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Create free accountso hello and welcome to pocket gamer log busies first time user experience so as you can see we're just loading up katy perry pop so Katy Perry pop is the second as user this year's well previously nothing is the second big celebrity game from Glu Mobile obviously Kim Kardashian has been there their surprise hit 2014 released then massively well the most people alpha glue that mostly well for Kim Kardashian's well rumored to take 30 or 40 of the revenue that's her take on that but um it's been grooves most successful game by the by miles so um based on a plot celebrities sign up Katy Perry Britney Spears a few others Josh to stay firm of course not quite so successful as the ladies so far but I'm so anyway this is katy perry pop so the first time user experience is it's where
we play through a game for the first time so effective is the tutorial type process or some people call it rolling it kind of tension industry term for it so yes I shall set to call you must have a name there's a female I suppose okay pop after all my style randomizer see what we get always good to have a few random render my Styles all my word that's interesting yeah diverse one's good on the other one though she's got very fine nose muscadine customization them so but face shape got skin tone face a little bit the same to me just gonna get one this one I've got lips
lipstick gave me blue nose and what's obviously very important in Hollywood to have a good nose obviously we can change that neighborhood good decision eyes going to crazy sighs uber very mannerly let's go for those ones eyeshadow that's just the color is it okay I'm good to go I know got these ones run customized hair but crazy color freestyle gun remember but like a half off shaved latina Platinum's at grahams a graze me customized so meekly we got into this mixing like these things a lot so far the games are linking professionalism unlocking or buying I can't buy that 18
same kind of I'm purchase that come on very basic ones looks cool there was never a sketch shall we do these skirts okay so I've got shorts or pants okay let's change my top come on in okay pink shoes probably it's very boring shoes to give you a myth okay good to go so I'm customized up and ready to go login i won't use facebook obviously people like games comics like people use facebook so you can see what friends are doing but I stick stick with it so low to the time being so okay well looking to people then tap the bubble okay that's odd isn't it who should be the sound on Molly we have lots of people suffering okay my lecture so so very much like Kim Kardashian this is an energy energy based game so moment I've got 60 energy
I'm going to admire the ocean I'm going to use up one of my energy so mayne geegee i'm down to 15 I've learned that Katie gem that whopper to me as an inspiration for music especially how few record amazing songs in the light bulb so can you light bulb will be an Espada so swiped into the coffee shop right long way I've swipe the wrong way so this is kind of off to you during work that's one way rise and drive tip on the interest bubbles are gonna straight can connect in kardashian-style top seeking imagine can't sink for singing least Katy Perry canceling or as at least noticing so I'm singing is going to be part of this game my father's game of 16 k paypal absolute so this is our little menus until you this ten times what to do go to rip to find swype to find Ruby like this is a different thing from looking better lately the rooms are much bigger venue
an onion ice cream hey Tyler Lee what don't they I really to perform I wasteland number so I can use mine my one jeweled used to plead he's macho more like a hunting right back into her house complete and work in it so I've got them another so I used up one cage am NOT going back again okay we have to do telling this may be there what she gonna be to do this totally puffiness ok tell anything to check my closet that I chose this is really where fashioning that comes in so that's why that's where not move that's for you not to wear the most fans Mitchell's mental looks like that's
why I'm gonna be wearing wow I look great ok sorry so let's KBS years making at me and it's got some bubbles so it'd be really press this bubble all the guy just sparring lips I'm using up to X and energy games here there's a bit more the game it's a game and experiences be more dynamic than the Kim Kardashian number on screen or skillet they break but all these wars awesome chetori won't make you super happy I've leveled up I've got another gem I've got to go over some of those more energy so as you couldn't find this
game will be will be energy and driven will be not like but I mean anything love you the starting having em right okay d demo no she just sing backup for me oh nice braces for now I've got the negro so this chick Tori is not particularly young homie taking through kind of holding hand type thing this is sooo funny I boo and capers only gone I've my husband because she's discovered me jump good ok mums carriage also I ask me gear so losses looks like an over got some money so to basically type own 3d printing time with marie maroc star Tom Pacific all
gone and i need to change into the closet a to use glasses stuff though so what should you say to me know okay right boys like to invite the musicians over and have a dick baby gym so type some tight little the property so you stopped buying your captors if you go besty pal type of result in my music join me so please are not real friends either it's just kind of in the game it's are so many it's my stuff when we
deliver to you i'm going to play chopsticks all this stuff up and I've belted out so you can see now we're just going about peace sing the verse or top city Atlantis in verse please come again my name this is very much the same basic kind of compulsion Luca freesat use those terms about what I'm doing ok so very much to a mini bass pro wrestling action basis is not only
kind of like this the creativity comes from the top loop customizing stuff up to this is a game but I can collection based and fertile female players ok ok so now about to go down somewhere in most Hollywood so my to-do list use the traveler so this is a bit different from the collection game rather than have this phone I did before but they had this idea of moving around using so I'm going to use some energy or not I do you use the soft currency in West Hollywood did you can see again there's also the interstitial Springs where a decent the games hitting the service that's very kind of scent base ok so we've got two swung on a map I talk to Simone clean his head
so you see there's a solid element coming in here so I've got 12 charm what time is catering don't know its use my nose so k is even using druthers we saw before the big glasses but go outside and try on you ok tap ok to glasses to enter ok so this is the new game mode doesn't disclose that you have the KT vision glasses I gave you when you put them on you can see the world through my eyes so go ahead it's time to take a little peek into the world of my imagination so this is a quite an
interesting little thing where everything lives please Katie vision glasses will inspire you to look at the world in a whole new way that's color rustles they actually only mrs. soon expect get a tablet glasses from normal so you go it's a bit annoying it has that loading the most this really that technically breaking up my things growing up I meant something else so I think I'm innocent off to begin on with the hotel part of these for us of user experience things is it is just plain toe with the game just come from the first kind of 5-10 minutes dr. going the massive depth and what's going on you can see if you played the
compression games is very much based on that but it is at you is a evolutional it's not a not they taking the best pitch in then worked office leaving adding the UK parents of it we've got becoming a very classic stuff with the basic kind of energy mechanics the basic monetization looks to be pretty much the same the news kind of salt what situation in the business for integration thing but it's still gotta leave me the fan base element and if you can u UI elements okay there's a skill by in and before we can see this is kind of much more than I think the kimball at your mama's you mean though God could quite a get bit lost I think that was going on this is this little kind of phone there's a lot more information here it doesn't update some chat and free business this kind of stuff I think that's so that's only in Big Easy Spirit so we can see who's definitely learned from one minute very successful Damon Kardashian whether whether they can
repeat that that's up I guess for the audience to them to decide but so in terms of the game design it looks like they're done a good job so anyway don't forget to subscribe to propagate obvious this is nothing to do i'll also if we look up we played more games we put the first user experience with an inoculation with a compress and interesting gameplay elements and if you subscribe you won't miss a thing so as tripe and hope to see you can see see
Katy Perry Pop, a mobile title developed by Glu Mobile, serves as a case study in the evolution of celebrity-branded free-to-play games. Building upon the mechanics established by the developer’s previous success, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, the game utilizes an energy-based progression system where players navigate a narrative-driven environment to build a music career. The core gameplay loop centers on completing tasks, managing energy resources, and customizing an avatar through an extensive wardrobe and character creation suite.
The onboarding process emphasizes a guided tutorial that introduces players to the game’s primary mechanics, including social interactions, task completion, and the use of premium currency. A notable addition to the established formula is the introduction of "Katy Vision," a specialized game mode that allows players to view the game world through a stylized lens, adding a layer of visual variety to the standard exploration. The user interface is dense, incorporating social features, inventory management, and mission tracking, which suggests a design intent to provide more depth than its predecessors.
The game relies on a familiar monetization model, utilizing both soft and hard currencies to gate progress and facilitate avatar customization. While the title maintains the core compulsion loops of earlier celebrity-focused games, it attempts to differentiate itself through more dynamic environments and expanded interactive elements. The experience is designed primarily for a female demographic, leveraging the celebrity brand to drive engagement through collection-based gameplay and social simulation. Ultimately, the game represents a strategic iteration on a proven industry template, aiming to balance accessible onboarding with the complex, information-heavy systems required for long-term player retention.
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