By Alex Villafania
INQUIRER.net
STARTUP game publisher EagleGame has announced the launch of its first game in the Philippines, HighStreet 5, with a premiere party on July 11.
In an interview with hackenslash, EagleGame marketing and communications manager Rio Encarnado said the company has switched on the game’s official portal where visitors can start downloading the game client installer in preparation for the open beta test on July 22.
The site also contains the game’s first patch, MetroCity.
“We put up the client installer on the site on July 3 and we’ve had 500 downloads by midnight,” Encarnado said.
The company will also start distributing the game CDs on July 14 in selected outlets of the Internet café chain Netopia, along with school events and insertion of the game in different magazines.
The game is a mix of online gaming and social networking. The main game component is largely dancing with different modes (single player, double, or group). Dozens of dance steps are available for players
to use in combination. Players can earn points by finishing dances and these can be used to buy virtual items in the game. The items also enhance the characters’ skills.
Encarnado said the game’s social networking aspect is also expected to draw more users to the game. Unlike other online games, HighStreet 5 allows users to blog, post their photos, and broadcast messages across the game. A major feature in the game is also its webcam chat allowing
players to see each other during gameplay.
“Filipinos are crazy about social networking so by integrating this feature into a game, players will only need one place to go to if they want to connect with their friends and build a network of people,”
Encarnado said.
July 8th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
uy meron na sila website ah, http://www.highstreet5.com.ph try nio po jan alam ko july 11 daw ung open ng server nila, can’t wait to play too!
July 8th, 2008 at 11:06 am
san b makakuha ng CD ng highstreet dito sa Taguig ? dami kasi nagdadownload sabay sabay ngek, hot na kami dito ano ba. Friday pa iopen, pwde request ? now na open yun phil server pwede? nakakainip gusto ko na magblog sa highstreet
July 8th, 2008 at 12:36 am
dirty trio, hanggang dito ba naman nagkakalat kayo? nag leak na nga kayo ng figures ng ipvg magkakalat pa?
research nga kayo, copy-cat copy-cat pa kayong nalalaman, eh audition nga ung copy-cat, helllllooooooo, bust a groove copy-cat ang audition
July 7th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Uunti ang naglalaro ng audition dahil dito sa game na ito … I tried this game sa malaysian server …. and it is great!
July 7th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
checked metrocity sa singapore, parang rpg pwede ka maglakad sa mapa at mamasyal, sana metrocity rin ilabas sa pinas. grabe excited na kami sa shop, tagal ng friday lolz