Evastio
09-22-2012, 05:05 AM
And then there's blatantly (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc503AbIMpI) plagiarizing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx2Ri5Zp1n8) it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FfeQuOCufXA).
Don't get me wrong. There are "clone" games out there that I enjoy and have no problem with, like Crash Team Racing and Playstation All Stars Battle Royale, since it takes a concept and introduces new elements to it and/or changes around the game world so it's not plagiarizing intellectual property. But ripping off character designs (like those angry tortoises and the red shirted protagonist with blue overalls and a red cap from 3D Cartoon Land Safari) and levels (every track on Mole Kart is taken directly from Mario Kart Wii) is crossing the line. The Master of Monsters game is okay I suppose, but borrows from Pokemon way too much (the attack types, the battle screen layout, the map screen layout).
The Mole Kart developers got caught and had to release a new version with altered tracks (if you ask me, copying Mario Kart tracks down to the last mushroom seems like more work and time than creating your own tracks).
Still, I can't help but chuckle a bit watching those videos. I can't explain why.
So what do you guys think of games like this? Do you have any games like this you want to share?
Don't get me wrong. There are "clone" games out there that I enjoy and have no problem with, like Crash Team Racing and Playstation All Stars Battle Royale, since it takes a concept and introduces new elements to it and/or changes around the game world so it's not plagiarizing intellectual property. But ripping off character designs (like those angry tortoises and the red shirted protagonist with blue overalls and a red cap from 3D Cartoon Land Safari) and levels (every track on Mole Kart is taken directly from Mario Kart Wii) is crossing the line. The Master of Monsters game is okay I suppose, but borrows from Pokemon way too much (the attack types, the battle screen layout, the map screen layout).
The Mole Kart developers got caught and had to release a new version with altered tracks (if you ask me, copying Mario Kart tracks down to the last mushroom seems like more work and time than creating your own tracks).
Still, I can't help but chuckle a bit watching those videos. I can't explain why.
So what do you guys think of games like this? Do you have any games like this you want to share?