Guest Maase Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 Tiny Angels Watching Over WiiA South American phenomenon is on its way to Nintendo's latest. by Daemon Hatfield February 11, 2008 - Portuguese multimedia developer Biodroid is working on a videogame adaptation of one of South America's most popular TV shows: Chiquititas (Tiny Angels). The title will be powered by Emergent's Gamebryo engine, the same motor powering Civilization IV and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. "The strength and diversity of the Chiquititas brand is a natural fit for Wii," said Bruno Patatas, Co-Founder of, Biodroid Productions. "Fans of action adventure are certain to embrace this future addition to the Chiquititas universe." The game will be a platformer with puzzle elements. The developer says it is incorporating the "optimistic plotline, lively music, and colorful video from the original television series." My god, we may rule at almost everything, but i found something where we suck... doing good videogames :P
Jonnas Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 .......Yeah.......Right.......... I think I prefer one of them Portuguese Flash games... Speaking of Portuguese games, what happened with Ugo Volt? Did it get cancelled or something?
Guest Maase Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 They are only 4 producers, Jonnas, problably it will take more 2 years X_X About Bruno Patatas, that guy made a huge controversy here in Portugal, don't know if both of you know about the infamous "Pixbox case" (Something like that)
Hellfire Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 .......Yeah.......Right.......... I think I prefer one of them Portuguese Flash games... Speaking of Portuguese games, what happened with Ugo Volt? Did it get cancelled or something? Nope, it's still in production. It actually looks interesting. They went to my uni two years ago showed some cool stuff
darksnowman Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 How the hell did they afford that engine? Who knows, but you gotta speculate to accumulate. Maybe they realise that if they make a good game then it has a better chance of earning them back some money...
Hellfire Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 Who knows, but you gotta speculate to accumulate. Maybe they realise that if they make a good game then it has a better chance of earning them back some money... Yeah, but a good engine doesn't necessarily mean a good game.
Speedysurfer Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 Aren't those the same guys who were making Ugo Volt? Jeez, as if the "Floribella" game wasn't enough! (seriously, non-portuguese guys, you do not want to know what we're talking about lol)
DCK Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 How the hell did they afford that engine?Gamebryo is a series of engines. This can't be the one used in Oblivion...
darksnowman Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 Yeah, but a good engine doesn't necessarily mean a good game. It should help them though, it'd save them making everything from the ground up surely? And they need all the help they can get, I have never seen nor heard of Chiquititas before now. Chiquitita is like the diminutive for small girl in Spanish though, right?
Shino Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 Chiquitita is like the diminutive for small girl in Spanish though, right? Yup. I think one (possibly good) Portuguese game that got under the radar is Toy Shop for the DS. Anyone know if the got to release it?
Jonnas Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 Chiquitita is like the diminutive for small girl in Spanish though, right? Yeah, it started out as a South American show and portuguese channel SIC made a portuguese adaptation of it, while keeping the spanish name. But it's still a show directed at little girls. I wonder why they're doing such a game. But it's good to know Ugo Volt is still in production. They're not rushing it, so that's a good sign.
Guest Maase Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 The story of Chiquititas here in Portugal is simple: There was a show of sucess named Floribela about a little girl who wanted to marry somebody and had the ability to sing well, and things like that (you're luck of having britcom and good series, we have "telenovelas" X_X), but then the show falled, so they made the Chiquititas, its even worst than Floribela. Now, why the hell would they use a good motor for a simple game like "Chiquititas"? What the... I bet they can use the motor to more games without this one, right? If not, they're stupid X_X
Jonnas Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 you're luck of having britcom and good series, we have "telenovelas" X_X Soap Operas for those who don't know the term. Probably the worst part of being Portuguese: Our national fiction sucks (save for one show, "Conta-me Como Foi") On the other hand, we have Gato Fedorento, which is usually good.
Guest Maase Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 Soap Operas for those who don't know the term. Probably the worst part of being Portuguese: Our national fiction sucks (save for one show, "Conta-me Como Foi") On the other hand, we have Gato Fedorento, which is usually good. Hell yeah, i love "conta-me como foi" too SOAP Operas? That's a cool name, Telenovelas sucks, so i will be saying telenovelas :P But we're going off topic lol
Hellfire Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Very offtopic lol I didn't play Floribella, but it had a very Pandemonium vibe to it. Still, it's nice to see portuguese devs doing games on an international scale.
pedrocasilva Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 "Fans of action adventure are certain to embrace this future addition to the Chiquititas universe." Zelda Killerrrrrr! with lolitas. Still... I think it fits as good on the Wii as it fits in the PS2 (although it's good that it's not a PS2 port, if it's a bad game at least it's a bad wii game; or something) still, and if they're the Ugo Volt developer... well... I'd like Ugo Volt Wii ten times better than this; but their target public clearly are not us with this one (Ugo Volt would) I still wish them luck though, if anything for being a small portuguese studio.
Guest Maase Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Biodroid is the company of Bruno Patatas, the responsible for the infamous "Pixbox" case, and then there's Move Interactive: The same guys who made Floribela and are making Ugo Volt
Jonnas Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Very offtopic lolI didn't play Floribella, but it had a very Pandemonium vibe to it. Still, it's nice to see portuguese devs doing games on an international scale. What the...There was actually a Floribella game? O paÃs tá doido! Although I can see how it could look like Pandemonium. Everything related is bizarre and disturbing.
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