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New App Released!

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Started 2 years ago by RyanBarnard
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RyanBarnard
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Hey guys! My app was under review for 28 days before it was approved...but it was finally approved!

I used Chipmunk for the physics (not like there's a lot of it though), Cocos2D for the game engine, and CososDenshion for the audio.

Here's the "press release" I typed up for it:

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Aftershock, the latest iPhone game created by Silton Solutions LLC, launches August 20th at midnight and will be available in the iTunes App Store for US$0.99.

Aftershock is labeled as a “casual game”, which means that the targeted audience are those who enjoy games without complex instructions and don’t want to invest a large amount of time to learn how to play.

The base game mechanics of Aftershock was modeled after another casual game called “Chain RXN”, which is one of the most popular games on Facebook. Aftershock, however, includes multiple game modes with different rules and goals so players can constantly have different challenges as they play.

Aftershock was able to drop its price from the expected $1.99 to $0.99 by taking advantage of the new iPhone 3.0 OS feature of allowing apps to have “in-app” purchasing. When Aftershock ships on August 20th, there will also be one expansion pack already available for another $0.99 which provides the players with three additional game modes plus a sound effects editor. The Aftershock website, http://www.aftershockapp.com, has a poll available for fans to vote on what they would like to see in future expansion packs.

iPhone App Giveaway

To celebrate the launch of Aftershock, Silton Solutions will be giving away free copies of Silly Stories (http://www.sillystoriesapp.com) and Chalk a Lot (http://www.chalkalot.com), their other two iPhone apps.

To get a promo code for either app, Silton Solutions asks that players forward a copy of their iTunes sales receipt to info@siltonsolutions.com along with a note for which app they wish to have. Only one promo code per iTunes receipt will be provided, however a second promo code may be handed out if the receipt also includes Aftershock’s in-app purchase. Due to Apple only providing 50 free promo codes for each application, players must act fast to get their promo codes. Once Silton Solutions runs out of promo codes, the giveaway will end.

Youtube Preview:

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App Website: http://www.aftershockapp.com

Posted 2 years ago #
jd
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Looks cool. I see you've been practicing your touches in isimulate :) It's difficult.

Posted 2 years ago #
jptsetung
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I guess the guys at Silton Solutions LLC have already played the flash game Boomshine ( http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/games/boomshine ) before "creating" aftershock.

Posted 2 years ago #
arian487
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Eh, people "borrow" game ideas all the time. It's up to the dev to change it up a bit or at the very least give props to the original dev. Though it doesn't look like either was done here.

Posted 2 years ago #
jptsetung
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Yes I know :) but in this case it looks like not a lot of things has been added to the original concept. But maybe I'm wrong I only watch the video.

Posted 2 years ago #
arian487
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Well, for now I give the benefit of the doubt to the dev. At first glance Hopple might look like a copy of winterbells and I've said it many times that I was inspired by winterbells. However, when you play it's clear there are differences. Completely different graphics, different feel for the controls, completely different scoring system. I essentially used the jumping idea.

For now, benefit of the doubt is given to the dev. I'll try out the game later.

Posted 2 years ago #
RyanBarnard
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Actually, I both give props to the original game, Boomshine, and the actual one I based this one off, called Chain Rxn. You can find my reference to them in the first couple of paragraphs in both the Youtube video and on the app website.

Bascially, this whole thing started by me being completely addicted to Chain Rxn on Facebook. I couldn't stop playing, and I found myself wanting to play it when I wasn't around my computer. So I thought that I'd check the app store and see if it was there.

I found a few apps: Sneezies, iChainLife, Chain Reaction, Boomshine. I bought them one by one but I didn't like any of them (slow gameplay, choppy framerate, no high scores, etc). I concluded that none of the iPhone games were "fun" enough so I set out to make this one.

The video only shows the "classic" game mode, which is quite similar to Chain RXN and Boomshine. But that is only one of the game modes...there are four other ones in there. For example, there's a game mode that has different types of shapes that do different things when they explode. I'll try to post more videos showing the different game modes.

@arian487 and @jptsetung: I totally appreciate and understand the comments about how similar it is to the game I based it off of. It's similar to those because I loved the originals so much! :) But I'd say the major difference between my game and the other ones are:

1) You can earn bonus points at the end of each level based off things that you did and things that happened.
2) The game includes 5 different "modes" that have different rules and goals for each level. My particular favorite one is called "Countdown" where you only have thirty "blasts" and you need to clear all the shapes before moving on to the next level.

@jd: Yeah, getting the touches down with iSimulate is tough! I've been practicing. :) That app is genius!

Posted 2 years ago #
arian487
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Well I can respect that Ryan :)

I also agree with the addictiveness, I can't put it down!!

Posted 2 years ago #

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