Soul Grinder. An iOS shmup I'm working on

A place for people with an interest in developing new shmups.
Post Reply
User avatar
Grindie
Posts: 31
Joined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:51 pm
Contact:

Soul Grinder. An iOS shmup I'm working on

Post by Grindie »

Hey, chaps. I've been working on an iOS shmup with a chum of mine (I doodle the pics, he presses the ones n' zeroes) for over a year now. I really wanna show it off to someone, n' who better than a bunch of shmup enthusiasts?

We're staying the hell away from virtual dpads n' buttons 'cause they make Baby Jesus cry. We think we've nailed the most perfectest, easy to pick up n' play, controls. Each level'll be a quick 30 second burst to encourage replayability and to prevent people going mental when they've been thrown back to the start after dying for the 40th time!

Image

Image

Image

I've got a YouTube video of one of the levels too. This is from an outdated build running on my PC though, so some stuff's been changed since then.

http://youtu.be/ugEHr0ZxaiM

I'd love to get your opinions on it. If you wanna check out our website, head on over to http://zombiesaurusgames.com/
EDIT: Ow! We have one of those Facebook jobbies too. http://www.facebook.com/ZombiesaurusGames
User avatar
mice
Posts: 829
Joined: Tue Apr 26, 2005 2:50 pm
Location: Sweden
Contact:

Re: Soul Grinder. An iOS shmup I'm working on

Post by mice »

Looks really sweet and this have the potential to actually be fun.
Good luck guys!
User avatar
Lord Satori
Posts: 2061
Joined: Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:39 pm

Re: Soul Grinder. An iOS shmup I'm working on

Post by Lord Satori »

that looks pretty good. love the art style. shame I won't get to play it because I don't have an iPhone or an iPad
BryanM wrote:You're trapped in a haunted house. There's a ghost. It wants to eat your friends and have sex with your cat. When forced to decide between the lives of your friends and the chastity of your kitty, you choose the cat.
User avatar
Grindie
Posts: 31
Joined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:51 pm
Contact:

Re: Soul Grinder. An iOS shmup I'm working on

Post by Grindie »

Thanks a lot, chaps. We've been demoing it at a few local events here in Ireland n' it's gone done really well. I'd love to get a playable demo or something out there, but we're working on iOS n' I don't think things are that easy with Apple.
User avatar
Raytrace
Posts: 2173
Joined: Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:42 pm
Location: Éire

Re: Soul Grinder. An iOS shmup I'm working on

Post by Raytrace »

looks pretty cool guys, maith an fear :)
RSG_Spoonparty
Posts: 30
Joined: Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:46 pm

Re: Soul Grinder. An iOS shmup I'm working on

Post by RSG_Spoonparty »

Graveyards and zombies to factories and robots! Awesome diversity :) What other environments have you guys been working on? Do you hope to get it up and running in the AppStore this year? Best of luck to you both.

Samuel
User avatar
Grindie
Posts: 31
Joined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:51 pm
Contact:

Re: Soul Grinder. An iOS shmup I'm working on

Post by Grindie »

Thanks much, Samuel.
We've got an urban city level with solders n' punks (Streets of Rage style) and a nightmare world with loads of evil beastie things. Yup, we're hoping to get it ready before Christmas. We've got it running on our iDevices now, but it's a bit of a headache getting it running perfectly on older iTouches n' iPhones.
User avatar
Atomhead
Posts: 70
Joined: Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:08 am
Location: Belgium
Contact:

Re: Soul Grinder. An iOS shmup I'm working on

Post by Atomhead »

"Soul Grinder" eh? That's the name of the main mode in my own game Hyperspace Invaders.
Seeing that I posted about it on here before I can't imagine that you happened to come up with the exact same title.
Ah well, I guess I should feel flattered ;)
Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition - Available on STEAM NOW!
Post Reply