Zhadnost: The People’s Party was developed byStudio 3DO for the company's3DO Interactive Multiplayer console. It is the sequel toTwisted: The Game Show with both games being designed and directed by industry veteran Jim Eisenstein.[2]Zhadnost was originally calledThe All New People’s Game Show when it was announced in early 1995.[3][4][5] "Zhadnost" (жадность) is theRussian word for "greed".[6] The term "party" in the title is a pun of its meanings forhosted celebration and apolitical organization, as the game largely parodiesstereotypical views ofcommunism and the formerSoviet Union.[7] This was one of only a handful of projects worked on by Kurt Kaufman for the developer, who served as the game'scomputer graphics art director. Kaufman claimed thatZhadnost was an exception to The 3DO Company's resistance to deviate from creating products within popular genres at the time includingfighting,shooting, andsports. "Zhadnost was actually somewhat experimental, I thought," he said. "It was a little bit of a success story that that got finished and sold and published."[8]Zhadnost was one of the few 3DO exclusives to have its soundtrack released commercially.[9] Composed byGeorge Sanger, it was featured on his albumSurf.com.[10]
Next Generation reviewed the 3DO version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "It makes a great party game, but wears thin too quickly."[13]
