Party Pigs: Farmyard Games
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Party Pigs: Farmyard Games, or simply referred to Party Pigs, is a party game for Wii
developed by Destineer
and published by UK-based game company Data Design Interactive
. The game was first released in North America
on April 28, 2009 and later in Europe
on June 26, 2009.
Party Pigs is a compilation of nine self-explanatory track and field mini-games, including the 100m dash, 110m hurdles, long jump, high jump, hammer throw, javelin, 100m diving, high diving, and turnip toss. Activities related to speed have players shake the Wii remote and nunchuk, while those involving jumps or poses require players to perform quick swiping movements. Players can engage in either single events or collections of events in groups of up to four players. The game also contains are unlockable activities and group events.
, Chad gave the game 2 stars, and called it an "extremely short track-and-field game with a porcine theme.", stating "Party Pigs looks nice enough. You can choose from a sextet of porky protagonists, all of whom are remarkably ugly yet oddly appealing, thanks to little details like their pot bellies, tusks, buck teeth, hair curls, and nose rings. The events are very accessible; most can be mastered within minutes, though engaging in multiple speed events one after another will likely leave your forearms burning. Harder difficulty levels increase the challenge.
What we've been given is acceptable. The problem is simply that Party Pigs is ridiculously short. With just nine events -- none of which takes longer than a minute or two to complete -- and nothing in the way of a story or ongoing career, it feels unfinished. Developer Destineer had the courtesy of making it a $20 budget title, but that's still much too expensive for what they've delivered. There are plenty of longer, better party games available 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...
developed by Destineer
Destineer
Destineer is a computer game developer and publisher based in Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 2000 by former Bungie Studios vice-president, Peter Tamte...
and published by UK-based game company Data Design Interactive
Data Design Interactive
Data Design Interactive was a United Kingdom based video game developer and video game publisher. It was founded in 1983, became a limited company in 1999 and ceased trading in 2009. It developed games on the multiple games platforms including PC and consoles...
. The game was first released in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
on April 28, 2009 and later in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
on June 26, 2009.
Party Pigs is a compilation of nine self-explanatory track and field mini-games, including the 100m dash, 110m hurdles, long jump, high jump, hammer throw, javelin, 100m diving, high diving, and turnip toss. Activities related to speed have players shake the Wii remote and nunchuk, while those involving jumps or poses require players to perform quick swiping movements. Players can engage in either single events or collections of events in groups of up to four players. The game also contains are unlockable activities and group events.
Gameplay
Party Pigs is a compilation of nine self-explanatory track and field mini-games, including the 100m dash, 110m hurdles, long jump, high jump, hammer throw, javelin, 100m diving, high diving, and turnip toss. Activities related to speed have players shake the Wii remote and nunchuk, while those involving jumps or poses require players to perform quick swiping movements. Players can engage in either single events or collections of events in groups of up to four players. The game also contains unlockable activities and group events.Reception
The Reception was Negative. In Chad Sapieha's review for Common Sense MediaCommon Sense Media
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, Chad gave the game 2 stars, and called it an "extremely short track-and-field game with a porcine theme.", stating "Party Pigs looks nice enough. You can choose from a sextet of porky protagonists, all of whom are remarkably ugly yet oddly appealing, thanks to little details like their pot bellies, tusks, buck teeth, hair curls, and nose rings. The events are very accessible; most can be mastered within minutes, though engaging in multiple speed events one after another will likely leave your forearms burning. Harder difficulty levels increase the challenge.
What we've been given is acceptable. The problem is simply that Party Pigs is ridiculously short. With just nine events -- none of which takes longer than a minute or two to complete -- and nothing in the way of a story or ongoing career, it feels unfinished. Developer Destineer had the courtesy of making it a $20 budget title, but that's still much too expensive for what they've delivered. There are plenty of longer, better party games available for the Wii.".