When a group of people come together and make an indie game, chances are good that the first decision made is using a 2D perspective for their dream project. Unsurprising, as most people with the passion and know-how to create an independent game hail from the NES/SNES era, recalling fond memories of jumping in two dimensions while collecting as many useless items as possible to raise their superfluous high score. Developer Timetrap seems particularly poised to make people recount the good old days with their latest release, Emberwind.
Anthony Bate says: "Emberwind was breathed into creation by Swedish indie developer Timetrap, although not originally for the iOS. This title first saw light on the PC back in January 2010. The title received a modicum of success, lauded for its fantastic art style with a good old fashioned retro feel to the game mechanics."
Chris Buffa (Modojo): Emberwind is a 2D side scrolling adventure starring gnome watchman Kindle Elderwood. Armed with his cane of justice, the hero sets off on a dangerous quest to save the city of Grendale from the diabolical CandleFinger and his gremlin army.
Chillingo has announced the arrival of three new games for iOS formats this week: defeat a gremlin threat in the epic adventure game Emberwind, serve up some spicy Mexican cuisine in the time management game Taco Master, and outrun a tumbling snowball in the comical endless running game, Snowball Run. All three titles are available to download from Apple’s App Store now.
