playable character male or female that has left his parents from Alabama
and tries his/her luck in the city that never sleeps. The character only has 40 days and during this period he/she has to make new friends,find a job and find true love or else he will lose.
The games storyline is very full of humor that will be enjoyed by the player while watching breathtaking scenarios of Manhattan
such as Greenwich
, Times Square
, Chinatown
and many more!
The game was said to be made so that non- New Yorkers can experience the life in the Big Apple
.
Mobile Version
The player's avatar visits famous Manhattan landmarks rendered in breath-taking details (iPhone version). Some facades can only be visited by visiting the places found on the Main Map which shows the map of Manhattan. Some places include:
Mobile Version
The mobile version does not include New York neighborhoods but instead it only contains facades from an ordinary city, however,the details of the Main Map shows the background with the Empire State Building on it. There is also a New York facade that can be visited in-game.
iPhone Version
This version offers endless numbers of friends to give it a more "Social Sim" description.
Mobile Version
This version offers less numbers of friends and is only limited to 8. One of the characters opposite to the players gender can become the love interest.
Game
A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...
developed for the Mobile Phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
(which was released in 2005) and later for the iPod
IPod
iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle...
and the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
(which was released in 2007) is created by Gameloft
Gameloft
Gameloft SA is a major French computer and video game developer and publisher headquartered in Paris, France. The company also has subsidiaries in 31 countries around the world....
. It has very cartoonish graphics and is very much like The Sims
The Sims
The Sims is a strategic life-simulation computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. Its development was led by game designer Will Wright, also known for developing SimCity...
video games. A sequel, New York Nights 2: Friends for Life was later released (for the Mobile phone). A spin-off entitled Miami Nights: Singles in the City
Miami Nights: Singles in the City
Miami Nights: Singles in the City is a dating simulation game for the Nintendo DS and mobile phones.This game is based on the successful Gameloft Nights franchise on mobile which has generated more than 4 million downloads....
was also released and was intended for the Nintendo DS. This game is part of the Night series by Gameloft.
The logo often shows the crown of the Statue of Liberty and 4 people (2 males and 2 females) seen standing right next to each other as they see tons of cash floating in the air.
Publisher's Summary
iPhone VersionYour arrive in Manhattan fresh off the plane with a little more than the shirt in your back. Find friends, find a job and hopefully your true love.
"Dream big in the city that never sleeps."
Mobile Version
The first New York life simulation on your mobile phone. Find friends, profit and true love!
"Work, live and date in the big city!"
Plot
iPhone VersionThe plot centers around a playable character (male
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
or female
Female
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
) that has gone to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
to be with his/her sibling. The character finds a job as a dancer in a prestigious nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
in Times Square
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
and after that, a lot of crazy twists and turns awaits the player. The players character will meet up with different non-player characters whose personality consists of the different attitudes that "New Yorkers" possess.
Mobile Version
The plot still centers around a playable character male or female that has left his parents from Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
and tries his/her luck in the city that never sleeps. The character only has 40 days and during this period he/she has to make new friends,find a job and find true love or else he will lose.
The games storyline is very full of humor that will be enjoyed by the player while watching breathtaking scenarios of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
such as Greenwich
Greenwich
Greenwich is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time...
, Times Square
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
, Chinatown
Chinatown
A Chinatown is an ethnic enclave of overseas Chinese people, although it is often generalized to include various Southeast Asian people. Chinatowns exist throughout the world, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Americas, Australasia, and Europe. Binondo's Chinatown located in Manila,...
and many more!
The game was said to be made so that non- New Yorkers can experience the life in the Big Apple
Big Apple
"The Big Apple" is a nickname for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sports writer for the New York Morning Telegraph...
.
Gameplay
iPhone Version- The player only taps on the screen to point the area where his/her avatar will go.
- To chat with non-playable in-game characters, the player has to tap the interaction button prompted whenever near to another character. There are lots of interaction that can be done, the player can chat, flirt, prank, etc.
- There are lots of activities that can be done depending on which place the character should go. These activities result to addition or subtraction of the character's attributes. This version has 16 attributes.
- The player gets to visit the many famous landmarks of Manhattan.
Mobile Version
- The player can use the D-Pad or the Num-Pad to control or move his/her avatar.
- To chat with non-playable in-game characters, the player has to come close to the character and press ok (D-Pad) or 5 (Num-Pad) when prompted to talk. Just like the iPhone version, there is also a heavy amount of interaction that can be done.
- There are lots of activities and actions that can be done like eating pizza, getting a tan, etc. These actions contributes to the 4 attributes of the character.
- The player visits facades which are commonly found in NYC.
Version Differences
The games differs from the iPhone to the mobile version in many ways:- The iPhone has a more realistic or real-life storyline which involves the character's connection the non-playable characters while the mobile mainly focuses on the challenge.
- There is much more detailed graphics in the iPhone version than the mobile one.
- Character Customization is more detailed in the iPhone than the mobile.
- The iPhone is more advanced than the mobile version.
Places
iPhone VersionThe player's avatar visits famous Manhattan landmarks rendered in breath-taking details (iPhone version). Some facades can only be visited by visiting the places found on the Main Map which shows the map of Manhattan. Some places include:
- Central ParkCentral ParkCentral Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
- This is where the character can exercise. - GreenwichGreenwichGreenwich is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time...
- This is where the apartment is found. - Times SquareTimes SquareTimes Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
- This is where the nightclub is found. - Wall StreetWall StreetWall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
- This is where the Statue of LibertyStatue of LibertyThe Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886...
is seen. - 5th Avenue - This is where the apartment of the character's lover is found
- ChinatownChinatownA Chinatown is an ethnic enclave of overseas Chinese people, although it is often generalized to include various Southeast Asian people. Chinatowns exist throughout the world, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Americas, Australasia, and Europe. Binondo's Chinatown located in Manila,...
- This is where exotic good can be bought. - JFK Airport - This is where the character starts.
Mobile Version
The mobile version does not include New York neighborhoods but instead it only contains facades from an ordinary city, however,the details of the Main Map shows the background with the Empire State Building on it. There is also a New York facade that can be visited in-game.
- Lincoln Center - The place where the character can increase his/her Culture points.
- Style Salon - The place where the character can increase his/her Beauty points.
- Sports Club - The place where the character can increase his/her Health points.
- Coffee Shop - The place where the character can increase his/her Humor points.
- Apartment - This is where the character rests.
Characters
New York Nights has tons of non-playable but interactive characters each with its own distinctive "New Yorker" personality and attitude. This is shown during interaction wherein the character has to talk to the in-game character regarding its likes which results to its relationship improvement. Discussing the dislikes of the character results to the characters hatred to the player.iPhone Version
This version offers endless numbers of friends to give it a more "Social Sim" description.
- Natalie - the older sister of the player.
- Ben - a actor.
- Crystal - a possible love interest.
- Borisko - the son of Boris.
- Boriska - the daughter of Boris.
- Starlett - an actress.
- Colin - the older brother of the player.
- Boris - the landlord of the apartment.
- Nigel - the driver
Mobile Version
This version offers less numbers of friends and is only limited to 8. One of the characters opposite to the players gender can become the love interest.
- Lucie - the fashion editor
- Vinny - the gorgeous model
- Joe - the celebrity assistant
- Ed - the class clown
- Lynn - the next stand up comedian
- Charlotte - the next Babara Walker
- Matt - the future president
- Kelly - the gorgeous actress