Child of Eden

Child of Eden

European cover art
Developer(s) Q Entertainment
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Director(s) Tetsuya Mizuguchi
Producer(s) Sawako Yamamoto
Artist(s) Makoto Takanashi
Writer(s) Tetsuya Mizuguchi
Alexis Nolent
Composer(s) Genki Rockets
Yuki Ichiki
Shogo Ohnishi
Platform(s) Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Release date(s)

Xbox 360

PlayStation 3

  • NA 27 September 2011[3]
  • AUS 29 September 2011
  • EU 30 September 2011
  • JP 6 October 2011
Genre(s) Rail shooter, Music game
Mode(s) Single-player

Child of Eden is a rhythm action game created by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, best known for Rez, developed by Q Entertainment and published by Ubisoft.[4] The game announcement opened Ubisoft's pre-E3 2010 press conference and was one of the first titles shown with support for Xbox 360's Kinect peripheral. The game serves as a sequel to Mizuguchi's earlier game Rez and sees players shoot at various targets which produce melodic sounds upon destruction. It was developed for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and is compatible with Microsoft's Kinect, PlayStation Move[5] and standard controllers for both consoles.[6][7] In April 2011, Mizuguchi announced that he had developed a unique corset peripheral for the game, which featured four controllers, all of which vibrated to the game's music. The new device is currently only available in Q Entertainment studios, and is unlikely to see a retail release.

As was the case with Rez, Child of Eden is presented as an experiment on synesthesia, integrating sound, vision and touch in one seamless experience. The game features music from Genki Rockets.[8]

Child of Eden is a direct sequel to Rez.

Story

The story of Child of Eden is revealed through the game's introduction. It focuses on a girl named Lumi who was the first human to be born in space, on 11 September 2019 aboard the International Space Station. Throughout her life, Lumi dreamt of visiting Earth, conveying her feelings into song which she sent down to the people of the planet. When she died her body was preserved and her memories and data were recorded and archived. The story moves to humanity's advancement in space exploration, and the creation of a universal wide internet system called Eden. Eden is described as a fountain from which all knowledge flows, to those who have never set foot on Earth, containing all of human history and knowledge. By the 23rd century scientists attempt to use Lumi's preserved data to create a living persona with Eden itself, in an experiment called Project Lumi. As her recompiled persona emerges and awakens into Eden, she is attacked and trapped by an unknown computer virus.[9]

The objective of the player in Child of Eden is to save Project Lumi, which is near completion, from the virus attack. If finished, Project Lumi would reproduce a human personality in Eden, the artificial intelligence inside which Rez took place.[10]

Gameplay

Comparable to Rez, the game revolves around shooting various objects that come onto the screen, which produce musical effects upon their destruction. Players choose between using a lock-on function similar to Rez's gameplay, typically for "orange" targets, or a rapid-fire function generally used for "purple" targets. Using Kinect, players can aim using their hands and clap to change weapons, though traditional controllers can also be used. Like Rez HD, players can use additional controllers to provide external vibration and during the gameplay adjusts the music to the actions and movements of the players.[11][12]

The game features 5 levels, called Archives,[13] each with a different visual theme. These are; Matrix, Evolution, Beauty, Passion, and Journey.[6] Each Archive is replayable, changing each time depending on the player's performance and style of play in the previous run.[13]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(X360) 84.57%[14]
(PS3) 81.25%[15]
Metacritic(X360) 84/100[16]
(PS3) 81/100[17]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Edge8/10[18]
GameSpot8.5/10[19]
GameTrailers8.4[20]
Giant Bomb[21]
IGN8.5/10[22]
Joystiq[23]
X-Play5/5[24]
Metro (UK)9/10[25]
Award
PublicationAward
GameZoneBest Kinect Game[26]

Pre-release

GameSpot awarded the game 'Best Motion Sensor Game' and 'Best Rhythm Game' of E3 2010.[27] The title also received nominations for 'Best New IP' and 'Best Music Game' from GameTrailers.[28][29] Xbox World 360 magazine gave the game an 86 out of 100, quoting "Brilliant with or without a controller, Eden could last you a lifetime".

Post Release

Upon release Child of Eden was met with very positive reception. Joystiq gave the title a perfect score. Stating that "Some players may be hung up by its brevity, but its extension would have depreciated how breathtaking the rest of the game is, I don't think I'd have it any other way." IGN gave the title an 8.5 out of 10 rating, stating that it is one of the best reasons to own a Kinect and that it's a game that just makes you feel happy while you play it.[30] Metro GameCentral gave the game a score of 9 out of 10 and chose it as the sixth best game of 2011.[25]

Sales

According to NPD Group during the game's debut month of June Child of Eden sold 34,000 units on the Xbox 360, ranking at number 83.

References

  1. ↑ "Buy Child of Eden (Xbox 360) - UBIShop - The Official Ubisoft Online Store". Ubisoft.
  2. ↑ "Child of Eden - The Official Ubisoft Online-Shop". Ubisoft.
  3. ↑ "Child of Eden PlayStation 3 Release Date Announced". G4TV.
  4. ↑ Nelson, Randy (2010-06-15). "Mizuguchi: Child of Eden to support standard controllers". joystiq. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  5. ↑ "Child of Eden PS3 Release Date Pushed Back". IGN. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  6. 1 2 Michael McWhertor (2010-06-18). "Is Child of Eden Everything You Want From A Rez Sequel". Kotaku. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  7. ↑ Coldewey, Devin (2010-06-14). "Children of Eden: It’s Rez all over again, but better". Crunchgear. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  8. ↑ Michael McWhertor (2010-09-28). "Preview: Finding Happiness With Child of Eden". Kotaku.com. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  9. ↑ Youtube (2012-10-22). "Child of Eden - Intro". Youtube. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  10. ↑ Ubisoft (2010-06-20). "Child of Eden - Ubisoft". Ubisoft. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  11. ↑ Goldstein, Hilary (2010-06-15). "E3 2010: Child of Eden Preview". ign. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  12. ↑ Roßberg, Jenny (2010-06-15). "E3: Child of Eden - Announcement - Ubisoft announces unofficial successor to Rez". gamepro. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  13. 1 2 "Next Gen Biz: Child of Eden preview". Next-Gen.biz. 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2010-09-10. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  14. ↑ "Child of Eden for Xbox 360". GameRankings. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  15. ↑ "Child of Eden for PlayStation 3". GameRankings. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  16. ↑ "Child of Eden for Xbox 360 Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  17. ↑ "Child of Eden for PlayStation 3 Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  18. ↑ Edge Review
  19. ↑ Child of Eden Review, Child of Eden Xbox 360 Review - GameSpot.com
  20. ↑ Child of Eden Video Game
  21. ↑ Davis, Ryan (2011-06-18). "Child of Eden Review". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  22. ↑ Child of Eden Review - Xbox 360 Review at IGN
  23. ↑ McElroy, Griffin (2011-06-14). "Review: Child of Eden". Joystiq. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  24. ↑ Rosenberg, Adam (2011-06-21). "Child of Eden Review for XBox 360". G4TV.com. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  25. 1 2 "GameCentral Video Game Top 20 of 2011 - Games of the Year". GameCentral. Metro. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  26. ↑ Splechta, Mike (29 December 2011). "GameZone's Game of the Year Awards Day 3: Genre Awards". GameZone. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  27. ↑ "Best Motion Sensor Game - GameSpot's Best of E3 2010 Awards". E3.gamespot.com. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  28. ↑ 29 Jun 2010 (2010-06-29). "Best Of E3 2010 Awards Video Game, Best New IP | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos". GameTrailers.com. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  29. ↑ 1 Jul 2010 (2010-07-01). "Best Of E3 2010 Awards Video Game, Best Music Game | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos". GameTrailers.com. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  30. ↑ "Child of Eden Review". IGN. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

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