America's Next Top Model: The Videogame. How does that sound to you? Well, if you're like me (relatively sane) then it sounds fairly bizarre. How does one make a video game out of a modeling reality TV show? Surely there are better untapped subjects for videogames. But, alas, we have the news today that there will, in fact, be a video game based on the CW's
America's Next Top Model. This is certainly a nominee for "weird news item of the day."
Artificial Life announced that they will launch a mobile, interactive game for your phones, based on the Tyra Banks hosted reality show. You will be able to create your own avatar and send it through a series of modeling based mini games that will hope to capture the essence of what makes
America's Next Top Model the hit that it is.
The CEO of Artificial Life said, "This new version of the America's Next Top Model mobile game has a lot of innovative gaming features. We have integrated show synchronization and IVR technology to make the game play more exciting. America's Next Top Model fans will surely love these newly added features."
The whole avatar thing is cool (I prefer making Miis on the Wii), but I don't see the appeal to a modeling videogame, especially one on your phone. But, perhaps The CW and Artifical Life are on to something.
We know that there is a
Lost videogame coming out soon, and I wonder what the best show’s to make a videogame out of are. I’m excited to check out the Lost one, but how about
Grey’s Anatomy: The RPG? Or, how about a
24 videogame (but that wouldn’t be fun because Jack Bauer can’t be killed)? If you can make a
Top Model videogame, anything is possible.
-Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer
Source: IGN.com
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