The Police Story Made With GameSalad, Now Live In The App Store

Posted by Rob LeFebvre on August 2nd, 2011

Daniel Soto is a multimedia artist with a lifelong interest in interactive projects and art. He wanted to take this passion and build a video game; he chose the iOS platform, used GameSalad to create the design and gameplay, and released his creation into the wilds of the App Store. Updated just this past week, the game is live and ready for a download.

According to Soto, "Everything has been done with lots of dedication. Making it all from scratch was pretty tough but very rewarding on the other hand. I hope people will like playing it and, at the same time, bring back memories from the old 80s platform videogames mixed with the new technologic advantages."

He describes The Police Story as a game made to test player capabilities with controls to accelerate, slow down, and jump the police car, while interacting with the environments of 8 different levels across four different worlds, each containing three donuts for bonus points, along with end of level bosses. Soto plans to continue improving upon his game, promising upcoming updates and unlock-able extras.

While this could seem like many other endless runner type games in the App Store, the level of competency in the audio and visual elements, along with the fact that a non-programming artist was able to make the game with a product like GameSalad, made us sit up and take notice. It's examples like this that truly show the disruptive power of the iOS app ecosystem, especially in the world of gaming. Whether the game makes money for its creator or not, the fact that he was able to achieve his vision is exemplary.

The Police Story is available in two versions: a Lite version for free and a full version for $0.99. Need further evidence to support our interest in the game? Check this video (and the screenshots below it) out: