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A portion of an Aeropause review… Project Runway isn’t targeted toward “gamers” in the first place, so they wouldn’t mind the mis-steps… but even non-gamers will notice the missing tension, the lack of creative design, and the cheesy, rushed use of the show’s cast. Fans of the show may enjoy spinning through a couple challenges, but [...]

Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia, and Season 6 contestants "Make it Work" in this fashion forward videogame now available on Wii.

You'd better watch out, because you might get denied a job as a fashion designer. Playing this game likely trains you well.

This is Project Runway ... and it looks like a Sims expansion pack. Releasing on March 2, this initial footage of the cash-in doesn't appear to have anything that'll keep fans of the show on pins and needles. The trailer doesn't even feature the virtual representations of show staples Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Nina Garcia or Michael Kors; who are all apparently featured in the game. Not to mention, the way the model avatars walk makes us want to call Ms. J from America's Next Top Model to supply some walking lessons. Looks like the game could have used some guidance from Tim Gunn and encouragement to "make it work."

Similar to the show, players will be presented with a range of theme challenges as they create designs and adorn models with hair, make-up, and accessories.

Season 6 winner along with show's key celebrities and contestants to be featured in the game.

Season 6 winner along with show's key celebrities and contestants to be featured in the game.

Hello, designers. As you know in fashion, one day you're in, the next you're out. Tens of millions of Wii owners have the chance to try their skills at Project Runway (repeatedly) when the game sashays the catwalk of retail on March 2, 2010. The title includes major staples of the show's cast, including model Heidi Klum, mentor Tim Gunn, frosty Nina Garcia and "top American fashion designer" Michael Kors. The game sounds like the most warped version of the Cooking Mama gameplay template yet, as players will have access to an interactive garment studio, fashion career mode, hair and make-up studios, a fashion shoot feature and a Wii Balance Board-compatible catwalk game. Come to think of it, this game sounds an awful lot like a hybrid of Project Runway and America's Next Top Model. Seriously, how are we supposed to learn to walk properly on a Wii Balance Board without Ms. J telling us that we're plodding along like a drunken elephant or a tweaked out drag queen with a case of the twirls. Anyway, good luck, designers. Make it work!

You'd better work!

Variety has revealed that Atari plans to publish a game based on the Project Runway reality show. Set to debut in 2010, the game will feature host Heidi Klum and the ever prim and proper Tim Gunn, though the extent of their involvement is still under wraps. Here's hoping Gunn will lend his delightful vocal cadence to the project. The game has players taking a turn behind the virtual sewing machine, tasking them with designing fashions and properly outfitting models with hair and makeup. Once that's done, players sashay down the catwalk as the models themselves. The game will utilize the Balance Board, so there's a likely chance the previous sentence could be taken literally. [Via Kotaku]