My Street
- February 04, 2003 00:00 AM PST
Marbles, dodgeball, and elite, clique-ish micro-cultures await down My Street, a four-player online game of ya know, just hanging out and doin� stuff.
My Street could be Sony�s answer to Super Monkey Ball, except instead of endearing little monkeys, you�ve got�well, endearing little children. It all begins with you making a Kid Avatar, choosing from tons of face, clothing, voice, and color options, before you head to a virtual neighborhood where you hang out, chat, and even make some quick spending money in pseudo-RPG-but-not-really fashion. Once all that�s out of the way, though, you get to the creamy nougat middle of My Street: a series of seven mini-games with four pals either at home or online, if you have the Network Adaptor and broadband or dial-up.All seven mini-games were available to play in the preview build with Chemistry (a competitive puzzle game whose cousin is Super Puzzle Fighter) and Pigs & Chickens (a farm-based clone of the insanely addictive Dreamcast puzzler Chu Chu Rocket) earning awards as most fun games on the block. Others included Marbles (not the game innocent 1950s kids play on Nick at Nite, but rather a strange magnet-based soccer-like game that children of the future will likely one day enjoy), Riding Lawn Mower races, RC Car competition, Volleyball, and dodgeball, the accursed bane of any kid who went through elementary school wearing eyeglasses.
