Enter the dating scene at Brooktown High [Update 1]
by Steven Bailey 
{ Feb 3rd 2007 at 12:00PM }
Gamespot has a hands-on preview of Brooktown High: Senior Year, the first dating sim created specifically for the US. Konami is known for their popular dating sim series Tokimeki Memorial, but it seems they are testing the waters for dating sims in the US with Brooktown High. But will US gamers fall in love with a genre that most are virgins with?
That question certainly can't be answered yet, but one can't accuse Backbone Entertainment of making a bare bones title due to the risk. In Brooktown High: Senior Year, you'll create your own guy or gal, use your school lessons to help you improve yourself for the opposite sex, and of course talk to lots and lots of potential love interests. As with any school, everyone is in different social groupings and has different expectations of what they're looking for in a significant other, so you'll have to deal with them accordingly. The game also features licensed music and several mini-games to help keep your daily school day interesting. Given the success of DOAX (which was more dating sim than volleyball game), maybe Brooktown High does stand a chance of getting an A+ grade with gamers.
Brooktown High: Senior Year gets to 2nd base on PSP later this year, from Backbone Entertainment and Konami.
[Update 1: Gamespot also has a great interview along with gameplay footage available.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
daniel-kun @ Feb 3rd 2007 12:48PM
Look at that ugly *****. I mean, who wants to date her, anyways?
Hostile @ Feb 3rd 2007 12:57PM
The western idea of a dating sim sounds like fun but the characters/art style all look so ugly.
spir00 @ Feb 3rd 2007 1:19PM
I've looked at other pics and they don't look attractive. Thats one thing u gotta do. not that im attractive to such things.
chris @ Feb 3rd 2007 3:01PM
This sounds really fresh.
neyLa @ Feb 3rd 2007 3:10PM
Hmm. Yeah, the screens are kind of weird-looking (the goth chick? Will haunt my nightmares tonight. "WANNA MAKE OUT?!").
But if it does well, maybe we'll eventually see some Japanese dating sims translated for the PSP? I would die of happiness. :D (Actually, I think it's possible to put them onto PSP using ONscripter... I'm not leet enough though.)
Kouta @ Feb 3rd 2007 6:32PM
This won't sell. The 3d girls are all butt ugly.
pete @ Feb 3rd 2007 10:57PM
you know, i dont think the game is about trying to make a lot of hot ass girls so people can touch themselves. i mean yea, they arnt really hot but i didnt think they were ugly. and its school. is everyone hot at your school? nooooo. if the game is actually intersting id buy it, not cause all the girls are hot. this isnt meant to be like DOA (im pretty sure at least)
derek @ Feb 10th 2007 1:11PM
these guys have hit on something interesting.. a completely location based mobile dating service.. you text your address in and it give you hits of people who are close to you.. much more spontaneous than match or eharmony
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