Author: garrybalogh

TAITO’s RAYCRISIS Hit Apple TV Today

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Jumping in with a very quick post here, and no, I’m not shouting at you with caps lock in the headline, it just wouldn’t feel right typing “Taito.” The company that brought Space Invaders to the world also seems to want its Ray-trilogy to be known for its capitals, except for the first one – RayForce, which is weirdly inconsistent.

The news came from TAITO today via this Tweet:

“TAITO CorporationRAYCRISIS, the final installment in TAITO’s classic RAY series of arcade shooting games, locks on to iPhone & Android! https://www.taito.com/mob/news/2786 via @TAITO”

Of course the Tweet forgot to mention Apple TV compatibility, but you can only do so much with 140 characters.

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Swim Out – Stylish Puzzle Game Releases August 10th

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This weekend ATVG accepted an invitation from French studio Lozange Lab to check out the final build of Swim Out via TestFlight – Apple’s platform that enables developers to beta test upcoming apps and games. We’re glad we did.

There’s an awful lot of puzzle shovel ware on Apple TV’s App Store, and it takes something pretty special to stand out from the crowd, but Swim Out might just have what it takes to lure keen puzzle fanatics to its shores.

Hit the page 2 button below for more.

From The ATVG Bunker: 4K Rumours and What We’re Playing 

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Without actually going back and fact checking, I’d say 10 days is the longest ATVG has gone without any posts since spawning back in December 2016. After breaking radio silence earlier today with our post on the upcoming Swim Out, we thought what better way to get back up to speed than with a From The ATVG Bunker post?

These posts – and you can read the first one here – are an umbrella under which to shelter ATVG’s editorial ramblings that may not be laser-focused on one specific topic. It’s a great way to play catchup, provide some sort of narrative through line for regular readers, and a self-indulgent opportunity to colour outside the lines a little.

To find out what’s currently being played in the ATVG Bunker, musings on the lack of any mention of Apple TV during the recent quarterly report, and for some fifth generation Apple TV rumours, hit the page 2 button below.

W is for Woah Dave! – Another PlayStation Plus Alumni on Apple TV

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Sometimes I’ll pick a letter of the alphabet at random, and type that single letter into the search field of Apple TV’s App Store. It puts the “discover” back into “discoverability.”

On some occasions, this may yield an obscure yoga app, and on others, pay dirt in the form of an excellent little arcade title that still boasts about that time a couple of years back when it was a PlayStation Plus game. (Apologies to those for whom obscure yoga apps and pay dirt are one and the same).

You know how you’ll be walking down the street and you’ll run into someone and you’re like, “Wait, don’t I know you from somewhere?”

Sometimes you don’t, and that can be awkward.

Hit page 2 for more on this story I like to call, “Remembering Woah Dave!”

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Studio Behind Sonic Mania & Heroki Announce Monomals for Apple TV

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The quality production values of Heroki set the bar high for 2D platform games on Apple TV, and we featured the game in our Best Apple TV Games of Year One list for good reason. Heroki plays like a classic forgotten mascot platformer of yesteryear, unearthed and remastered for 21st century gamers, causing the SEGA banner to feel very appropriate for the title.

Partnering with SEGA to deliver Heroki, Netherlands-based studio PICOMY have since been hard at work on the upcoming Sonic Mania, an effort to revitalise the classic franchise by taking it back to its roots. Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic CD all play very well on Apple TV, and we don’t know yet if the new entry in the series will make it to Apple’s digital-only console, but we’ll definitely keep our ear to the ground on that one.

What we do know is that PICOMY’s next title will make it to Apple TV.

After teasing the above silhouetted image over the weekend on its Facebook page, PICOMY unveiled Monomals earlier today, and we’ve since received word from the studio confirming the title will hit Apple’s big screen box.

Hit the page 2 button below to check out the teaser trailer.

New Trailer and Release Date for Metroid Prime-Inspired Morphite

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Metroid Prime, Ratchet and Clank, Turok – the list of influences namechecked for inspiration on the Crescent Moon Games website is both impressive and interesting. It’s an unusual combination of games to see sitting alongside each other, but after watching the fresh-from-the-oven trailer over on page 2, the list makes a lot more sense given the visuals, story, and wildlife.

We’ve had our eye on Morphite for a while now, including it in this list of upcoming games we’re excited about, and if you’re keen to see some extended gameplay footage from the iPhone version then check this out.

Today, the collaboration between We’re Five Games, Crescent Moon Games, and Blowfish Studios received not only a release date, but also a brand new trailer showing a very ambitious looking final product. The trailer also reveals some interesting gameplay details.

Mash the page 2 button for more.

Review: Leo’s Fortune – Sonic The Moustache in a Pixar Film

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“There’s gold in them thar hills,” the writer typed in his best Yosemite Sam impression. Leo’s gold, his entire fortune in fact, has been stolen and spread like storybook breadcrumbs through forest and desert, under sea and over snow, leaving a trail as if someone wanted him to follow it and discover the thief.

Leo has some pretty shady relatives, all of whom have a motive. Or has Leo’s riches made him paranoid?

What’s a hairy green ball with an oversized moustache to do? Follow the money of course.

Players that do so will discover a beautiful 2D platform adventure that will remind them of one of life’s – and gaming’s – most important lessons: The journey is the goal.

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Forma.8 – Between a Rock and a Hard Place

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Forma.8 is a mystery. The in-game progress bar tells me I’ve completed 51.6 percent of Italian studio MixedBag’s beautiful, alien adventure, and with 48.4 percent of the game ahead of me, I didn’t want to put the word “review” in the title of this article. Without knowing when, if ever, I would see an ending, I thought now is as good a time as any to take a break and commit some words to a screen.

And if you haven’t already guessed from this post’s subtitle, I’m stuck.

At some point I’ll no doubt resort to the Internet’s hive mind for clues on how to proceed, and for certain puzzles I already have, but for now I thought I’d pass on my mixed feelings about Forma.8.

Review: Framed 2 – Stay for the End Credits

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In the lead up to the release of Framed 2, the original Framed was featured as Apple’s Free App of the Week. It was a nice way to create some awareness for the sequel (which is actually a prequel), and a great way to get up to speed for those who hadn’t enjoyed the original yet.

But how does Loveshack’s much anticipated follow-up stack up? If we were to compare it to film versions of origin stories, would it be a Phantom Menace, or a Batman Begins?

Step on through to page 2 to find out.

These Hardcover Book Versions of Burly Men at Sea are Gorgeous

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Burly Men at Sea played on Apple TV via the Siri Remote is an eminently charming experience. Scandinavian folklore-inspired adventures await, played out through an interactive storybook medium. Have a read of our full review right here.

Throughout the game’s various stories, players will enter the houses of NPCs, many of which contain bookshelves brimming with volumes, presumably a nod to the overall experience of the game itself.

Studio Brain&Brain have now brought each of Burly Men at Sea’s playable stories to real-life book form, complete with fabric hardcovers. The game’s artwork looks to be beautifully represented, and would make a great coffee table talking point and/or collectible.

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Click here for all the details on how to get these real-life artefacts into your home.

In other Burly Men at Sea news, Brain&Brain announced at E3 2017 that PS4 and PS Vita players will soon be able to experience its charms. A release date has not yet been announced, but I’ll likely follow along with this development over at Grab It Magazine, given the platform.

Here’s the latest trailer for Burly Men at Sea, revealed at e£ 2017: