Looking at gameplay footage of the 2006 game, one can definitely see its influences on Rival Stars, as well as fairly impressive horse animation quality for the time.Īfter talking to PikPok’s Chief Publishing Officer Karah Sutton for the organization, my interview partner is Victoria Smith, Art Lead for Rival Stars Horse Racing and part of the PikPok team since 2017. The company’s Wikipedia page claims that Sidhe partnered with Weta Digital, the visual effects company behind the Lord of the Rings films, for some then-groundbreaking motion capture of galloping horses. The beginning of PikPok’s horse game accomplishments dates back even further though: When the company still went by the name of Sidhe Interactive in 2006, they released the Melbourne Cup Challenge: a horse racing simulation game for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC. From a glance at their website, Rival Stars Horse Racing is just one of many projects, and so far the only one with equestrian themes.Ī closer look reveals some horse game history though: Back in 2013, PikPok had partnered with Adult Swim to create Robot Unicorn Attack 2, a sequel to the popular meme-y endless platformer. The company behind Rival Stars is called PikPok – a game developer and publisher based in Wellington, New Zealand.
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