Feeding Frenzy lawsuit? The Shark Shark rip off

[Rev]

Did you guys ever play this Shark Shark rip off game on Xbox live Arcade? It's a good game but it looks like it is Shark Shark 2.

 

This was just posted on the intv facebook:

 

 

 

Brian Johnston What's the deal with Shark! Shark! and Feeding Frenzy on XBLA? If I were Don Daglow, I'd want a royalty of some kind or I'd sue!

 

 

Intellivision :Thanks for the heads up. We did a little research and found an interview online where the "creator" of Feeding Frenzy even admits that it's based on Shark! Shark! Next stop: the legal department.

 

Edited August 6, 2010 by revolutionika

[jaybird3rd]

People really need to stop making unlicensed knockoffs of classic games. I've never played Feeding Frenzy, but here is what it looks like:

 

 

Pretty clearly "inspired" by Shark! Shark!.

[4Ks]

I played this at GameStop and I could immediately tell it was a knock-off of Shark! Shark!.

[cparsley]

Nice to see you all catch up... the game has been around since 2004. (Frenzy that is)

[Bill Loguidice]

There's no law against taking inspiration from another game, so blatant or not, I don't see a case there. It's not like they called the game "Shark! Shark!" or even some variant thereof, nor did they exactly duplicate the gameplay or any other specific element.

 

And yeah, I'm with "cparsley" on this one, this game has been around and played by people like me who also have the Intellivision game since its initial release on XBLA many moons ago. If it really was an issue, it would have been brought up shortly after its release, particularly since it and its sequel are among the popular titles on the platform.

[Jess Ragan]

This is one of those PopCap games, right? This seems to be a habit of theirs.

[bacteria]

Problem is, when they try to "update" games, the end result loses all it's nostalgia feel and appeal, so you're left with a bad game rather than a loved memory of a game from yesteryear.

[S1500]

But the ports that have shown up here in the homebrews are okay? What's the difference?

[+Random Terrain]

But the ports that have shown up here in the homebrews are okay? What's the difference?

There are so many games that I haven't played or even seen a screenshot of. I'm pretty sure anything I'll make in the future has been done before by somebody. I don't see how anything gets made without somebody trying to sue you.