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Five years of research was spent on the game.[1] During this time, Laurel discovered that boys and girls play games differently, and that girls wanted a more slower-paced and introspective experience as opposed to the action-based twitch gameplay that appealed to boys.[2] A website launch and a serious media hype preceded the release of Purple Moon's first two titles: Rockett's New School and Secret Paths.[1] Two 30-second TV spots for the games were aired on network and cable stations in New York and Chicago in October-November 1997.[3] Rockett even appeared with a moustache in the "Got Milk?" ad series.[4] The game was conceived as part of an episodic series of CD-ROMS, with unresolved plot elements that would be addressed in the following titles.[1] Episode 2, Rockett's Tricky Decision, was expected to come out in January 1998.[1] The game's success led to a website, merchandise, and talks about a television adaption.[5]Mattel bought Purple Moon in 1999 in order to add the Rockett brand to their successful girls video gaming empire that had begun with Barbie.[6] Mattel aimed to expand the franchise with a book series.[7] Another game entitled Starfire Soccer Challenge was not serialised due to the imminent acquisition of the company by Mattel.
Gameplay and designedit
The game follows Rockett Movado as she begins the first day of eighth grade at her new school.[8] The game's genre is "friendship adventures for girls", which Wired deemed to be a new game category created by Brenda Laurel, Purple Moon's co-founder.[1] The game's design was built on the notion of girls not wanting to play as a superhero, rather as a friend, experiencing real-life events, encounters, and emotions that they would understand.[1] The player can discover more about each player by examining their locker or reading their journal, which allowed each character more three-dimensionality than in traditional hero vs villain games.[9] The game avoids text when it can and instead portrays information through graphical imagery, in order to help players identify with the protagonist by seeing what she sees.[10]
In the sequel, Rockett's Tricky Decision, Rockett is invited to two parties on the same night.[11]
Critical receptionedit
The first Christmas sell-in exceeded the developer's expectations, and the press coverage was 95 percent positive.[12] During December 1997 alone, Rockett's New School sold 39,174 units in the United States, for revenues of $1.1 million.[13] It ultimately sold 250,000 units.[14] However, a review by The New York Times commented that he didn't need to play the game with young girls because he knew a bad game when he saw it, which was reprinted in a popular Silicon Valley newspaper San Jose Mercury News.[15] The title became attacked by both reviewers (who felt it was objectively a poor game) and feminists (who felt it was a bad example of what a "game for girls" could be).[16]Entertainment Weekly described the title as "thoughtfully addictive".[4]CNN asserts that while successful, the games never "became the runaway hits the company hoped they would be".[17]
In a retrospective review, BuzzFeed called the title "The Mean Girls Of '90s Games".[18] Laurel herself asserts that girls found a community within the game.[2]
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article s lead section contains information that is not included elsewhere in the article If the information is appropriate for the lead of the article this information should also be included in the body of the article November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Rockett s New School is a 1997 girl oriented video game developed by Silicon Valley based Purple Moon It was directed by Brenda Laurel Rockett s New SchoolDeveloper s Purple MoonRelease1997 Contents 1 Production 2 Gameplay and design 3 Critical reception 4 References 5 External linksProduction editFive years of research was spent on the game 1 During this time Laurel discovered that boys and girls play games differently and that girls wanted a more slower paced and introspective experience as opposed to the action based twitch gameplay that appealed to boys 2 A website launch and a serious media hype preceded the release of Purple Moon s first two titles Rockett s New School and Secret Paths 1 Two 30 second TV spots for the games were aired on network and cable stations in New York and Chicago in October November 1997 3 Rockett even appeared with a moustache in the Got Milk ad series 4 The game was conceived as part of an episodic series of CD ROMS with unresolved plot elements that would be addressed in the following titles 1 Episode 2 Rockett s Tricky Decision was expected to come out in January 1998 1 The game s success led to a website merchandise and talks about a television adaption 5 Mattel bought Purple Moon in 1999 in order to add the Rockett brand to their successful girls video gaming empire that had begun with Barbie 6 Mattel aimed to expand the franchise with a book series 7 Another game entitled Starfire Soccer Challenge was not serialised due to the imminent acquisition of the company by Mattel Gameplay and design editThe game follows Rockett Movado as she begins the first day of eighth grade at her new school 8 The game s genre is friendship adventures for girls which Wired deemed to be a new game category created by Brenda Laurel Purple Moon s co founder 1 The game s design was built on the notion of girls not wanting to play as a superhero rather as a friend experiencing real life events encounters and emotions that they would understand 1 The player can discover more about each player by examining their locker or reading their journal which allowed each character more three dimensionality than in traditional hero vs villain games 9 The game avoids text when it can and instead portrays information through graphical imagery in order to help players identify with the protagonist by seeing what she sees 10 In the sequel Rockett s Tricky Decision Rockett is invited to two parties on the same night 11 Critical reception editThe first Christmas sell in exceeded the developer s expectations and the press coverage was 95 percent positive 12 During December 1997 alone Rockett s New School sold 39 174 units in the United States for revenues of 1 1 million 13 It ultimately sold 250 000 units 14 However a review by The New York Times commented that he didn t need to play the game with young girls because he knew a bad game when he saw it which was reprinted in a popular Silicon Valley newspaper San Jose Mercury News 15 The title became attacked by both reviewers who felt it was objectively a poor game and feminists who felt it was a bad example of what a game for girls could be 16 Entertainment Weekly described the title as thoughtfully addictive 4 CNN asserts that while successful the games never became the runaway hits the company hoped they would be 17 In a retrospective review BuzzFeed called the title The Mean Girls Of 90s Games 18 Laurel herself asserts that girls found a community within the game 2 References edit a b c d e f Purple Moon Finally Rises WIRED Retrieved 2018 04 01 a b LatoyaPeterson Beyond Rockett and Purple Moon Gender Gaming and Stereotypes Jezebel Retrieved 2018 04 01 Purple Moon Taps Hoffman Lewis To Promote Its CD Roms For Girls Retrieved 2018 04 01 a b The Practical Futurist Girls Just Want To Have Games Newsweek 2002 09 03 Retrieved 2018 04 01 Purple Moon sets Feb 19 1999 money cnn com Retrieved 2018 04 01 Mattel buys Purple Moon Mar 18 1999 money cnn com Retrieved 2018 04 01 OLDHAM JENNIFER 1999 03 19 Mattel to Buy Girls Games Innovator Purple Moon Los Angeles Times ISSN 0458 3035 Retrieved 2018 04 01 Rockett s New School Description mathequity terc edu Retrieved 2018 04 01 CNN Interactive equal opportunity June 22 1997 edition cnn com Retrieved 2018 04 01 Hypertext Now The Hypertext Patterns of Rockett s New School www eastgate com Retrieved 2018 04 01 CNN Interactive equal opportunity June 22 1997 edition cnn com Retrieved 2018 04 01 LatoyaPeterson Beyond Rockett and Purple Moon Gender Gaming and Stereotypes Jezebel Retrieved 2018 04 01 Slaton Joyce The Games Girls Play Who Says Girls are Afraid of Mice GameSpot Archived from the original on February 13 1998 Retrieved November 20 2019 Sb983142367395144229 Archived from the original on 2001 03 02 LatoyaPeterson Beyond Rockett and Purple Moon Gender Gaming and Stereotypes Jezebel Retrieved 2018 04 01 She Tried To Make Good Video Games For Girls Whatever That Meant Kotaku Australia 2012 05 29 Retrieved 2018 04 01 Anderson Lessley CNN Purple Moon to be eclipsed February 17 1999 edition cnn com Retrieved 2018 04 01 How Rockett s New School Was The Mean Girls Of 90s Games BuzzFeed Community Retrieved 2018 04 01 External links editRockett s New School at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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