THOR! (New Game From On The Rocks Games <TiltaFun>)

[superbad]

http://www.thorthegame.com/

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[pablo19]

http://www.thorthegame.com/

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man this looks pretty cool, and tiltafun was lots of fun (pun intended). I would buy this, But I want to know more about gameplay ;)

[supg328911]

looks good but i will wait for a review

[Donburns99]

I remember the teaser introduced awhile back. ^ ^

Looks good, I love the teaser video.

[LordGek]

While I found the promo video pretty clever, I'm not a fan of little trailers that can't show ANY gameplay. I mean from the screenshots I gather it has decent graphics and our hero does a lot of running but there isn't even the slightest hint as to what it is about.

[superbad]

While I found the promo video pretty clever, I'm not a fan of little trailers that can't show ANY gameplay. I mean from the screenshots I gather it has decent graphics and our hero does a lot of running but there isn't even the slightest hint as to what it is about.

hah :D

cool trailer non the less. it's cool how they hired an actor and the gameplay/video is seen through the reflection off his eyes.

really clever

[K.D!]

Add planty of varied locations/levels and enemies, and make it very platformy (is that even a word :o) in the vein of Super Mario and then I'm sold.

[different]

I thought Tiltafun was lacking in variety. It felt pretty basic, even though the presentation was great.

This looks good, but I'd rather wait for a gameplay video first.

[inkstar]

I thought Tiltafun was lacking in variety. It felt pretty basic, even though the presentation was great.

This looks good, but I'd rather wait for a gameplay video first.

Hi :)

The game isn't out yet, the screen shots on the web page are missing tons of elements as we will reveal them along with game play, other levels and more
a little later.

[different]

No problem. I do like the art style on this one though (reminds me of Braid), so it will be interesting to see how it plays.

[Misguided]

See Thor run.
See Thor run past the tree.
See Thor run through the village.
See Thor run across the wasteland.
With all that running, I bet his feet are Thor.

[GreenLightJerky]

So this is a racing Game?
Do you just run through scenery with a hammer?

[GreenLightJerky]

See Thor run.
See Thor run past the tree.
See Thor run through the village.
See Thor run across the wasteland.
With all that running, I bet his feet are Thor.

HAHAHA much funnier!

[BadSanta]

Rotfl

[inkstar]

www.ontherocksgames.com

[Mattman]

Reminds may of braid and oddly enough an old Rayman game I used to have :p

[Stykman]

might buy this graphics looks amazing

[inferi22]

this game is still pre beta y is this not in upcoming games

[superbad]

this game is still pre beta y is this not in upcoming games

it just got moved now.

the mods dont have time to back track and move all the archives.

just so happened this thread got bumped and they saw. :)

[don_k]

I hope this isn't a 2D Armado.

eg: the guy just keeps running and all we have to do is hit the left area of screen to make him jump and hit right area of screen to make him shoot, or something like that.

[arta]

I hope this isn't a 2D Armado.

eg: the guy just keeps running and all we have to do is hit the left area of screen to make him jump and hit right area of screen to make him shoot, or something like that.
Yeah that lame stuff was for when the Appstore came out last year, not now. We need direct control.

[arta]

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Thor/news.asp?c=12356

GDC '09: Hands on with Thor on iPhone
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Hammering out games based on films is no easy task, but new developer On The Rocks believes that Thor will hit the nail on the head. During the Game Developers Conference we went hands on with the side-scrolling adaptation to the forthcoming animated motion picture that has the potential to zap negative expectations of licensed titles on iPhone.

Casting you as the Norse god of lightning, Thor takes you on a side-scrolling adventure spanning four distinct worlds. Each world comes with a set of four bite-sized levels that have you collecting lightning bolts and overcoming a variety of obstacles; moreover, expect to face a boss at the end of each world.

On The Rocks wouldn't divulge much of the game's plot for the sake of preserving the surprise for the upcoming movie, but needless to say there's motivation behind Thor's bolt collecting.

Movement is handled automatically, with Thor propelled forward through the 2D stages. You're job is to collect lightning bolts scattered about each level with a swipe of your finger.

There's a certain number of bolts per level. In the earliest levels, bolts are arranged in easy lines. However, more complicated layouts that are more difficult to grab in one swipe crop up as you advance farther into the game.

You also have to contend with a series of obstacles littering the ground, from fallen logs to fiery pits and massive boulders blocking Thor's path.

Since your daring deity automatically moves forward, you bypass these obstacles by tapping them with your finger. Hopping over a log, for instance, involves tapping the log itself at the right time. Do so too early and you stumble onto the log, whereas tapping it too late causes Thor to trip over it.

Special powers such as the ability to destroy any obstacles on the screen give Thor an edge when faced with some of the tough challenges. Another power, which we weren't able to test first hand, allows Thor to temporarily slow down for additional time to circumvent obstacles.

Beautifully crafted artwork serves as the backdrop for all of the levels, the first of which we played was entitled "Chapter 1: World of Men." Traipsing through the countryside was made all the more authentic by a line of trees in the background and nicely-painted cottages in the foreground.

Visual effects add nice touches, from the sparkle of collected lightning bolts to the blurring effect of accidentally grabbing a bad bolt.

Despite being a licensed from a motion picture, Thor looks enjoyable. Thoughtful use of the touchscreen combined with intuitive movement ensure easy play. That said, there's plenty of challenging gameplay to be had.

Balancing bolt collection with obstacle manoeuvering is difficult, particularly when tackling the obscenely hard god level of difficulty. Expect to see it on the App Store around the film's debut.

[Palfince]

Expect to see it on the App Store around the film's debut.

It's going to be a while then since according to IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800369/) the film is going to be out in May 2011.

I'm beta testing this game but it hasn't gone into beta yet so I haven't got my hands on it yet.

[inferi22]

It's going to be a while then since according to IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800369/) the film is going to be out in May 2011.

I'm beta testing this game but it hasn't gone into beta yet so I haven't got my hands on it yet.

Same I didn't know it would be that far away and the way their email sounded was that this was coming to beta first :(

[Palfince]

Same I didn't know it would be that far away and the way their email sounded was that this was coming to beta first :(

Might not be that far away because on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_(film)) it says that there is "an animated feature film based on the Marvel Comics character set to be released in September 2009." It also says that there is "an upcoming 2010 Icelandic computer-animated feature film about the God of Thunder," which according to The Film Insider (http://www.themovieinsider.com/m3506/thor/) has had it's release date changed to 2011 so the game might be for that...

[inferi22]

So this is based off of the marvel comic. If so 2011 seems right because looking at upcoming psp games it says psp Thor ( movie game ) is coming out 2010 >:(

[Palfince]

So this is based off of the marvel comic. If so 2011 seems right because looking at upcoming psp games it says psp Thor ( movie game ) is coming out 2010 >:(

Probably, but we really need some solid information from the developers here.

[theone1007]

Woww...I have to wait until 2011 to get this game. Who knows what apple will come out with in 2011.

[Rocketman919]

So this is based off of the marvel comic. If so 2011 seems right because looking at upcoming psp games it says psp Thor ( movie game ) is coming out 2010 >:(

Come on, you've gotta be kidding me. Does that look like it is at all based on the marvel Thor? No, this one is some animated Disney one that has no relation at all to the marvel one.

Why are there so many stupid people on the Internet?

[inferi22]

i no but the guy above said something about it and he said there going to be animated thor movie from marvel(u still hate me from carjack promo)

[Almy]

Personal attacks aside I think it's safe to say it's based off the cartoon, until hearing otherwise. It's a cartoon game being leaked in '09 and there is a cartoon movie coming out in '09.

[TheBrianPerryProject]

This looks great! I love the artistic detail. If the gameplay holds up this is a definite buy.

[inkstar]

Hey Guys!

To clarify

Thor comes out 2009 and is based on the animated feature film at CAOZ not Marvel.

It's not going to be long until we go into beta.

[Palfince]

Hey Guys!

To clarify

Thor comes out 2009 and is based on the animated feature film at CAOZ not Marvel.

It's not going to be long until we go into beta.

Thanks for that info inkstar, I can't wait. :D

Here (http://www.thorthemovie.net/) is the website for the Thor movie by CAOZ, it looks pretty cool.

[salsamd]

Game Modes
THOR will feature several game modes with varying difficulty levels. several achievements are
unlocked as the player re-plays the levels through different difficulties.

Controls
The main character is indirectly controlled by setting different triggers via touch screen.

The triggers are, basically, game assets such as lives, collectibles or hazards. Pressing these assets triggers different animations in the main character, such as jumping, sliding or hammering something.


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[Prab]

Thor is to be published by Freeverse: http://news.freeverse.com/archives/2009/06/03/freeverse-to-pu-1.php

[jecebn]

Thor is to be published by Freeverse: http://news.freeverse.com/archives/2009/06/03/freeverse-to-pu-1.php

Awesome- hopefully we'll see this sometime soon

[jecebn]

Any new info on this?

[ImNoSuperMan]

Any new info on this?
http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/18/thor-hands-on-preview-with-video/

[Trotgar]

This looks pretty cool, though I'm anticipating Legion of Amon more.

[eggzbacon]

Wow, they are still developing this game? Wasn't it supposed to come out like 6 months ago?

[slighmd]

wow Thor came out! so does it mean that there's still a chance for Legion of Amon?