Win an iPad by whooping trash in G 2.0

[cryptopur]

Back in April Soma Games launched our first game called G:Into The Rain and the people on this board gave us a lot of really good input including telling us what sucked and what worked. We were listening.


To cut to the chase, we recently had the opportunity to rebuild G basically from the ground up to take up (most of) the input we got from players and we're re-releasing the game with a big contest March 3-16. With everything that's been added or changed it's really a totally new game and is finally the game we were hoping to make all along...but frankly didn't know how.



So what's new in the game:

1. Twice the speed.
   The most common comment was that the game was too slow. So we gave it a major power boost and it plays a lot more like an arcade now. It's still a puzzle game and not a twitcher, but this one thing radically improved game play.
2. On-line leaderboards
   The second most popular request was a set of leaderboards and we're pretty proud of what we've done here: http://www.somagames.com/ARC/top_contractors.php. A limited version of this feature was actually released about a month ago so we could test everything out, but 2.0 adds a lot of new features including a location sensitive option for local leaders.
3. In-flight thrusters
   With the new thrusters we've dropped the whole fire-and-forget gameplay model for something much more interactive.
4. New ranks and achievements
5. Corporate Specific Benefits
   G is chapter one of four games, but now we've started to roll out the benefits players will get by working for different corporations. Keep in mind, other benefits will be revealed in future games and carry over from G to F to E...
6. Facebook and Twitter integration
   You can also challenge a friend via email ala DoodleJump
7. Better iPhone performance
8. New Free -> unlock version
   This should be live by the March 3 contest opening but we'll allow folks to play the first 20 or so levels for free before being asked to upgrade to finish the game.

So to celebrate we're doing this contest thing. We'll be posting official rules on our website in the next day or two but the basic idea looks likes this:

• Must play 2.0 version on the iPhone or iTouch (no PC/Intel players)
• Scores must be posted to the on-line leaderboard between March 3 and March 16
• Any corporation bonuses don't count toward contest score.
• Highest cumulative score in those two weeks wins the iPad.
• Still looking into legal stuff, but it will probably be limited to the US and have an 18 and over thing...sorry about that. Governments seem intent on blocking these kinds of things.

So if you don't already have the game, it might be a good idea to get the full version and get practicing. The competition is already looking pretty fierce...
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/g-int...312131862?mt=8

[NineSwords]

So you had input from this board back in april? You're a tachyon, right?

But anyways. the screenshots look interesting. I'll try it out even though I'm not eligible for the contest.

[cryptopur]

Well, not from this forum, but yes from this site.

G 1.0 was reviewed here : http://www.touchmyapps.com/2009/05/0...l-pull-you-in/

And that led to a number of good suggestion from the reviewer and also folks who saw the review.

Sorry about the Germany thing. I really wish this stuff was easier to deal with internationally but it's a pain to try to give something away. It's ridiculous, to be honest, all the laws and regulations.

[cryptopur]

The competition continues to heat up...people are practicing their G chops.

High individual score for the 23rd goes to pajo_ojep with 138,991 in a single day.
http://www.somagames.com/ARC/contrac...ractor_id=1397

High corporation total is Mystery Alliance with 239,730.
http://www.somagames.com/ARC/MysteryAlliance/

Keep it coming!

[cryptopur]

So we saw a marked increase in traffic over the weekend. Looks like a lot of people are honing their skills for the contest.

Saturday's high score went to Raptor with 247,813 points:
View Raptor's operation history

ANd Raptor ALSO took Sunday's high score with 135,375.

W00t!


With those score it's no surprise that Mystery Alliance, Raptor's employer, also took first place on both days.
http://www.somagames.com/ARC/MysteryAlliance/