Riding the iPhone's Raptor Copter
Following on our earlier post on indie dev Flashbang's amazingly literal Minotaur China Shop (which we've heard well-placed whispers might be crashing about some time next week), the developer has shown a quick preview of their first fully 3D iPhone game, Raptor Copter.
As it sounds, the game will see players snaring raptors with a hooked ball hanging from a transport chopper (in a very similar manner to their PC title Off-Road Velociraptor Safari, just on a different axis) and depositing it in proper raptor receptacle, via, we'd be willing to wager, a tilt-sensitive interface and Flashbang's signature focus on physics-enhanced play.
The game's set for a December release, with pricing and more details promised shortly.
Raptor Copter Teaser [Flashbang]
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MatthewBlurst
#1 – 3:47 PM December 4, 2008
Raptor Copter will also have full Blurst leaderboards and achievements tied to your account. Yay!
Parkingtigers
#2 – 2:20 PM December 5, 2008
That's not fully 3D. It might be 3D graphics on a 2D plane, but however you cut it that game still just looks like a fancy sidescroller. The iPhone already has loads of tilt-control games, this one doesn't look so hot. (Though I loved Raptor Safari, so I'm hoping it turns out well despite the rather "meh" promo video.)
antiaverage
#3 – 11:49 AM December 6, 2008
Off-Road Velociraptor Safari was not a PC title. It was a web-release using the Unity engine. It was, just like all their games, built on a Mac. It was then released via the incredible Unity player. Both Mac and PC users can play it online at their website, blurst.com