Game Classification

Cool Spot Virgin Interactive (U.S.A.), Virgin Interactive (U.S.A.), 1993  

Informations Analyses Serious Gaming
 

Classification

RETRO SERIOUS GAME
(Advergame)

Keywords

Action - Advergame - Board game - Platform - Puzzle-solving - Retro sg - Serious game - Strategy

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Marketing & Communication message broadcasting
  • Storytelling

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment
  • Advertising

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 8 to 11 years old / 12 to 16 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
AVOID : explanation of this brick MATCH : explanation of this brick DESTROY : explanation of this brick MOVE : explanation of this brick SHOOT : explanation of this brick
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Cool Spot A platfom game starring the US mascot of the 7'up brand. The reference to 7'up were stripped from the european version, as the european mascot of the brand in 1993 was another character named Fido Dido.

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Amiga - Atari ST - Gameboy (GB) - Genesis (Megadrive) - NES (Famicom) - PC (Dos) - Sega Master System - Super Nintendo (SNES)

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