NEWSProject Runway to Make It Work as Video Game
Oct. 8 2009, Published 11:05 a.m. ET
Aspiring designers won't be the only ones playing to win Project Runaway soon -- Variety reports that the popular reality TV series is being made into a line of video games, the first of which will be made for Nintendo's Wii. Atari is working on the line, which should hit shelves next spring, and is expected to include host Heidi Klum and fashion guru Tim Gunn.
The game will challenge players to create designs for models, in addition to hair, makeup and accessories. Using the Wii's Balance Board, players then become the models and strud down the runway, or act as a fashion photographer.
game will follow much of the format of the TV show, with players competing as aspiring fashion designers and presented with different challenges as they create designs and outfit models with hair, make-up and accessories. Players can then become the model and strut their creations down the runway using the Wii Balance Board, or take on the role of a fashion photographer.
