April 26, 2013 | By Mike Rose 2 comments More: Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Exclusive At the start of 2012, myself and a couple of friends finally decided to have a crack at something we’d been talking about for many months prior — making a mobile game. Earlier into development, one topic came up...
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Sometimes all it takes to make a hit game is a modern spin on an old-school classic. Here’s a look at one of the top new free games in the App Store. How it works: Remember “Snake”? “Nimble Quest” is basically that, but with an adventure-game twist. You control a line of heroes marching...
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By Matthew Lynley Sometimes all it takes to make a hit game is a modern spin on an old-school classic. Here’s a look at one of the top new free games in the App Store. How it works: Remember “Snake”? “Nimble Quest” is basically that, but with an adventure-game twist. You control a line...
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Prendete il vecchio Snake e cominciate a muovervi come si faceva in quel gioco. Mettete un pizzico di elementi da gioco di ruolo e personaggi strampalati: ecco che viene fuori Nimble Quest! Sviluppato dalla software house che ha cambiato il concetto di gaming su dispositivo portatile con Tiny Tower, Nimble Quest fa il verso...
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You may already know that the great NimbleBit has released a new game this week, given that I spoke with them earlier here at GDC. Nimble Quest (free) is unlike the company’s previous hits, Tiny Tower and Pocket Planes, but it’s just as fun and well implemented. The core mechanic is borrowed from Snake,...
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Have you played Ridiculous Fishing yet? It’s marvellous fun. Released for iOS last week by Dutch developer Vlambeer, it’s a new mobile version of their 2010 web game Radical Fishing, and involves hauling fish up from the depths, flinging them into the air and then shooting them. It’s ridiculous, but marvellous. It’s also a...
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Castle Champions è un gioco particolarmente interessante e al contempo ambiguo, che unisce al suo interno alcuni elementi presi da Tiny Tower, ovvero la necessità di costruire un castello, e dal genere RPG. Castle Champions è un interessante gioco rilasciato recentemente su App Store che unisce all’interno del suo gameplay alcuni elementi ispirati da...
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Catalin Alexandru is a game designer and consultant with five years of industry experience who has worked with companies like EA, Mind Candy and Beatnik on franchises ranging from Star Trek to Moshi Monsters. He’s also the founder of Darkest Timeline Studios, a three-person indie developer. The word ‘innovation’ is, at best, an utter...
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If your cravings for behind-the-back runners somehow still isn’t satiated, or you’ve felt the genre was lacking in the social engagement area, then Zynga is hoping to woo you with their newest title Running with Friends. You can probably guess exactly what it is by the title alone: a Temple Run-like endless runner decked...
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