Team Cooper Ltd. (Limited Company) is an English digital amusement agency that started in 2006. A majority of the games by Team Cooper were developed with the assistance of Flash and Utility.
Tim Cooper – Managing Director
Emma Cooper – Business Development Director
John Hunter – Team Assistant/Content Writer
Angelique Williams – Project Manager
Adam Clay – Illustrator/Animator
Russell Stearman – Lead Developer
Kyle Rodgers – Developer
Simon Morris – Developer
A majority of Team Cooper's games are available to download as an iOS app games to be played via iPhone/iPad. Some of these games can also be played online via the internet, located on the websites of the companies that partnered with Team Cooper on these projects. One of the many examples of this style of game is Team Cooper's game Scary GodParents, an iOS game that can also be played over the Nickelodeon website. Below is a demonstration of platforms for which the game can be played, provided by Team Cooper. The images show how it can be played both on an iPhone and/or iPad - This is the same for most games produced by Team Cooper.
In terms of genre, Team Cooper speicallise in creating children's games, with them involving brightly coloured cartoon characters. Due to Team Cooper's success in creating fun and friendly styled games that appeal to children, they have recieved partnerships with other companies that specialises in children's products, including CBBC and Nickelodeon.
Team Cooper has produced multiple-platform games. These multiple-platforms games are usually online games which can be played via website but are also available in the app store.
None of Team Cooper's games appear to have a PEGI rating. This may be due to Team Cooper being a smaller, independant game company compared to much larger game manufacturers. You could argue that the majority of Team Cooper's games are child friendly and to not break any PEGI guidlines that would result in it recieving a rating. However, I have observed two games by Team Cooper that may create some ethical issues; these games are Farter Christmas and Choices. Farter Christmas contains some humour that some may see as crude and innapropriate for younger children, although it does not break any serious guidlines. Meanwhile the game Choices contains smoking, drinking, drugs and other adult themes despite being intended for children, but this is an educational game that does not encourage these activities but is instead intended to warn child players of these activites and the negative consequences. Regardless of this, some may still feel that younge children should not be exposed to witness such activities.
Sumo Digital
Sumo Digital Ltd. (Limited Company) is a Yorkshire based digital amusement agency and video game development company that started in 2003. Sumo Digital uses 3D Studio Max, Maya, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop when developing their games.
Every video game manufacturing company should be the subject of regulatory bodies, meaning that they'll receive an age rating by PEGI or ESRB who will decide if it appropriate for all players or will need a higher rating as they'll feel that it isn't appropriate for a younger audience. After some analsis I have observed that a majority of the game produced and promoted by Sumo Digital have recieved a PEGI/ESBR rating of E, meaning that the content of the game is suitable for everyone/anyone to play.
Sumo Digital games such as Little Big Planet 3, Family Game Night and A Christmas Carol all recieved a PEGI rating of E for Everyone. These are family friendly games so this type of rating is expected as it is intended for everyone/younger children.
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