HKPaul
03-21-2010, 03:02 PM
I would like to let you know about GravSpace - an iPhone/iPod touch game that was released on the iTunes app store last week.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gravspace/id361163562?mt=8
http://sites.google.com/site/gravspace/screenshots/IMG_0345.PNG.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXZjMBQnbP0)
You can find an overview about the game + screenshots and videos on the following website:
http://sites.google.com/site/gravspace
Here is a link to a youtube video (and several others under '2d-Cubed'):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXZjMBQnbP0
The game is heavily influenced by the classic 80s computer game 'Thrust' for BBC micro / Commodore 64, which is a game where thrust, gravity, momentum, and pendulum motion are key factors in the game play.
http://www.lemon64.com/games/screenshots/full/t/thrust_02.gif
About the developer / + updates:
--------------------------------------
I'm the developer of GravSpace.
This is a one man project which I have developed whilst out of regular employment, all graphics/sound/music/coding is developed by myself - a major effort for me over the last 4 months.
The original 'Thrust' game is one of my all-time favourites, and so I have worked very hard to make a game which plays as well as and has the same dynamic feeling of movement and gravity as the original game - something I feel is lacking from other games in this genre available on the app store.
Just like the original game, this one is also fairly tricky, and has that same extra motion dynamic once the pod is picked up.
I think some people may find the game is quite challenging, demanding quite a bit of skill and patience - it's not the kind of game you go in all guns blazing.. that just won't work However, for me, that challenge is what makes me want to play it again and again.
Anyway, I have taken some peoples feedback into mind, and will be releasing an update soon with a couple of alternate control options designed for the more casual gamers (such as rotation without accelerometer).
Thanks,
Hope you take a look at the game and enjoy playing it.
Paul.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gravspace/id361163562?mt=8
http://sites.google.com/site/gravspace/screenshots/IMG_0345.PNG.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXZjMBQnbP0)
You can find an overview about the game + screenshots and videos on the following website:
http://sites.google.com/site/gravspace
Here is a link to a youtube video (and several others under '2d-Cubed'):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXZjMBQnbP0
The game is heavily influenced by the classic 80s computer game 'Thrust' for BBC micro / Commodore 64, which is a game where thrust, gravity, momentum, and pendulum motion are key factors in the game play.
http://www.lemon64.com/games/screenshots/full/t/thrust_02.gif
About the developer / + updates:
--------------------------------------
I'm the developer of GravSpace.
This is a one man project which I have developed whilst out of regular employment, all graphics/sound/music/coding is developed by myself - a major effort for me over the last 4 months.
The original 'Thrust' game is one of my all-time favourites, and so I have worked very hard to make a game which plays as well as and has the same dynamic feeling of movement and gravity as the original game - something I feel is lacking from other games in this genre available on the app store.
Just like the original game, this one is also fairly tricky, and has that same extra motion dynamic once the pod is picked up.
I think some people may find the game is quite challenging, demanding quite a bit of skill and patience - it's not the kind of game you go in all guns blazing.. that just won't work However, for me, that challenge is what makes me want to play it again and again.
Anyway, I have taken some peoples feedback into mind, and will be releasing an update soon with a couple of alternate control options designed for the more casual gamers (such as rotation without accelerometer).
Thanks,
Hope you take a look at the game and enjoy playing it.
Paul.