The legendary Leonard Nimoy (who played the whimsical Vulcan on Star Trek) was on-hand at E3 to help promote Yoostar2 by Yoostar Entertainment Group.
Yoostar2 allows players to perform in hundreds of famous movie scenes, record their performances, and share them with friends and family online. Using the sensor of the Xbox 360 and Playstation Eye, Yoostar2 achieves Hollywood “green screen” style effects without the use of an actual green screen. Players can literally step into well-known movie scenes and play the roles of the world’s most famous actors.
“Yoostar2 will bring the magic and fun of Hollywood into living rooms across America,” said Gregory Fischbach, President and CEO, Yoostar Entertainment Group. “The new console platforms have allowed us to make the experience totally immersive and incredibly easy.”
Once a scene is recorded, players can upload their performances to Xbox Live online entertainment network or the PlaystationNetwork, share their performances on social networks like Facebook and Yoostar.com, and view them on virtually all devices, including Smart Phones, PC’s, and Consoles. Players increase status through community participation by sharing, rating and commenting on others’ performances.
“We have created something entirely new—a ‘Social Video Game’ that bridges the worlds of social games and video games,” said Fischbach. “The result is a game that’s incredibly fun to play with friends, lets you create and share your own video online, and provides a social game mechanic that motivates you to play and participate in the community. It’s like nothing the video game industry has seen before.”
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Yoostar2 features an innovative user interface driven by Kinect for Xbox 360 gesture-based technology and Playstation Move motion controllers created by Blitz Games Studios, one of the world’s leading game developers. Players’ performances are scored, allowing them to rise from “struggling actor” to “superstar”, but the game also encourages improvised performances that draw on players’ creativity. Yoostar2 features multiple gameplay modes, including a “party mode” that allows a group of players to perform in quick succession and a progression mode where players face a series of challenges and unlock new scenes.
Yoostar 2 has secured movie content from leading motion picture studios, including Paramount, Universal, MGM, Lions gate, and Warner Bros. Yoostar2 features hundreds of iconic movie scenes and top Hollywood talent. The game comes with 60 scenes, and players can purchase and download additional scenes.
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