RMU alum discusses innovative video game
Ryan Shaffer
Issue date: 1/27/10 Section: Sports
The days have long passed since video game development belonged to big companies, such as EA, Tiburon, and Ubisoft. Now, the possibility to create and establish video games or series exists freely to those interested in making new games.
Sport games enjoy strong fan bases. Sports such as football, tennis, hockey, soccer, and, even golf are well represented in video game form. Fans of the sports appreciate the competitive, yet fun, game play.
True fans of sports games find solace in games such as NHL 10 or FIFA 10, which are both titles of EA sports and roughly sixty dollars each. Without proper funds, the thrill and competition of virtual victory eludes short-cashed gamers, until now.
Carlo Sunseri, former RMU student, introduced College Lacrosse 2010 this past November, which allows Xbox 360 gamers to delve into the lacrosse experience for only $5, or 400 Microsoft points, on Xbox Live.
Lacrosse gains little exposure throughout the United States, and Sunseri, current RMU lacrosse assistant coach and long time gamer, felt the need to represent the sport in a new forum.
"I've always played video games, and there's never been a true representation of lacrosse in the video game industry. There was Blast Lacrosse (2001) for PlayStation. It was indoor though, so there's never actually been a field lacrosse game. It's always been a dream of mine to be part of building a lacrosse video game, but it was always a long-term goal," Carlo said in a recent interview.
For those who know little about lacrosse, but know about hockey and soccer, College Lacrosse 2010 will be easy to play, because the sports are similar, especially as video games.
"It's a mix of both (NHL and FIFA) really. Overall, the controls play more like NHL with speed burst," remarked Sunseri about his game.
Most gamers enjoy competing against friends and online acquaintances to obtain full bragging rights. College Lacrosse 2010 allows players to choose multiplayer mode, which gives 2 to 4 gamers the opportunity to dominate one another virtually, either online or locally.
Sport games enjoy strong fan bases. Sports such as football, tennis, hockey, soccer, and, even golf are well represented in video game form. Fans of the sports appreciate the competitive, yet fun, game play.
True fans of sports games find solace in games such as NHL 10 or FIFA 10, which are both titles of EA sports and roughly sixty dollars each. Without proper funds, the thrill and competition of virtual victory eludes short-cashed gamers, until now.
Carlo Sunseri, former RMU student, introduced College Lacrosse 2010 this past November, which allows Xbox 360 gamers to delve into the lacrosse experience for only $5, or 400 Microsoft points, on Xbox Live.
Lacrosse gains little exposure throughout the United States, and Sunseri, current RMU lacrosse assistant coach and long time gamer, felt the need to represent the sport in a new forum.
"I've always played video games, and there's never been a true representation of lacrosse in the video game industry. There was Blast Lacrosse (2001) for PlayStation. It was indoor though, so there's never actually been a field lacrosse game. It's always been a dream of mine to be part of building a lacrosse video game, but it was always a long-term goal," Carlo said in a recent interview.
For those who know little about lacrosse, but know about hockey and soccer, College Lacrosse 2010 will be easy to play, because the sports are similar, especially as video games.
"It's a mix of both (NHL and FIFA) really. Overall, the controls play more like NHL with speed burst," remarked Sunseri about his game.
Most gamers enjoy competing against friends and online acquaintances to obtain full bragging rights. College Lacrosse 2010 allows players to choose multiplayer mode, which gives 2 to 4 gamers the opportunity to dominate one another virtually, either online or locally.
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