PixWing In PixWing you have an unique opportunity to engage your entire body to play! Fly planes, jets or even a dragon in stunn… TouchArcade Rating: $3.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsIn PixWing you have an unique opportunity to engage your entire body to play! Fly planes, jets or even a dragon in stunningly colorful environment. Challenge your skill in time trials or chill out and just fly freely!"Reminds us that flying can feel great"-- PocketGamer"I can't wait to fly around these worlds"-- TouchArcade"Get involved with the piloting of a pixelated, virtual aircraft"-- AppAdvice=======PixWing is going to change the way you think about arcade flying forever. With unique whole-body controls you have a total 360 degrees control where you look at. Your device becomes a mirror into the game world... and the world itself if gorgeous to look at with vigorous colors, various environments and pixel-art graphics with modern 3D style. Play as you like: beat time challenges and shoot blimps or just fly around finding collectibles. =======UNIQUE CONTROLSWith gyroscope you'll need to turn up and down, left and right to navigate. PixWing even tracks the amount of calories you burn that way. Of course you can always switch to regular touchstick controls.VIGOROUS GRAPHICSHigh fidelity but retro-style visuals using vivid colours make flying around joyful and entertaining. Explore surreal aztec ruins, a tropical volcano and a city built on floating island. There's also a wide range of planes - from simple avions to flying cars and monsters.EASY TO LEARN, HARD TO MASTERWell-balanced gameplay allows everyone to enjoy the game. It doesn't matter if you're looking for a pleasant flight or a tight time challenge - PixWing has it all.EXTRAS- Game Center support with leaderboards and achievements- High quality, arcade-style music- Complete package - no in-app purchases or advertisments Information Seller: Genre:Arcade, Racing Release:Sep 09, 2015 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (7) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal killercow Well-Known Member Apr 8, 2009 3,783 1 38 https://twitter.com/killercow #2 killercow, Sep 9, 2015 Don't know how this happened but it's already out worldwide. jpgold Well-Known Member Sep 21, 2012 1,818 56 48 Online Ad Sales - Pandora New York, NY #3 jpgold, Sep 9, 2015 Horizon Chase with planes? And I say that as a good thing... Anyone try yet? LordShad0wz Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2014 4,286 1 38 #4 LordShad0wz, Sep 9, 2015 I'm wondering how the traditional controls work out. I'm disabled and can't do the whole body bendy twisty thing. Not without a ton of my pain medicine lol but I really like the graphical style. If the traditional on screen controls are good then I'm in! Billy BlackEyedBoy Member May 13, 2015 11 0 1 #5 BlackEyedBoy, Sep 9, 2015 Fear not, there are on-screen joy stick controls as well. (As I've just discovered with relief!) drelbs Well-Known Member Jun 25, 2009 11,200 7 38 #6 drelbs, Sep 9, 2015 KIIIIIIIIIIIIN!!! Exact-Psience Well-Known Member Jan 12, 2012 22,664 2 38 The Work-At-Home Guy Philippines #7 Exact-Psience, Sep 9, 2015 Gyro controls? NO. Gyro controls with health counter? Hmm... Umm... Yes? I dont remember anything doing this in a game yet. This isnt just tilt controls... It's gyro, means moving around a lot. Which would usually be worse that tilt, other than the fact that it promotes that as a bit of exercise. Roleki Well-Known Member Aug 11, 2012 432 0 0 #8 Roleki, Sep 9, 2015 It says something about alternative on-screen stick controls somewhere in the description, so you should be okay. Roleki Well-Known Member Aug 11, 2012 432 0 0 #9 Roleki, Sep 9, 2015 Not so good if you're on a crowded commuter train though...good thing we have a choice! Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,415 1,050 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #10 Anotherkellydown, Sep 9, 2015 Grabbing this as soon as I get home from work. Looks awesome! bigrand1 Well-Known Member Apr 23, 2010 4,968 6 38 Geriatric Party Animal California, USA #11 bigrand1, Sep 9, 2015 Whoa, from the video it looks like a dizzying experience. I don't want that! Anyone play it yet? collider Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Mar 22, 2013 185 0 16 CEO/Owner Collider, Inc. NYC #12 collider, Sep 9, 2015 OK, just went through the first level, twice. Once with on-screen controls, then I forced myself to use the gyro. There's a weird bug at the beginning after the tutorial where it won't let you stay on the on-screen controls @LordShad0wz, but there's a pause button where you can switch back, then it sticks. I was kind of hoping for mfi, but no such luck. The on-screen controls work perfectly well, and are a great option, but I really recommend putting the time in to get used to the gyro (if you are able . It adds a bit of an interesting twist (see what I did there?). If you're like me, and you haven't done your yoga in weeks, your arms will get tired fast. What you have to get used to is turning your whole body - I automatically want to "drive" the thing, but it doesn't work like that. If you've ever used 360 Pano you know what I mean. You hold your iPad directly in front of you and turn your whole body to turn the world and face the direction you want to go in. I hated it at first, but now i'm used to it I think it's great. I have to try this on my Aeron later It's insanely free with coins. You will be able to upgrade ships pretty quickly assuming you're halfway decent at this. My first ship upgrade was the dragon. The last few ships you can upgrade as achievements, haven't gone there yet. I'm not super jazzed with the art. The palette has too much going on making it hard to pick out diamonds and checkpoints quickly. The pixel look is a choice, and normally I'm down with that, but in this case there doesn't seem to be a compelling reason for it, unless it's to help increase frame rate. In which case a more cohesive palette would be helpful to offset the hard lines and chunks you inadvertently get with large pixels. There's not a huge sense of speed, but it does crop up on some of the levels. I used to hang-glide, this reminds me a lot of that. You feel speed when you're closer to objects or ground. (or when you're hitting something, bwahahahah! - I never did, but I had to say that, you know you were thinking it!) Some of the longer, twisty levels are getting quite fun. Don't go into this thinking it's Horizon Chase - it is very different, but overall I'm liking it a lot. H4nd0fg0d Well-Known Member Mar 30, 2010 1,907 0 36 #13 H4nd0fg0d, Sep 9, 2015 On screen controls fail. It is a must to have an inverted y axis, except it only works for one round then reverts back even though it still reads inverted in settings. Swapping it back then does nothing, it stays the same. How issues like this make it thru to release is inexcusable and pitiful. Rlly a game ruiner for me anyways. LordShad0wz Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2014 4,286 1 38 #14 LordShad0wz, Sep 9, 2015 Well try emailing the dev hopefully he can get the on screen controls sorted out properly. Thank you guys for the impressions! Billy touchy85 Well-Known Member Jan 21, 2015 1,616 1 38 #15 touchy85, Sep 9, 2015 Gameplay Video Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel collider Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Mar 22, 2013 185 0 16 CEO/Owner Collider, Inc. NYC #16 collider, Sep 9, 2015 It just seems to be some prefs glitches. @H4nd0fg0d is over reacting a bit I think. Undoubtedly will be sorted quickly. Spudboy Well-Known Member May 28, 2012 118 1 18 #17 Spudboy, Sep 9, 2015 Can anyone compare it to Air Mail? LordShad0wz Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2014 4,286 1 38 #18 LordShad0wz, Sep 9, 2015 I'm giving this a thumbs up. It's fun! There's no ads or IAP. It's a fully premium experience. I only used the on screen controls and they are great! The art style and colors are vibrant. I unlocked free roam and I collected enough money to unlock the baron aircraft. I'm going back to playing! The reason I deduct one star is because there's no way to put the analog stick on the left which is the natural way I would play. I will email the developer to ask for this to be added. But I tell you the controls are great! It's well worth the price of admission. This is a game I am happy to pay for! Billy Ty-Ty2020 Well-Known Member Aug 15, 2015 122 0 0 #19 Ty-Ty2020, Sep 10, 2015 I see some people are a bit testy about the gyro controls. I was pleasantly surprised with how fluid they were and it fits the game perfectly. There still are on screen controls though but I prefer gyro. redribbon Well-Known Member Jun 11, 2010 2,799 53 48 entepreanur,programmer #20 redribbon, Sep 10, 2015 The Gameplay: Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
I'm wondering how the traditional controls work out. I'm disabled and can't do the whole body bendy twisty thing. Not without a ton of my pain medicine lol but I really like the graphical style. If the traditional on screen controls are good then I'm in! Billy
Gyro controls? NO. Gyro controls with health counter? Hmm... Umm... Yes? I dont remember anything doing this in a game yet. This isnt just tilt controls... It's gyro, means moving around a lot. Which would usually be worse that tilt, other than the fact that it promotes that as a bit of exercise.
It says something about alternative on-screen stick controls somewhere in the description, so you should be okay.
OK, just went through the first level, twice. Once with on-screen controls, then I forced myself to use the gyro. There's a weird bug at the beginning after the tutorial where it won't let you stay on the on-screen controls @LordShad0wz, but there's a pause button where you can switch back, then it sticks. I was kind of hoping for mfi, but no such luck. The on-screen controls work perfectly well, and are a great option, but I really recommend putting the time in to get used to the gyro (if you are able . It adds a bit of an interesting twist (see what I did there?). If you're like me, and you haven't done your yoga in weeks, your arms will get tired fast. What you have to get used to is turning your whole body - I automatically want to "drive" the thing, but it doesn't work like that. If you've ever used 360 Pano you know what I mean. You hold your iPad directly in front of you and turn your whole body to turn the world and face the direction you want to go in. I hated it at first, but now i'm used to it I think it's great. I have to try this on my Aeron later It's insanely free with coins. You will be able to upgrade ships pretty quickly assuming you're halfway decent at this. My first ship upgrade was the dragon. The last few ships you can upgrade as achievements, haven't gone there yet. I'm not super jazzed with the art. The palette has too much going on making it hard to pick out diamonds and checkpoints quickly. The pixel look is a choice, and normally I'm down with that, but in this case there doesn't seem to be a compelling reason for it, unless it's to help increase frame rate. In which case a more cohesive palette would be helpful to offset the hard lines and chunks you inadvertently get with large pixels. There's not a huge sense of speed, but it does crop up on some of the levels. I used to hang-glide, this reminds me a lot of that. You feel speed when you're closer to objects or ground. (or when you're hitting something, bwahahahah! - I never did, but I had to say that, you know you were thinking it!) Some of the longer, twisty levels are getting quite fun. Don't go into this thinking it's Horizon Chase - it is very different, but overall I'm liking it a lot.
On screen controls fail. It is a must to have an inverted y axis, except it only works for one round then reverts back even though it still reads inverted in settings. Swapping it back then does nothing, it stays the same. How issues like this make it thru to release is inexcusable and pitiful. Rlly a game ruiner for me anyways.
Well try emailing the dev hopefully he can get the on screen controls sorted out properly. Thank you guys for the impressions! Billy
It just seems to be some prefs glitches. @H4nd0fg0d is over reacting a bit I think. Undoubtedly will be sorted quickly.
I'm giving this a thumbs up. It's fun! There's no ads or IAP. It's a fully premium experience. I only used the on screen controls and they are great! The art style and colors are vibrant. I unlocked free roam and I collected enough money to unlock the baron aircraft. I'm going back to playing! The reason I deduct one star is because there's no way to put the analog stick on the left which is the natural way I would play. I will email the developer to ask for this to be added. But I tell you the controls are great! It's well worth the price of admission. This is a game I am happy to pay for! Billy
I see some people are a bit testy about the gyro controls. I was pleasantly surprised with how fluid they were and it fits the game perfectly. There still are on screen controls though but I prefer gyro.
