Spartan Athletics

Whoa, no posts for a while, but that's because I've been busy working.

Last year I teamed up with Adelaide web/games developers Soda Cube to develop an iPhone game, Spartan Athletics.

Spartan Athletics is set in ancient Sparta and features ten track and field events that players can participate in.

Those are screenshot's off the iTunes page showing the Javelin and Highjump events.

I was the sole coder for this project. It was a lot of fun to develop. For anyone interested, it was all coded in C# in Visual Studio Express 2010 using Unity Pro. I used the Prime31 'GameKit Bluetooth/WiFi and VoiceChat Plugin' for the bluetooth multiplayer stuff and their/his? GUISpriteUI library to cut down on draw calls in the HUD.

iTunes store link is here. I've just completed a big update too. In the new version will be the full ten events (original version was released with just six) plus bluetooth multiplayer so you can play against your mates. There will also be a bunch of tweaking and tuning to get the gameplay just right. Stay tuned.

What's on my iPhone

Before I get onto someone else's iPhone, I thought I'd write about what's on mine. 

Apps are boring, so let's just get to the games. These aren't the only games I have obviously, but they're the only ones with a bit of legs to keep me coming back. 

First up...

Canabalt

Run, run, run before the world collapses on you. Nice little timewaster. You can play it free on the website if you want to try it out. Sorry about the crappy screenshot, it's hard to play and take pics. 

 

Lock 'n' Roll

Sort of like a cross between yahtzee and Tetris... maybe? It's a addictive dice puzzle game that is perfect for waiting for the bus. You can play this one on the Canned Bananas site linked. There is a paid version, but the free one with in-game ads is fine for me. 

 

Tap Defense

One of the best Tower Defence games for the iPhone I reckon. Plus it's free. They apparently make their money by in-game advertising, but it's fairly subtle and doesn't get in your way. This one of the first apps I got and the one I've spent the most time on. Awesome stuff. 

 

Train Conductor

This game makes sitting around in your jocks playing trains actually fun. As with all successful iPhone games the controls here are very simple. Just drag the trains to the required track. Of course it gets insanely difficult after a while. Made by some Aussie guys too. 

PS: Their twitter just said they are planning to bring out more tracks soon as a free update. 

  

Wordwarp

Great little word game where you need to find all the words you can make out of the six letters they give you. Spent a lot of time on this one. Notice the screenshot though... I finally got all the words out. That's 4 game weeks I'm never getting back. 

  

Oz Quiz

Awesome 3D graphics, immersive gameplay and paradigm shifting storytelling are all phrases that do not apply to this game (sorry Brenton ;-), but it's made by a friend of mine so it makes the cut.  It's an Australian Quiz game with surprisingly hard questions. 

 

 There you have it. What's on yours?