inviZimals
© 2010 Sony Computer Entertainment America
Note: See also inviZimals: Shadow Zone. Plug a camera into your PSP 3000 (not the PSP Go) to create your own monster scanner. The camera and the software are included in the same bundle. inviZimals enables players to find, capture and battle virtual monsters hiding throughout the real-world environment by incorporating a camera for the PSP system. You point the camera behind sofas, into corners, and under bushes to find virtual monsters on your PSP system screen. Once captured, players take their creatures into battle for an augmented reality experience. The game runs on PSP -1000, -2000 and -3000 systems. Content includes 120 creatures, captured by pointing the camera and listening for a sound that indicates when a creature is nearby. You then also lay down a magical trap, in the form of a rectangular card. Creatures are spawned based on environmental conditions determined by colors of surfaces and time of day. Invisible monsters are lurking around every corner and players interact and capture these creatures by grabbing, tickling and luring them into their collection and battling. This is the first camera-based PSP game for the North American market, and it comes on a UMD (Universal Media Disc). The price includes the camera for the PSP system. Invizimals is not compatible with the PSPgo. It was developed by Novarama and Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, Liverpool Studio.
$40, PSP
Teaches: logic