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Hedgewars

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come on. The only question is: is this topic notable. Million of downloads, counted by independent entities indicate yes. Second, there is reception by independent, reliable, non-anoymous media outlets, FAZ, C't etc. I see no review about them or why this continued reception over years, many countries etc is not good enough to satisfy the requirements? PS: counting is not OR (there is a guideline about that) Shaddim (talk) 09:40, 10 September 2018 (UTC)


comment: the quadrupled size of the article is evidence that this has changed. The 2 min review of chrissymad gives little evidence for a proper notability review process. There are reliable sources but more important notable significant real world reception usage and impact over the years. Waiting for a proper in detail review, instead of this sad example of a capricious bad review. Shaddim (talk) 17:01, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
ps: the download numbers are from gna and other independent download entities, so also wrongly "assessed" by Chrissymad. Shaddim (talk) 17:04, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
Hedgewars
Original author(s)Andrey Korotaev[1]
Developer(s)Hedgewars development team[1][2]
Initial release0.8.1 / 2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Stable release
0.9.23 / 12 November 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-12)
Repositoryhg.hedgewars.org/hedgewars/
Written inPascal, Haskell, C++, Lua + Simple DirectMedia Layer
Engine
    Operating systemLinux, FreeBSD, Windows, Mac OS X[3] iOS,[4] Android[5]
    Platformcross-platform
    TypeTurn-based multiplayer Artillery game
    LicenseGPLv2
    Websitewww.hedgewars.org

    Search Hedgewars on Amazon.

    Hedgewars is an open source turn-based strategy artillery video game.[6] Similar to Worms[7] and WarMUX, players control a team of hedgehogs across a deformable terrain, battling other computer- or player-controlled teams. Hedgewars is available on different platforms including Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.[8] It was also be ported for Android[5], iOS,[4] and many other mobile devices like the GP2X or OpenPandora.[9] Hedgewars is a very popular competitive multiplayer game; it was downloaded millions of times (see chapter usage below) and one of the top ten freeware apps on the Mac app store.[10][11][12]

    Development history[edit]

    In 2004 Hedgewars was started as free and open source video game clone of Worms World Party[7] with additional features by Russian developer Andrey "unC0Rr" Korotaev.[6][1] It was released to the public two years later with version 0.8.1[1] under the Modified BSD license.[13]

    The core game logic is written in FreePascal, the GUI elements of it in C++ and the optional network-play game server in Haskell. The game utilizes FOSS cross-platform software libraries like SDL, OpenGL, Qt, and Lua,[14] and is therefore available for a broad range of operating systems[8] and hardware computing platforms, from x86 PC to ARM based mobile devices.[5][4][9]

    After a front-end rewrite with Qt the game was relicensed 2006 under the GPLv2 license. The game was also translated and localized over the years for over two dozen languages.[15]

    Originally the game was hosted on Gna!,[16] but after Gna! began to shut down its service, the repository was moved to Google Code.[17] After google code also shut down around 2013/2014, the project was transferred to a self-hosted Mercurial repository.[18]

    The Hedgewars project was selected and participated in several Google Summer of Code (2011[19][20], 2012[21], 2013) and Google Code-in (2011[22], 2012) events; mentoring organization in 2013 was OpenSuse Linux.[23]

    As of August 2018, development is ongoing.[24]

    Gameplay[edit]

    The player controls a group of hedgehogs. On his turn, a player can select one of his hedgehogs. The player can then use weapons and tools to kill opposing hedgehogs. Killing all enemies leads to victory. The game occurs in a destructible landscape, which is altered by the use of many weapons over the course of the match. Although the hedgehogs can move, their motion is restricted by the shape of the landscape. However, hedgehogs can use tools such as ropes and parachutes to move into otherwise inaccessible areas. Turns are usually limited in duration by a time limit or the use of a weapon. A hedgehog dies when it jumps into water or when its health is reduced to zero.

    Features[edit]

    Weapon arsenal and tools in Hedgewars version 0.9.16.

    Reception and impact[edit]

    The Polish gaming website Gryonline.pl reviewed in 2006 the game and gave 9 from 10 points.[25] Hedgewars was selected in May 2008 as "HotPick" by Linux Format print magazine.[26] PC Professionale, a PC web magazine from Italy, selected in 2008 Hedgewars as "Download of the Day".[27]

    German computer magazine C't reviewed the game in 2009.[28] In June 2009 a Free PC Game review called Hedgewars: "a Blast! This is the funniest and most addictive game you'll ever play".[29] German newspaper FAZ reviewed the game with 4/5 in 2010.[30] Youtube technology channel Hak5 reviewed the game in 2010 as part of their coverage of the E3 2010.[31]

    A Softonic review called it "fun and amusing diversion, which is great to look at with some hilarious sound effects and speech".[32]

    Czech magazine LinuxEXPRES reviewed Hedgewars favorably in 2010.[33]

    An October 2010 Softpedia review of version 0.9.15 Hedgewars awarded "Excellent" with 5/5 stars, concluding on the game: "Hedgewars is an amazing game and it’s no wonder that is one of the most downloaded and highest rated titles from Ubuntu Software Center. It has something for everyone, it can be played either by young or older people and we wish it could capture a more wider audience.".[34] In October 2011 Unixmen reviewed Hedgewars in detail.[35]

    MakeUseOf named Hedgewars in 2017 among the "20 Best Open Source Video Games".[36]

    Hedgewars was also used in research regarding the social dynamic and impact of (multiplayer) games,[37][38][39] and also Jane McGonigal's 2015 book SuperBetter.[40] The game was also used in sociological research and papers.[41][42][43][44][45]

    Usage and popularity[edit]

    Hedgewars download numbers from its main distribution site Gna! between February 2009 and February 2017 (several month inbetween missing). Spikes in April 2010 and November 2011 are due to new released versions.

    Hedgewars is popular Freeware; it was downloaded from the central download on Gna! between February 2009 and February 2017 at least 3,500,000 times and was the most popular game on Gna! in 2010.[46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87]

    Various other freeware download websites offer the game; they accumulated 130,000 game downloads over the years: for instance Chip.de counted in July 2018 63,000 downloads,[88] Softpedia 4,000 for Linux,[89] freewarefiles.com 23,000,[90] Softonic 32,000,[32][91][92][93][94] MajorGeeks.com 13,957.[95]

    In 2011 Hedgewars was among the top ten free applications in Apple's Mac app store and highlighted for the store's launch.[10][11][12]

    Hedgewars, being fully DFSG conform with also free assets, is included in various Linux distros, for instance Debian[96] (with ~1000s of installations[97]), Ubuntu[98] (with 37k installations[99]), Fedora,[100] OpenSUSE,[101] and Archlinux.[102]

    The game was also packed on several game magazines' coverdisks,[103] for instance Thinkdigit July 2010[104] or Windows: The Official Magazine 2012-07[105] with a circulation in the 100,000s.

    The game is also played in bigger LAN party, technology conferences and esport tournaments, for instance on the Chaos Communication Congress 2017[106] (15.000 attendees[107]), or the French "L'Agenda du Libre" conference in 2015.[108]

    See also[edit]

    • Worms - A similar TBS artillery game.
    • WarMUX - A similar open source game.

    References[edit]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 developers on hedgewars.org
    2. ↑ contributors on hg.hedgewars.org
    3. ↑ "BuildingOnMac - hedgewars - Instructions for building Hedgewars on Mac OS X - A turn-based ballistics strategy game - Google Project Hosting". code.google.com.
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "BuildingForIos - hedgewars - Instructions for building Hedgewars for iOS on Mac OS X - A turn-based ballistics strategy game - Google Project Hosting".
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "BuildingForAndroid - hedgewars - Instructions for building Hedgewars for Android - A turn-based ballistics strategy game - Google Project Hosting".
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "About | Hegdewars".
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Achim Fehrenbach (18 November 2015). "Auf sie mit Gewürm!". Die Zeit. Dass Worms unzählige Spiele beeinflusst hat – von Angry Birds über Hedgewars bis hin zu Mayan Death Robots – ist nur ein schwacher Trost.
    8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Download | Hedgewars".
    9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hedgewars on repo.openpandora.org
    10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 apps_gallery_topcharts_20110106 on apple.com (archived)
    11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 apps-gallery-topcharts on apple.com (2011, dead link)
    12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Federico Viticci (Jan 6, 2011). "Apple Releases OS X 10.6.6 and Mac App Store". MacStories.net. Top Free: 8. Hedgewars - Games
    13. ↑ rev/1 on hg.hedgewars.org "+Distributed under the terms of the BSD-modified licence"
    14. ↑ Analysis of the source code by Ohloh.net, acccessed on August 2009
    15. ↑ Locale on hedgewars.org
    16. ↑ hedgewars on gna! (archived)
    17. ↑ hedgewars on google code
    18. ↑ hg.hedgewars.org/hedgewars/
    19. ↑ hedgewars on GSOC 2011
    20. ↑ GSoC final thoughts for Hedgewars on hedgewars.org (2011-09-05)
    21. ↑ Google Summer of Code 2012 - Hedgewars Project on google-melange.com (2012)
    22. ↑ GCI 2011
    23. ↑ GSoC Students Rockin’ Ready! by Jos Poortvliet on opensuse.org (October 8, 2013)
    24. ↑ master "Aug 21, 2018 Clean up more visual gears stuff in scripts - Wuzzy2" on github.com/hedgewars (2018-08-22)
    25. ↑ "Hedgewars PC - Open-source'owy klon Worms, czerpiący pełnymi garściami z tej utytułowanej, komercyjnej serii. Program powstał dzięki systemowi dotacji od zainteresowanych graczy". Gryonline.pl (in Polish). March 24, 2006.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
    26. ↑ Richard Smedley (May 2008). "HotPicks". Linux Format (105): 73.CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link)
    27. ↑ Filippo Moriggia (2008-11-17). ""Download del giorno: Hedgewars"". PC Professionale (in Italian).CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
    28. ↑ Sebastian Dziallas (2009). "Strategiespiele - Hedgewars". C't (in German) (24): 138.CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link) CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
    29. ↑ Hedgewars - Free PC Game Review (June 2009)
    30. ↑ "Hedgewars 0.9.13 - Gelungener Klon des Spiele-Klassikers Worms Hedgewars" (in German). faz.net. 2010-05-03. Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Das kostenlose Hedgewars ist eines jener Computerspiele, das trotz eines an sich simplen Konzepts eine große Suchtgefahr mitbringt. Die Grafiken und Landschaften sind liebevoll und abwechslungsreich gestaltet.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
    31. ↑ Hak5's E3 2010 coverage (2010)
    32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Hedgewars 0.9.15.2 - Worms-style game with hedgehogs by James Thornton on softonic.com (5k downloads)
    33. ↑ Adam Saleh (8 November 2010). "Hedgewars: Linuxový remake hry Worms Armageddon - Spomínate na rok 1999, keď známi vývojári z Team 17 priniesli šialenstvo Armageddonu v podaní malých ružových červov? Ak vám tieto časy chýbajú, nemusíte ďalej váhať a stiahnite si Hedgewars" (in Czech). linuxexpres.cz.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
    34. ↑ Silviu Stahie (October 5, 2011). "Hedgewars 0.9.15 Review - Everybody remembers the games from our childhood with great pleasure. There was a time when the Internet was almost a luxury and few people actually had a subscription that allowed them to be permanently online". softpedia.com. "Hedgewars is an amazing game and it’s no wonder that is one of the most downloaded and highest rated titles from Ubuntu Software Center. It has something for everyone, it can be played either by young or older people and we wish it could capture a more wider audience."
    35. ↑ Here is more fun with Worms Hedgewars by M. Zinoune on unixmen.com (October 23, 2011)
    36. ↑ Joel Lee (August 14, 2017). "20 Best Open Source Video Games". MakeUseOf. 8. Hedgewars - Hedgewars is an open source clone of Worms — but it’s also so much more than that. It has taken the idea of a turn-based strategic artillery game and expanded it in all kinds of directions, especially when it comes to the weapons available in the game. In addition to single-player missions and multiplayer mayhem, Hedgewars provides all kinds of customization: to your hedgehog, to game modes, and to game assets (through community-made content packs).
    37. ↑ Playing video games makes opponents think and feel alike by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore on cnet.com (November 21, 2013)
    38. ↑ Playing computer games makes brains feel and think alike on Aalto university (November 21, 2013)
    39. ↑ Keep Your Opponents Close: Social Context Affects EEG and fEMG Linkage in a Turn-Based Computer Game by Michiel M. Spapé, J. Matias Kivikangas, Simo Järvelä, Ilkka Kosunen, Giulio Jacucci, Niklas Ravaja on PLOS (November 20, 2013)
    40. ↑ You are surrounded by potential allies' - An excerpt from SuperBetter by Jane McGonigal on gamasutra.com (September 15, 2015)
    41. ↑ J. Matias Kivikangas, Jari Kätsyri, Simo Järvelä, Niklas Ravaja (2014-07-01). "Gender Differences in Emotional Responses to Cooperative and Competitive Game Play". PLOS. 9 (7): e100318. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100318. PMC 4077576. PMID 24983952.CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link)
    42. ↑ Michiel M. Spapé, J. Matias Kivikangas, Simo Järvelä, Ilkka Kosunen, Giulio Jacucci, Niklas Ravaja (2013-11-20). "Keep Your Opponents Close: Social Context Affects EEG and fEMG Linkage in a Turn-Based Computer Game". PLOS. 8 (11): e78795. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078795. PMC 3835884. PMID 24278112.CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link)
    43. ↑ Playing video games makes opponents think and feel alike by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore on cnet.com (November 21, 2013)
    44. ↑ Playing Computer Games Makes Brains Feel and Think Alike on Neuroscience News (November 21, 2013)
    45. ↑ The effects of winning and losing on social presence in team-based digital games by Matthew Hudson, Paul Cairns, Department of Computer Science, Deramore Lane, University of York, Heslington, York in Elsevier Computers in Human Behavior (2 February 2016)
    46. ↑ "Gna! monthly stats Feb. 2009 - Top 30". Archived from the original on 2009. 62023
    47. ↑ "Gna! monthly stats Sep. 2010 - Top 30". Archived from the original on 2010. 36071 + 25301
    48. ↑ "Gna! monthly stats Sep. 2012 - Top 30". Archived from the original on 2012. 12060 + 11553
    49. ↑ Gna monthly downloads 2016-03 "25962" (archived)
    50. ↑ Gna monthly downloads 2016-04 "22114" (archived)
    51. ↑ Gna monthly downloads 2016-05 "16542" (archived)
    52. ↑ Gna monthly downloads 2016-06 "22629" (archived)
    53. ↑ Gna monthly downloads 2016-07 "23093" (archived)
    54. ↑ Gna monthly downloads 2016-08 "13638" (archived)
    55. ↑ Gna monthly downloads 2016-09 "12265" (archived)
    56. ↑ Gna monthly downloads 2016-10 "16916" (archived)
    57. ↑ Gna monthly downloads 2016-11 "19809" (archived)
    58. ↑ Gna monthly downloads 2016-12 "14110" (archived)
    59. ↑ Gna monthly downloads 2017-01 "11161" (archived)
    60. ↑ Gna monthly downloads 2017-02 "18490" (archived)
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    63. ↑ Gna Hedgewars monthly downloads 2010-06 "521457+17649+9344+6691+2009+1262" (archived)
    64. ↑ Gna Hedgewars monthly downloads 2010-07 "50674+6045+1898+685" (archived)
    65. ↑ Gna Hedgewars monthly downloads 2010-08 "44906+38408+3051+2713+2525+2485+2106" (archived)
    66. ↑ Gna Hedgewars monthly downloads 2010-09 "36071+25248+1554+1495+1143+1006" (archived)
    67. ↑ Gna Hedgewars monthly downloads 2010-10 "25021+18542+2050+1581+1515+1034" (archived)
    68. ↑ Gna Hedgewars monthly downloads 2010-11 "37385+21334+9421+3164+2324+2127+2034+1323+1261+1074" (archived)
    69. ↑ Gna Hedgewars monthly downloads 2010-12 "27917+20392+8356+2232+1868+1385+1034" (archived)
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    77. ↑ Gna Hedgewars monthly downloads 2011-08 "17803+1183" (archived)
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    87. ↑ Gna Hedgewars monthly downloads 2012-06 "27379+14832+4294" (archived)
    88. ↑ Hedgewars on chip.de
    89. ↑ Hedgewars Linux on softpedia 4k
    90. ↑ Hedgewars_program on freewarefiles.com 23k
    91. ↑ hedgewars.fr.softonic 3k
    92. ↑ hedgewars.de.softonic 5k
    93. ↑ hedgewars.it.softonic 6k
    94. ↑ hedgewars.softonic 13k
    95. ↑ Hedgewars 0.9.23 Alpha / 0.9.22 on MajorGeeks.com 13,957
    96. ↑ "Debian package". Retrieved 2018-07-29.
    97. ↑ https://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=hedgewars
    98. ↑ "Ubuntu package". Retrieved 2018-07-29.
    99. ↑ 8082 hedgewars-data 37006 0 0 0 37006 (Dmitry E. Oboukhov) on popcon.ubuntu.com
    100. ↑ hedgewars on fedoraproject.com
    101. ↑ hedgewars on opensuse.org
    102. ↑ "ArchLinux package". Retrieved 2018-07-29.
    103. ↑ "Ubuntu GamePack 11.04: 5 DVDs repletitos de juegos". MuyLinux. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
    104. ↑ Think Digit 2010 July
    105. ↑ Windows: The Official Magazine 2012-07
    106. ↑ Session:Lets_play_Hedgewars! on events.ccc.de
    107. ↑ Hackerkongress-endet-Breiteres-Programm-mehr-Besucher on heise.de (in German)
    108. ↑ Saint-Drézéry Atelier Warmux & Hedgewars on agendadulibre.org

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