"Ex-BioWare audio designer, whose credits include Audio Lead on Mass Effect, spoke to BeefJack on the soundtrack for 9 Lives: Casey and Sphynx. Incidentally, the newly-formed team behind the mobile puzzle-platformer happens to consist of more ex-BioWare employees."
From the Review:
"The team-up puzzle-platformer is always a fun experience when it’s done right. A well-constructed title of this style will allow you to play alone (switching between characters) or with a friend (with each player dedicated to a character). Hungry Moose’s 9 Lives: Casey and Sphynx is an android title that does a fairly good job at keeping the players amused and busy, while employing some unique mechanics to do so. After playing this on my own, as well as with Ricky, I found that while the game is certainly not as good as other puzzle games out there, it will have you dying to finish."
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This week Chris shoots things, bets on trivia, programs a droid, jumps, gets confused and Don plays a mobile game with a controller.
InsideSocialGames had a chance to chat with Ric Williams, Co-Founder and President of Hungry Moose Games, a team comprised of ex-Bioware developers. Williams shed some light on the game’s design, and when users can expect the game to branch out to iOS.
Hungry Moose Games has launched its first app on Android, a side-scrolling platformer called 9 Lives: Casey and Sphynx, which combines puzzles and cooperative play into a whimsical new experience.
The game follows museum guard Casey and a temple cat named Sphynx through a gameplay setup that encourages dying in strategic ways to progress. 9 Lives features four large levels, along with a Jewel system for upgrades to each character’s abilities. Casey can be upgraded with crowbars and flares to reach otherwise inaccessible areas, for instance, while Sphynx can be upgraded to cling to ceilings and walls.
Fun, old school game and a great group in general. It's always nice to find developers that you feel good about supporting. I hope they do well.
