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Project Spark Xbox One, PC, Microsoft, cert: 12
[October 25, 2014]

Project Spark Xbox One, PC, Microsoft, cert: 12


(Observer (UK) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aiming to bring mass participation to games development, Project Spark is an ambitious video-game creator that intends to make the arcane straightforward. Free to download but most cost-effective in its boxed form, which comes with additional content worth much more than its retail price of pounds 27, Spark uses simple gamepad, tablet or Kinect controls to generate a game world before introducing interactive elements. Something you can play quickly emerges, although truly engaging games take a little longer.



Although the ability to include violence towards human characters requires a 12 rating, a wide variety of game types are possible, and it's in the fine-tuning of these that Project Spark excels, offering tools to match even the wildest imaginations. The gaming creations can then be shared online.

With a thriving support community and solid tutorials, it has met its stated aims with aplomb, offering a route into game development for anyone. Indeed, it does a better job of connecting to real programming logic than many of its competitors, such as Disney Infinity: Toy Box or Little Big Planet Andy Robertson (c) 2014 Guardian Newspapers Limited.

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