Software:Brooktown High

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Brooktown High
Brooktownhighpsp.jpg
Cover art
Developer(s)Backbone Entertainment
Publisher(s)Konami
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable
Release
  • NA: May 22, 2007
Genre(s)Dating sim[1]
Mode(s)Single-player

Brooktown High (working title: Brooktown High: Senior Year) is a dating sim[1] video game for the PlayStation Portable. It was developed by Backbone Entertainment and published by Konami.

Gameplay

Being touted as "your chance to re-live your high school days," Brooktown High places the gamer in the shoes of either a male or female high school student. This character is customizable, to some extent - hair style and color, eye color, height and weight are editable. Questions at the beginning of the game categorize the player into one of the social cliques.

The player then gets to interact with the 20 other students at Brooktown, who have their own social circles and distinct personalities, in order to become part of the different cliques. There are four different cliques: Nerds, Jocks, Preps, and Rebels.

The main goal is to find a boyfriend or girlfriend, who can be taken on dates to various locations such the movies, the beach, and the mall. Players may be asked to perform favors in exchange for characters' phone numbers.

Various mini-games will be used to reach the goals mentioned above. Each game boosts some percentage of the player's clique points (for example, smarts points to get into the nerds clique and athletic points to get into the jocks clique).[2][3]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic51/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
1Up.comD+[5]
EGM4.83/10[6]
Game Informer6.75/10[7]
GameSpot5.6/10[2]
GameSpy1.5/5 stars[8]
GameZone5.5/10[9]
Hardcore Gamer2.5/5[10]
IGN5.2/10[3]
Pocket Gamer2/5 stars[11]
PSM8/10[12]
411Mania2.5/10[13]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Note: Citation for dating sim is needed due to common confusion with the visual novel genre. Since the official website lists it in the simulation genre (as opposed to the adventure genre), it is considered a true dating sim.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Davis, Ryan (May 24, 2007). "Brooktown High: Senior Year [sic Review"]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/brooktown-high-senior-year-review/1900-6171511/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Roper, Chris (May 23, 2007). "Brooktown High Review". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/05/23/brooktown-high-review. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Brooktown High for PSP Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/brooktown-high/critic-reviews/?platform=psp. 
  5. ↑ Tsao, Jennifer (May 23, 2007). "Brooktown High". Ziff Davis. http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3159811. 
  6. ↑ EGM staff (June 2007). "Brooktown High". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (216): 94. 
  7. ↑ Reiner, Andrew (June 2007). "Brooktown High". Game Informer (GameStop) (170): 117. http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/D243A30F-D4AB-4CFF-BAD9-9A887DF5A9C3.htm. Retrieved August 19, 2020. 
  8. ↑ Villoria, Gerald (June 11, 2007). "GameSpy: Brooktown High". IGN Entertainment. http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/brooktown-high-senior-year/795804p1.html. 
  9. ↑ Sandoval, Angelina (June 6, 2007). "Brooktown High: Senior Year [sic - Review"]. https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/brooktown_high_senior_year_psp_review/. 
  10. ↑ "Review: Brooktown High". Hardcore Gamer (Hardcore Gamer LLC): 61. July 2007. 
  11. ↑ Erickson, Tracy (June 1, 2007). "Brooktown High: Senior Year [sic"]. Steel Media Ltd. https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/003216/brooktown-high-senior-year/. 
  12. ↑ "Review: Brooktown High". PSM (Future US): 83. July 2007. 
  13. ↑ Mellick, Andrew (July 10, 2007). "Brooktown High (PSP) Review". http://www.411mania.com/games/reviews/56666/Brooktown-High-(PSP)-Review.htm. 

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