Capcom Accused of Exploding Platformer Plagiarism

[Green Ninja]

How come nobody's made a Phoenix Wright joke yet? xD

 

[Truly-A-Lie]

Inhabitant Malevolence!

Shamefully, I had to stop and take a minute to figure out what that was referring to. It really does point out what an odd title it was to begin with.

 

[white_salad]

STOP RIGHT THERE, CRIMINAL SCUM

That was hilarious, thank you so much.

 

[Wintermute_]

Ya its a rip-off, but granted its a really bad rip-off. Splosion Man is fun and had flow and style. maXplosion looks like a poorly constructed and frankly boring point gathering platformer.

Jeez Capcom, Lost Planet 2, and now you can't do either lame sequels OR blatant rip-offs right? Disappoint...

 

[white_salad]

Road Brawler!
Inhabitant Malevolence!
Falcon Lefft: Master Legal Counsel!

Auriole
Sprockets of Conflict
Unmapped
Crimson Alloy
Radioactive Debris: Nevada Oasis

Wow, the opportunities are indeed endless.

-- Steve

Angelic Ring: Grab
Weight Reaction
Leviathan Era: Beginnings
Cogs of Battle
Wrench and bonk

 

[KeyMaster45]

Hadn't everyone called bullshit on this game when we first heard about it? Why has it taken so long for the Splosion man people to figure it out?

I'm guessing the delay isn't in Twisted Pixels, but in the Escapist

The first mention of it on his Twitter, where all the quotes are coming from, is yesterday. The press release for MaXplosion only came out on the 6th, with trailers following afterwards. Mobile games don't usually get much press before their release, so I don't see how anyone would have heard of it before now.

Hmm, I could have sworn I saw a trailer for it before the holidays. Ah well, must be the time warp of the season lingering on. Last week is still something of a blur filled with swearing and flashing lights for me.

 

[hyperdrachen]

anyone who is pro piracy should be 100% pro capcom on this, cause all copyright laws are evil. or so they say

So, you decline publishing a game, then turn around and make almost the exact game, only much worse, on a phone? Oh, wow.

Capcom declined publishing on splosionman...? If what you say is true, your picture says more than I possibly can.

 

[felixader]

I wonder if this is one of those "we need to revitalise the japanese games industry and sell more games to the west"-procedures.

 

[xitel]

You know, I think the worst part of this is that they didn't even change the number of times you can jump. Three jumps until you land on the ground. Just... ugh. screw off Capcom.

 

[hyperdrachen]

anyone who is pro piracy should be 100% pro capcom on this, cause all copyright laws are evil. or so they say

you can be pro piracy and still think that this kind of idea stealing is wrong. not that I'm pro piracy but i see why some people would see no reason to pay to see a movie or play a game (again, not that i agree) but still see the film/game itself as an idea that belongs to a person and shouldn't be stolen. there's a difference between just seeing/playing it without paying and just copying the idea.

A completed film involves even more time and effort than coming up with the idea that fueled it. Infringment and piracy are both forms of enjoying the fruits of anothers labor without due compensation.

 

[mjc0961]

Really?! Wow. I can't believe anyone would want to clone that game in the first place. 'Splosion Man was terribly boring, a true discredit to the platforming genre. But no, Capcom. You did clone this in a display of both poor judgment (stealing a game) and poor taste (stealing a BAD game). For shame Capcom, for shame.

 

[Kenjitsuka]

"Twisted Pixel CEO and co-founder Michael Wilford makes Capcom look even worse. "Best part is, we originally pitched 'Splosion Man to Capcom and they said no," he tweeted. Ouch."

Ouch indeed! Capcom shows the wrong way of doing things. I wonder if Twisted Pixel will sue...

 

[Critical_Sneeze]

"Twisted Pixel CEO and co-founder Michael Wilford makes Capcom look even worse. "Best part is, we originally pitched 'Splosion Man to Capcom and they said no," he tweeted. Ouch."

Ouch indeed! Capcom shows the wrong way of doing things. I wonder if Twisted Pixel will sue...

They've said they won't. They don't have the money to do so. Probably what Capcom was counting on. They released a very graceful and funny statement. Good on them.

 

[Jaebird]

"Capcom am smart off Bizarro World. Us copy 'Creation Man. Us not make original games."

Someone should unleash that awesome super-attack from Comic Jumper onto Capcom. Seriously, I see a bearded-headbutt in the form of a lawyer gunning for them.

 

[Mercsenary]

Yeaaaa i really noticed that when i first heard about Capcom's version.

I wonder how far this will go.
Then again......SNK's King of Fighters series is still going...

The difference with fighting games is that its very basic at its core level "Pick two people. Make em fight each other."

And there's a myriad of characters. As long as you cant mistake one game for the other than I think its okay. Maxplosion and Explosion man? Same character color, same gameplay mechanic hell almost same level design. It walks a very FINE line.

 

[Trogdor1138]

This is one of those times when they have a strong case. I am dissapoint Capcom... Did a big company like them really need to rip off this? Did they not think people would notice?

 

[Blaster395]

You should just look at the facebook war between Zynga and playfish. They both released Pirate games within 2 weeks of each-other, Hotel games within 3 weeks, and if Playfish comes up with a new idea for a Chore, Zynga will have their own version of that Chore made quickly.

Look at the similaritys between Zynga's farmville

And a game that came before it, Farm Town

 

[DarkPanda XIII]

Oh look, another game ripped from another game

=.=

 

[Infernoshadow211]

This is what happens when your lead R&D guy quits.

 

[culade]

an animal that turns into a ball whenever it jumps, and floating platforms in a carousel.. they stole from sonic the hedgehog too, doesn't anyone..

Am I the only one who is also getting a reminiscence of Sonic the Hedgehog (back when he wasn't shit)? I hope they get sued inside out.

Erm. I watched both of the youtube links.

Both games seem completely different to me.

Maxplosion is Sonic The Hedgehog if he could jump 3 times. The character even curls into a ball like Sonic, has to collect things in the level and has a similar layout to Sonics' platforming.

so it's 'splosion man + sonic the hedgehog = $$$ for capcom