Iphone and android games

I decided to look into various iPhone and android games that use the touch mechanics to their advantage.

Doodle jump

·         Tilt the device to move

·         Different coloured platforms to jump on which do different things withier they hinder or help the player

·         Touch the screen to shoot in the direction faceing

·         Male and female audience

·         Casual pick up and play style game

Doodle jump uses very simple mechanics to create challenging gameplay but the logistical aspects of the game are what make people keep playing, such as the scoring system as players will want to beat there friends and improve on there own scores. The simple controls allow for a wider audience as it makes the game easier to pick up and play. Using an art style that is simple also makes the game appeal to a wider audience as male and female players both like this art style.

Dead space for android

·         Swipe to avoid/melee enemies

·         Aim by moving your finger across the screen

·         Shoot by tapping the screen

·         Reload by pressing your gun

·         Use the on screen anolog stick the move

·         Press back to use stasis to freeze your enemies

·         Mainly a male audience

·         For fans of the dead space series

·         Story focused game

For less of a casual audience

This is a tie in game to the popular console series "Dead Space". The game uses the touch screen to its advantage allowing the player to use all the action with gesture and touches. This all integrated really well with no HUD but just the in game view  which is a good idea for the touch screen. The game is very story based which is good but loses a major audience as it is really aimed at fans of the series and hardcore gamers.

Splinter cell conviction

·         Onscreen buutons to shoot and take cover

·         Drag across the screen to aim

·         On screen anolog stick to move

·         Swap weapons with the indicator in the top right of the screen

·         Mainly a male audience

·         Story focused game

·         For less of a casual audience

This is a IOS version of the splinter cell conviction game for Xbox and PC but it uses the touch mechanics that android and iPhone are capable of. some the mechanics are good such as the cover where you tap the cover and character moves but the aiming is hard to pull off at the same time as the movement of the joy stick. This leads to less fluid gameplay and remove most of the immersion. The game is based for fans of splinter cell that couldn't get a hold of the actually conviction game. This is a bad and broken game as the gameplay feels clunky and on top of that the audience is minimal as it only appeals to fans and mostly a male audience.