The fine people at Mochi have awarded Knightfall the Flash Game Friday position for this week. Can't complain!
View the article here: http://mochiland.com/articles/flash-game-friday-knightfall
The Megadev Team
Well, I guess this one seems to have come out of nowhere, but we've been working away on it in secret for the good folks at Frosmo for a while now, and have been itching for it to see the light of day!
Play it here: http://www.megadev.co.uk/BlockSquad.htm
Annnnd the blurb:
"Help the Block Squad retrieve the city's valuables from an infestation of pesky blocks, throughout the twists and turns of this unique puzzler!
Use your wits, wiles and wherewithal to remove groups of three similar blocks and rotate the board itself to guide your Squaddie towards the priceless collectables, and ultimately unlock the exit! You can even remove groups of two and singular blocks, but at a cost to your limited supply of moves...don't maroon yourself in the smiley block maelstrom!
So, have you got what is takes to be a member of the least elite fighting force ever? The Block Squad are waiting for your call..."
Hope you all enjoy it - if you want to host it, grab a ZIP full of everything you need here: Block Squad ZIP. Cheers!
The Megadev Team
Here's a recent blog entry from Megadev's one-man iPhone dev wing, Matt Tighe, detailing progress on versions of Time 4 Cat, and an improved Bomboozle...
I've been working a lot recently on the iPhone/iTouch version of Megadev's Knightfall . It's coming along well so expect some teaser videos to be released soon.
Finally, Knightfall sees the light of day, courtesy of those fine, fine folks at Armor Games. Go play it, pass it around, tell everyone you can! We're really excited about this one. Hope you are too.
Play it here: http://armorgames.com/play/3273/knightfall
"Through 5 scenarios, the Knight seeks his stolen love, imprisoned by the Devil himself!
Showcasing a new spin (literally) on the puzzle RPG genre, you must guide your Knight to each level's exit by drilling away the blocks he stands on, and letting gravity take effect! By rotating the entire game board, you can guide him anywhere you wish..."
The Megadev Team
Ok everyone, it's time to unveil game no.5! 'Knightfall' is our new title, the result of much toil, and will be out soon...
"Through 5 scenarios, the Knight seeks his stolen love, imprisoned by the Devil himself!
Showcasing a new spin (literally) on the puzzle RPG genre, you must guide your Knight to each level's exit by drilling away the blocks he stands on, and letting gravity take effect! By rotating the entire game board, you can guide him anywhere you wish..."
"Purchase and use spells, armour and potions, fight vicious monsters, but watch your step! 3 skill levels cater for absolute beginners, right up to the most hardened strategy fan, 2 different game modes provide essential replayability and a host of achievements await the completist!"
Hopefully, we should be releasing it within the next couple of weeks, as we're currently seeking sponsorship, but we'll be sure to let you know when it officially goes live.
Exciting times...
The Megadev Team
Yep, we've jumped on the bandwagon as well, and you can follow our updates here:
We also still have our Facebook group...
Here's a nice review of Time4Cat at JayIsGames.com, a great site for opinions on casual games in general. We've long been fans of the site, so to be featured there has left us very chuffed indeed.
This is our second daily feature, which is really encouraging for us! Not bad for a game based on a dodgy prototype with embarassing programmer art, speaking of which...
Here's our latest game, Time4Cat - at first glance it might appear to be yet another mouse controlled avoidance game, but the twist here is that every time you move, the enemies move along with you. This is our entry in to the "Walk Of Fame" contest being held by MochiAds and ArcadeTown - wish us luck!
Guitar Geek got a mention in the esteemed magazine Total Guitar! The mighty talented Mr Ed Stevens, who provided the music for the game, got a letter printed in the latest issue. We're not complaining...
The Mochis is an award show recognizing the best Flash games in the industry. Nominations are now open for any Flash game created in 2008. Prizes will be awarded in eleven categories, and the winners will be evaluated by a panel of expert judges.
We've now finished porting Bomboozle to the iPhone and it's just been approved to appear on the App Store. Thanks in particular to Matt Tighe who did all of the coding work!
Thanks to everyone who voted for us!
I'm pleased (and relieved) to announce that Guitar Geek is now complete and has just gone live over at Kongregate who very kindly agreed to sponsor the game. Please go take a look and feel free to leave us some feedback!
Well it was only a matter of time, but yes, we've finally created a Facebook group; the perfect place to come and whinge at us about purple blobs and that dude with the bendy arms. Come and join in the fun!
Our second title, Guitar Geek, is now almost ready to be let loose on the Flash gaming community - as you can probably tell, it's a rhythm game in the style of Guitar Freaks, but we've applied our own style to it and thrown in some heavy thrash tracks! We're currently trying to secure a sponsorship deal for the game, so if you're interested then please get in touch; the game will be ready to go live in three weeks or so. :-)
Frosmo is a gaming website where players can compete in tournaments for cash prizes against other players from all around the world. It's free to practice though, so head on over and get involved!
Just thought I'd give anyone who's interested a quick update on what we're up to at the moment. Right now we have four titles in various stages of development, all of which we're aiming to have finished by the end of the year. If you're potentially interested in sponsoring or distributing any of our future titles then please get in contact and we'll send you some screenshots and demos.
Bomboozle is nearing the end of its cycle now, but has performed pretty well with over 5 million plays and great feedback from players all round the globe. We're hoping to build on this success though, so expect big things from us in the near future! Thanks for visiting, and feel free to drop me a mail any time. :-)
Cheers,
Mike.
mike.tucker@megadev.co.uk
Bursting with games and cool ways to meet and beat others, doof is a cutting edge social web application wrapped up in a visually stunning package. Meet and Beat at doof.com, the home of Social Gaming.
Shockwave.com is widely recognized as the Web's leading destination for interactive entertainment. More than 16 million unique users visit Shockwave.com every month to enjoy hundreds of world-class online games and entertainment software. A big thanks to Dana for getting Bomboozle up and running at Shockwave!
It's great to have Bomboozle on such a renowned portal - we're looking forward to seeing how well it does there!
Whirled is a social gaming site where users play games to earn virtual cash which can then be spent on customizing their own avatars and rooms. The version of Bomboozle produced for Whirled features a few new enchancements such as trophies and rankings which will challenge even the best Bomboozle players. Whirled is currently in its open beta phase - go take a look! Thanks to Zell, Annie and Shanti for all their help. :-)
Today sees the release of Bomboozle, our first game. Click the image above to have a go!
