Flightless has just released its third title and first iPad game, 'AnimalBlocks', to the App Store. Following the launch of our first game 'Top Dog: Farmyard Adventures' (http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/forum/topic/5791) and app 'What Cocktail?' (http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/forum/topic/11489) we wanted to make something fun for the iPad. AnimalBlocks is a casual, fun spelling app for kids.
Thanks again to Riq, Steve and the other cocos contributors, and to Robert from Zwopple. Here are some details;
AnimalBlocks (US$1.99, Rated 4+)
Introduction:
AnimalBlocks is a casual, fun spelling app for kids. Drag blocks into place to spell words correctly from the AnimalBlocks dictionary. The dictionary contains nearly one thousand common words, including sight words, colours, fruit & vegetables, animals and much more!
AnimalBlocks features two sets of letter blocks: one wooden set in lowercase for legibility, and another illustrated animal set for fun. There is also a selection of custom backgrounds, including a beautifully illustrated set of animals by award-winning illustrator Ali Teo.
The screen is a true multi-touch surface - great for collaborating with many hands!
Why developers will find it interesting:
AnimalBlocks looks fairly harmless but there's a lot of work under the hood to make things work sweetly and intuitively. It supports all 11 iPad touches simultaneously within the interface and Box2D physics world, and uses a fixed-timestep physics implementation to keep the simulation running smoothly. The touches/interaction can be any combination of touches on blocks or fingers just sweeping over the table. The interface also supports any iPad orientation and the sound effects pan correctly depending on the orientation as well. There's also some settings to enable the user to change the friction and magnetism of the blocks, amongst other things.
Why users will find it interesting:
AnimalBlocks is beautifully designed and illustrated, intuitive to use and fun to play. It contains about a thousand words, supporting US and UK English dictionaries. It's a casual, fun game for kids, but has some grown up design sensibilities.
You can read more about AnimalBlocks here:
http://www.flightless.co.nz/animalblocks
You can download AnimalBlocks from iTunes here:
http://www.flightless.co.nz/animalblocks/animalblocks-itunes-appstore
Sorry, we're not posting promo codes directly to the forum this time as they seem to be leeched by randoms. If you'd like one of the promo codes we're giving away just email animalblocks@flightless.co.nz and we'll see what we can do. Apologies if we run out!
Here are some screenshots of AnimalBlocks:
cheers,
Flightless
http://www.flightless.co.nz
http://www.flightless.co.nz/animalblocks
http://www.flightless.co.nz/whatcocktail
http://www.flightless.co.nz/topdog
