Invizimals dev now Sony exclusive

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 29 June, 2011

Novarama signs on the bottom line.

Invizimals maker Novarama is now a Sony exclusive developer.

The Barcelona-based studio will focus on making PlayStation Vita games. It's currently working on Vita launch title Reality Fighters.

Novarama's claim to fame is bringing Augmented Reality gaming to handheld consoles with the Invizimals franchise.

Reality Fighter also has Augmented Reality elements. Martin Robinson went hands-on for Eurogamer's PlayStation Vita preview.

"Reality Fighters does an incredible job of incorporating its combatants into the backdrops, and it's a feature that's disarmingly charming: it's possible to project a 30-foot version of yourself onto the horizon and fight against a similarly proportioned astronaut," Martin wrote.

"The camera and motion controls do well to keep the action steady."

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About Wesley Yin-Poole

Wesley is Eurogamer's news editor. He likes news, interviews, and more news. He also likes Street Fighter more than anyone can get him to shut up about it.

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Comments (9) Latest comment 11 months ago

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  • abigsmurf #1 11 months ago

    Will be interesting to see what else they can do with AR, they're a perfect match for the Vita.

  • DoctorFouad #2 11 months ago

    wow thats interesting ! AR is the most fascinating feature of vita, it could be one of the many directions video games will take in the future, with virtual reality and advanced kinect high res technology too...

  • koopa #3 11 months ago

    I think AR can be fun, but I prefer real, interactive levels for games like these because the novelty will probably wear off fast. This reminds me of those '90s FMV games...

    Though it could be fun watching two girls fight on my giant dick... (well, it is *augmented* reality)
    Edited by koopa at 29/06/11 @ 10:52

  • miiiguel #4 11 months ago

    I find AR pretty tacky, well at least from what I've seen so far.

  • Mkwone #5 11 months ago

    I'm sorry to say this but whenever i see that fighting game i can't help but think how crap it looks. If it's a tech demo or a small mini game then fair enough, but if it's supposed to be a full retail release then i can't see it doing anything.

  • customfirmware #6 11 months ago

    At least they give you the option to choose.

  • frunk #7 11 months ago

    Smart move - those AR games on the 3DS are more interesting than most real ones :)

  • SEVQA #8 11 months ago

    Well I think it looks really fun and look forward to giving it a go! For these sorts AR apps to work it needs decent technology and reckon the psp2 can pull it off!

  • man.the.king #9 11 months ago

    "Though it could be fun watching two girls fight on my giant dick..."

    ...giant when magnified?

    Sorry, couldn't resist :)
    Edited by man.the.king at 29/06/11 @ 18:43