Martian Mix-Up! - Endless Runner Fun with Aliens!

CriticalGames

Hi everyone,

It's been a long time coming, but I'd like to show off my latest app - Martian Mix-Up!

It's a runner which features a mixture of Endless and Linear levels, and uses an intuitive, easy-to-pick-up control scheme. The controls always stay the same, but the game experiments with numerous mechanics, such as swapping colours, flipping gravity, using an energy shield, and switching between the background and foreground.

It's available on the App Store right now for free: http://tinyurl.com/lspqbd6

Thanks a lot for looking - I really appreciate it. And best of luck with your own projects!

een2drie

Looks like fun.

CriticalGames

@een2drie - Thanks! I hope the players agree with you haha.

CodeMonster

Unfortunately I cannot play, as it keeps crashing every time I click play. Running ios 7 on iPhone 4S.

CriticalGames

@CodeMonster - Thanks for trying it out, but that's very odd. It's working fine on all of the devices I've got. Every now and again over the years I've seen a glitch happen on my iPhone where, if I've already started something up, it won't let me open any other apps until I restart the phone. It seems to happen randomly. Could you please try turning your iPhone off and on again? Hopefully that will sort it out

Armelline

Same is happening for me as for CodeMonster. Crashes when I click Play. Also iPhone 4S and iOS 7.

CodeMonster

Yeh, I restarted my device and it now works.
But you shouldn't have to restart the device just to click the play button.
You may want to check your code and remove anything un nessasary.

Played the game for a bit and it's a nice little game, I can see what template you've based it off, you've defently made something worth playing, good job.

CriticalGames

I'm terribly sorry to hear that. I apologise for the trouble, but I honestly don't know what could be happening. I've tested it on 4, 4S, and 5 - all of which work. In the description for the game, I wrote that it was not recommended for iPhone 4, only 5 and above (due to it providing the best performance), but it still worked fine. I've never experienced this particular issue. When you say Play, do you mean in the main menu of the game, or on the iPhone's menu? Thanks!

CriticalGames

@CodeMonster - Glad it's working now. I agree, I certainly don't want it happening - just a matter of figuring out why it occurs. As I say, I've never had this issue despite months of testing, but I will definitely be double checking to see if there's anything wrong (so far, other users aren't reporting any issues, so hopefully it's not a widespread problem).

Thanks! I really appreciate the kind words. I actually didn't base this off of a template. The mechanics are actually based on a game that I made over a year ago, just greatly expanded.

een2drie

@CriticalGames‌ i'm playing it on my ipad. And yes it's fun ;-).
Looks a bit like a game i'm working on, Same gameplay change from red to blue.

unbeatenpixel

I played ipad mini, original idea,good work!

CriticalGames

Thanks guys! Really glad you enjoyed it.

@een2drie - Nice! I look forward to seeing it