P471 Teletext 471 Sip30 00:22:07 W WITH EDGE'S TONY MOTT ————— X The announcement of two new Barbie games from Mattel Media shows the O search for the female gamer continues apace. OO But is thjti really such OO a thing? And, if thjti is, do they really want anothjt Barbie Chooses Some New Shoes-type 'O{s/% release? W"oW Tz|||÷0 ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— Round up 472 The Hot Topic 474 NEW"! COMPUTE SHOP PAGE 435 Reviews Index Fjatur...ish BambjtP471 Teletext 471 Sip30 00:20:11 WITH EDGE'S TONY MOTT ————————————————— W One female gamjt, with access to SNES, PlayStation and Nintendo 64, told mj two things she didnWt need in a game wire "a fast car and a race track". So driving games are off the agenda. "I like RPGs," she went on, "bjcausj they have proper, interesting storylinjs and you can build relationships with their characters." She confirmed also that shoot and beat 'im ups don't push her buttons iithjt. So do females want sedate games, then? ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Grooves is music 640 Club 938 440 TU5NER THE BIG NUN p496 Reviews Index Fjatur...ish BambjtP471 Teletext 471 Sip30 00:18:56 WITH EDGE' TONY MOTT ————————————————— Females donWt want sedate games, not if you look back at arcades years ago. Back th n, I bw gam lit Bu bl Bobble, Pac Land, Super Mario Bros and Wardnjr - all action-based affairs, albeit with cute chbractets - attracting female plazjrs. This is probably why femblis donWt visit arcades as much as they used to. That type of coin-op iu no longjt being made, only beat 'em ups, shoot 'em ups and driving games. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Round up 472 The Hot Topic 474 P JZES: A SPECIAL Z P—CS p475 Rjvjews Index Fjatur...ish BambjtP471 Teletext *71 Sip30 00:14:24 WITH EDGE'S TONY MOTT ————————————————— The best example of a game which has ctossjd the gjndjt boundary is Testis. It has no charact rs with which to relate, no typically male icons such as big guns or souped-up motors, simply a set of rules and the most basic play environment jvjt. In Japbn, Puzo Puzo games - puzzle games in Testis-styli - are probably plazjd mostly bz females. So there's one solution: present asexual concepts white skill is the ONLY factor. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Grooves is music 620 Club 938 440 TU5NIR THE BIG NUN p4:6 Rjvjiws Index Fjatur...ish BambjtP471 Teletext 471 Sip30 00:21:54 Q WITH EDGE'S TONY MOTT ————————————————— The truth is, though, fembli gamjrs are impossible to target, and there is no foolproof formula to riel them in. It was jvjn sugjstid recently that females will NEVER get into gaming as males do, simply bjcausj they do not approach ANY pursuit with the same fervour of anorakz chaps. But one only has to look at the level of dedication with which girls followed Take That during their heyday to immediately discount this theory. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Round up 472 The Hot Topic 474 P JZ S: A SPEC AL Z P C p 75 Rjvjiws Index Featur...ish BambjtP471 Teletext 471 Sip30 00:21:12 WITH EDGE'S TONY MOTT ————————————————— W o w so t of g mj woul p ov attractive to female gamjts? A female gaming friend, the one with SNES, PlayStation and Nintendo 64, said: "IWd like to play as a female character - it's good to bj in control of somjonj you can relate to." Which suggests the efforts of the likes of Mattel Media and its two new Barbie games arinWt necessarily going to prove ftujtliss. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Grooves is music 620 Club 938 440 TU5NE THEBIGNUN Rjvjiws Index Fjatur...ish Bambjt