Cute Shoot! now available on the App Store (promo codes)

MrAndersen

http://itunes.apple.com/tw/app/id454143164?mt=8

Dood the Cat is angry! Join him in his great space adventure to save his girlfriend who's been cat-napped in this classic side-scrolling shoot 'em up title for iOS. Featuring 12 big and varied levels, many different enemies, including 3 big bosses, and time challenges, Cute Shoot! will give you plenty of bang for your buck. And even better, more content will be available for free in future updates.

FEATURES:
* Unique hand-drawn visual style taking advantage of iPhone 4's Retina screen
* 12 varied levels spanning across 3 worlds
* 3 huge boss battles
* Intense time challenges - collect stars throughout the main game to unlock more
* Free downloadable updates



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I have a few promo codes to spare so write a message here and I'll send you one back in a PM

Daibusshi

Love the graphics, reminds me of the old school paper-flip animations! Shoot me a code and I'll send you one for mine -- we can swap reviews. Can't wait to play!

MrAndersen

I still have a few promo codes to share, guys

HoneyTribeStudios

Hey, if you have codes left I'd like one too

Cheers

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mattyr64

Hey this looks fantastic, love the visuals you have going on here!

If you have a promo I'd be happy to leave you a review.

My only concern is that the main character doesn't appear to move very fast, but I suppose if the gameplay is designed around this then it should play fine. I'm used to shmups so probably just me!

Thanks for showing us.

- Matty

edit: oh, and nice work with the trailer as well!

MrAndersen

Promos sent to HoneyTribe and mattyr64

mynameisace

Blast me one too then whilst you're at it

Ace

mattyr64

@MrAndersen, I'm going to leave you a review on the appstore, but I don't want you to be disheartened by it. I will re-review and up the score if the game is updated and a few issues addressed.

I'm not going to slag it off or anything on the appstore, I'd give it 3 stars now and just say something along the lines of: it's a great game with beautiful graphics and excellent atmosphere and good variety of levels and enemies, however there are a few issues most notably with the controls which prevent the game from being more enjoyable to play and scoring higher.

If you don't want me to review it I won't yet.

But I'd strongly suggest an update at some point that fixes the movement controls, at the moment they are quite frustrating to use. Maybe take a look at deep blue apps controls template, they have a great joystick that would work fantastically on this game. I'm sure someone else could point you to a free alternative example.

Also, there seems to be some background textures that don't join up properly, these ruin the overall great looks of the game.

My only other issue is that the menu screens seem quite dark and difficult to see on my iPod Touch, in-game is fine though.

On the whole, great job, but I wouldn't just leave it at that. I'd tweak the things I've mentioned, and a few other things and you'll have not a great game on your hands, but a fantastic one!

Cheers

- Matty

ps. get back to me about the review, and i'll put one up still if you want.

MrAndersen

Thanks for the feedback.

Seems like controls should be my first priority in my first update. I don't personally think they are too bad but I agree that an analog pad would probably fit the game better.

mattyr64

Yeah, it's not that they're too bad, they just feel a bit awkward and I found that during play I was struggling to move to where I wanted to. I think the game would benefit from the addition of smoother controls. As the enemies got harder to kill, I found myself getting more frustrated with not being able to move where I wanted to instinctively.

But like I said, it's still a great game. IF the controls are tightened, it'll be epic.

- Matty

MrAndersen

LITE version is now out

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cute-shoot!-lite/id454953654?mt=8

HoneyTribeStudios

Hey, so did you want proper feedback on your game? Or just an app store review?

MrAndersen

Both would be nice

HoneyTribeStudios

Ok sure WIll PM you in a bit with some feedback

MrAndersen

Overall, sales have been pretty bad so far which isn't exactly too encouraging. Pocket Gamer posted the trailer on their site today (it's still on the front page) but it doesn't look like it's had any impact on sales whatsoever.

At least, I've enjoyed creating the game and it's nice to see that a few people are playing it

MrAndersen

Since sales aren't going too well I've decided to make Cute Shoot! free for a couple of days.

So, go get it boys and girls

quantumsheep

Cheers - downloading now! Will let you know what I think after playing it

QS