Action Button Entertainment
Tim Rogers | |
Headquarters | , |
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Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Tim Rogers (director) |
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Number of employees | 5 (2016) |
Website | actionbutton |
Action Button Entertainment is a video game development studio consisting of
History
Action Button Entertainment was founded by
Rogers has said that he aspires for Action Button Entertainment to make games that share his preferred gaming styles and his hobbies. Realizing that the common link between his top 25 video games (including
Rogers has continued to use the "Action Button" brand name for his YouTube channel, on which he publishes long-form games criticism
Games
Ziggurat
Ziggurat, stylized as ZiGGURAT, is a retro-style
The game received "generally favorable" reviews, according to video game review score aggregator
TNNS
TNNS, pronounced "tennis",
The game Action Button described as "about keeping your eyes on balls"[14] was inspired by tennis.[1] It was released with little advanced notice in early November 2012.[11] Danny Cowan of IndieGames.com compared it with Sidhe Interactive's Shatter[12] and VG247 called it a rendition of Breakout.[14] Pocket Gamer's Mark Brown likened it to both and further compared it with Alleyway, Arkanoid, and Super Hexagon with a "telekinetic power" to alter the ball's direction apart from the panel (as in Shatter).[11] He found the game frustrating at times when unable to control the ball. Though Brown found TNNS fun, different, and addictive, it had "not quite won [him] over".[11]
Ten by Eight
Ten by Eight, stylized as 10×8, is a
Paste's Garrett Martin rated the game 8.0 of 10. Though he acknowledged untimed "endless" modes as usually the best puzzle game mode, he found Ten by Eight's endless and zen modes "problematic", citing the difficulty and frustration in removing the endless mode's rocks and the dearth of urgency in the zen mode.[17] Martin found the timed mode's length to be "perfect", but suggested that the Vita's screen was less so, recommending a tablet release.[17] He compared the minimalist soundtrack to Kraftwerk, and noted that players uninterested in high scores would not stay interested for long.[17]
Videoball
Videoball is a minimalist sports video game by Action Button Entertainment. Using solely one analog stick and one button, players control triangles that shoot projectiles[1] to knock a circular ball into the opposing team's endzone.[18] Holding the button creates a projectile (a "unit") that fires upon release. The projectile can propel the ball, nullify other projectiles, or incapacitate opponents.[1] The projectile charges the longer the button is held, such that a charged "slam" shot can sail across the full screen.[19] Games last an average of four minutes.[19]
Videoball designer Tim Rogers describes the game as "an abstract minimalist electronic sport".
Reviewers all cited Videoball's minimalism both in aesthetics and gameplay, and compared the game with the skill and strategy of football and basketball.
Tuffy the Corgi
Tuffy the Corgi and the Tower of Bones is a 2D platform adventure game for PlayStation Mobile where the player attempts to collect all 108 bones about a single, long level. As the player-character Tuffy is constantly running, the player can only jump and change direction
References
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- ^ from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ Game Revolution. Archivedfrom the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ Hall, Jacob (October 29, 2020). "The Quarantine Stream: 'Action Button' Reviews Video Games on YouTube Unlike Anyone Else Reviewing Video Games on YouTube". SlashFilm.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ Guardian Staff (October 22, 2022). "From The Banshees of Inisherin to Taylor Swift: a complete guide to this week's entertainment". the Guardian. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ UBM Tech. Archivedfrom the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ^ a b Edge Staff (February 27, 2012). "Ziggurat review". Edge. Future. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- CBS Interactive. Archivedfrom the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ Leray, Joseph (March 1, 2012). "'ZiGGURAT' Review – Once More Unto the Breach, Dear Friends". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on June 28, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ Peckham, Matt (March 19, 2012). "25 Best iPad Games for Your New 'Resolutionary' Tablet". Time. Time Inc. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Brown, Mark (November 5, 2012). "ZiGGURAT developer's TNNS is Breakout by way of Super Hexagon". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
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- ^ a b Hillier, Brenna (November 6, 2012). "TNNS is the new game from ZiGGURAT dev". VG247. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ^ a b c Hillier, Brenna (July 31, 2013). "10×8 out now on Vita, PS Mobile devices". VG247. Archived from the original on September 30, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h Fenlon, Wes (February 25, 2014). "Hands-on with Videoball: a local multiplayer electronic sport for the living room". PC Gamer. Future Publishing. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Fenlon, Wes (February 25, 2014). "Hands-on with Videoball: a local multiplayer electronic sport for the living room". PC Gamer. Future Publishing. p. 2. Archived from the original on July 31, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ^ a b Shoemaker, Natalie (June 25, 2014). "Tuffy the Corgi runs into our hearts and Vitas". Technology Tell. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- Sony Computer Entertainment America. Archivedfrom the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- ^ a b Hernandez, Patricia (June 25, 2014). "Corgi Time". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- ^ a b c Marchiafava, Jeff (July 28, 2014). "A Throwback Platformer That Has You Chasing Your Tail – Tuffy The Corgi And The Tower Of Bones". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
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