:: ME-OW :: FLAWED DUNGEON CRACKING :: Read Review »King of Thieves, the PVP multiplayer platformer by ZeptoLab, has gotten a major update that now allows guilds to battle it out.
Ahead of the release of ZeptoLab’s King of Thieves, we were able to ask ZeptoLab’s co-founder, Semyon Voinov, a few questions about the inspiration behind the game and what that means for the Cut the Rope franchise.
You can find plenty of games in the App Store with the strategic "attack and defend" gameplay (including the famous Clash of Clans), but our game is vastly different because of the arcade skills-based experience at its core. It’s something we haven't seen in any other games and while building King of Thieves, we discovered why: it's a very challenging type of game to build. It took two years of time, dedication, and extensive testing to create a balanced and highly enjoyable game.
Marking quite a departure from ZeptoLab’s past successes, namely the Cut The Rope series, King of Thieves is shaping up to be quite promising. Due for release in February, we were lucky enough to have some time with a preview build to see exactly what it’s all about.
Focused on multiplayer, King of Thieves is best described as part tower defense, part platformer. Your mission is to break into dungeons and steal the opposition’s treasure chest. This requires a certain amount of finesse when it comes to your platforming skills. Controls are fairly simple here, with a series of taps and double-taps being pivotal. You automatically run, with a change of direction only possible when you bounce away from a wall. At first it seems a little awkward, but it turns out to be reasonably effective.
As you’d expect, levels steadily get trickier the further you progress, with up to three stars for the taking depending on how well you perform. There’s a PvP side to things too, with you able to tackle other players' dungeons as well as needing to protect your own. The latter is where things turn more tower defense-like, with it being possible to place turrets and spikes around your dungeon in order to ward off attack. To save your creation, you have to be able to complete it twice to prove it’s possible. Something that may end up testing your own skills as well as other players’ abilities.
So far, King of Thieves is shaping up to be an interesting mixture of puzzle style elements and platforming that’s sure to test your reflexes. My only concern is whether or not it will be able to keep everyone hooked for an extended period of time. There’s the race to be top of the leaderboard and to have the most intricate dungeon, but it’s hard to say just yet whether or not that will keep people hooked for a long time to come.
We’ll be able to see how things unfold once the game goes live worldwide. For now, it’s certainly an interesting combination of genres.
King of Thieves is set for release in February. Of course, we’ll let you know when.
:: STILL SWEETCut the Rope 2: Om Nom's Unexpected Adventure gets its first gameplay trailer that takes a closer look at the game and its challenges. The game is set to release with 120 levels throughout new locations that take players to a forest, junkyard, city park, sandy dam, and underground. It's scheduled to release next week on December 19 for $0.99.
“With Cut the Rope 2, we’ve taken Cut the Rope to the next level, creating a game that not only does justice to the original, but enhances the experience in every possible way,” said Misha Lyalin, ZeptoLab CEO, in a press release. “It’s literally and figuratively a huge leap for Om Nom as he ventures out into the world for the first time.”
Cut the Rope 2 is coming soon and we're plenty excited for its release. However, there is a problem as Om Nom seems to be missing. We want to make sure to keep you in the know and to pass along any news as we get it. Right now, the only source of information and clues comes from Om Nom's local newspaper, The Sweet Times. Read it over and see what you can discover!
:: INSTANT PUDDING :: Read Review »Pudding Monsters has been updated and is now available for free. In the Sky View update, it's your job to help the monsters climb mountains and reach the sky as you play through 25 levels with new gameplay elements. Mr. Powerlifter is a new available monster who has the ability to move mountains, helping you to collect all the available stars. Pudding!
What better time than now to begin your time traveling adventures? Cut The Rope: Time Travel is available in the App Store and follows Om Nom, the candy loving monster, as he discovers and uses a time machine to learn about his roots. ZeptoLab will also be expanding on the Om Now Stories animated series to expand on Om Nom's travels through time.
Zeptolab has released new content for Pudding Monsters, a level box named City Tour that features 25 new levels and two new types of monsters. Also, after listening to critique, Zeptolab has mentioned that its new and brain-bending gameplay is much more challenging with this update.
Zeptolab has released an update to the favorite Cut the Rope that includes a new series of levels called the Lantern Box. These new levels, demoed below, have been released to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year. It's nice to see a game like this still getting updated.
:: INSTANT PUDDINGZeptolab, the studio behind the great Cut The Rope physics puzzler game has announced their next big game, Pudding Monsters. Another puzzle game, but very different from Cut the Rope, Pudding Monsters will be out December 20th.
So over a year after this iOS mainstay debuted it is once again, both literally and figuratively, changing the game. Here is what you can expect to find in the newest update:
"The award-winning, physics-based puzzler you can’t get enough of introduces Om Nom to a new box filled with 25 exciting levels. The update also introduces a Busy Bee feature with bees that never stop buzzing as they keep moving and stretching the ropes, bringing a challenging new element to the game..."
So with that many people being invested in the plight of poor little Om Nom, you might have wondered where the little critter came from, what exactly it is, and how it came to love sugary treats. ZeptoLab decided that the best way to answer this and many more questions was to launch a new comic, explaining his entire origin story. The series' companion app just launched yesterday on the App Store, with a completely free first issue.
If the first story strikes your fancy, the rest of the episodes will be available for two dollars. There will also be a full print run of the comic coming next year, so there is a little bit of something for everyone. Give the first issue a read and let us know if you like it in the comments.
Source: TechCrunch
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