Serious Game Classification

Biker Mice from Mars Konami (Japan), Konami (Japan), 1994  

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Classification

RETRO SERIOUS GAME
(Advergame)

Keywords

Action - Advergame - Cartoon - Futuristic - Racing - Retro sg - Serious game

Purpose

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

Market

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

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 8-11 / 12-16
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 MANAGE : explanation of this brick MOVE : explanation of this brick RANDOM : explanation of this brick SELECT : explanation of this brick SHOOT : explanation of this brick
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Comments

Taxonomy
  • "The european version of this game obviously promotes the "Snickers" candy bar."
Analyses
  • "Manage: limited ammo and turbo.
    Random: random bonus awarded each lap.

    Only the european version is a serious game / advergame."
Biker Mice from Mars A 3d-iso racing game starring characters from the cartoon"Biker Mice from Mars".

The european version of this game is plagued with ads for the "Snickers" candy bar.

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Super Nintendo (SNES)

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