CatSpin Phure Studios * Featured on the front page of the US App Store! * Mentioned on the "New and Noteworthy" list in the US App Store and m… $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details* Featured on the front page of the US App Store! * Mentioned on the "New and Noteworthy" list in the US App Store and many other countries! * Mentioned on the "What's Hot?" list on The Netherlands' App Store and many other countries! * iPhoneclub.nl: "The quality and inventiveness of the levels reminds me of the better Mario-games which is a great compliment to the makers". Key features: - A whole new concept of playing a platform game! - 55 levels to unlock! - Online High Scores with Game Center's Leaderboards! Compete with players all over the world! - Adventure and puzzle elements! - Virtual buttons or Accelerometer motion-controls! - Crisp and beautiful HD 2D graphics! - Funky music and soundeffects! - Perfect for speedruns! CatSpin is a puzzle/adventure game with a whole new spin to it! Our hero’s name is Neko. His cool hat might make him look a bit mysterious, but it’s just something random he came up with while dreaming this whole adventure. After running around and playing the whole day, Neko goes home to get some rest. Soon he is dreaming about a world full of lucky coins and he wants to collect them all! It seems that every time he collects all the lucky coins around, a magical door opens and he is able to go to another room. To his surprise the next rooms also have coins in them. Neko’s curious about how many rooms there could be and how many lucky coins he will be able to get. And that is where you step in! You can help Neko by controlling him through the world! And not only that; you can control the world itself! By rotating it round and round, using either the virtual buttons or the accelerometer, you make sure Neko is able to get to places that he would otherwise not have been able to reach. But watch out! When you rotate, keep in mind that fire always wants to burn up, rocks always fall down and wind keeps coming from the sides; this might just do all kinds of funky stuff! Try beating the highest score for every level on the online Leaderboards! This adventure/puzzle is perfect for speedruns! Will Neko find out how many rooms there are? Will he get all the lucky coins? Let’s find out! Information Seller:Phure Studios Genre:Adventure, Puzzle Release:Apr 01, 2010 Updated:Apr 13, 2020 Version:1.34 Size:354.2 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (2) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Touchgamer3g Well-Known Member Oct 18, 2009 2,242 0 36 #2 Touchgamer3g, Apr 1, 2010 Last edited: Apr 1, 2010 This looks pretty good, reminds me of Ynth. Anyone give it a try? Kusanagi Well-Known Member Apr 1, 2010 93 1 8 http://www.phurestudios.com #3 Kusanagi, Apr 1, 2010 Hey guys! It's fun to see somebody starting a thread on this even though I haven't sent out the pressrelease to toucharcade yet :O I am the founder of Phure Studios ^_^ I sent somebody a promocode here; he should be putting up a review soon! We also submitted a Lite version of the game today; it's being reviewed by Apple as we speak! The Lite version is of course free to play and has ten levels and still got both touchscreen and accelerometer controls included! Please enjoy our game! For any questions, you can always e-mail catspin at phurestudios dot com! Touchgamer3g Well-Known Member Oct 18, 2009 2,242 0 36 #4 Touchgamer3g, Apr 1, 2010 Welcome to TouchArcade Kusanagi! I just played through the first few levels of CatSpin and I am liking it. The goal of the game is to get from point A to point B by moving yourself and the world around you while collecting coins. Each level has a timer which saves your best scores. There are also two control options: touch or accelerometer. Have you considered implementing OpenFeint with achievements? Kusanagi Well-Known Member Apr 1, 2010 93 1 8 http://www.phurestudios.com #5 Kusanagi, Apr 1, 2010 Yes! In fact we are planning to implement online leaderboards and extra content, but right now it already has lots of stuff: 50 levels which you can try with touchscreen first and when you finished all the levels you should try the accelerometer as well! Somehow that's like playing 50 levels at least twice! When you finished all that you can track your 5 best times on each level and try and beat those: that'll keep you busy for a while! ^^ Personally I love online stuff and I love that we can update our apps, so if CatSpin does well enough, we'll make sure to update it with online leaderboards and achievements! Kusanagi Well-Known Member Apr 1, 2010 93 1 8 http://www.phurestudios.com #6 Kusanagi, Apr 1, 2010 What I should add is that a Lite version will come out somewhere in the next few days! It has all the control settings from the full version, but instead of 50 levels, it only has 10 instead. The Lite version is of course FREE to download! Please look forward to it ^^ bmn0210 Well-Known Member Feb 13, 2010 367 0 0 #7 bmn0210, Apr 1, 2010 Maybe it's just me, but the graphics in that first screenshot remind me a little of Super Mario World. Looks interesting. Although...one thing that's important to me is the ability to listen to my own music during the game - is there an option for that? Kusanagi Well-Known Member Apr 1, 2010 93 1 8 http://www.phurestudios.com #8 Kusanagi, Apr 3, 2010 That's actually a good suggestion and one more reason of why I love being able to update our apps! Expect that to be in as soon as we can! I'd like to share that the Lite version of CatSpin is available for free on the App Store since today! Try it out! nowornever Active Member Apr 1, 2010 32 0 0 #9 nowornever, Apr 4, 2010 Has anyone tried this game yet? any impressions? soup Well-Known Member Feb 5, 2009 2,513 0 36 #10 soup, Apr 4, 2010 looks interesting enough to check out the lite when it arrives Kusanagi Well-Known Member Apr 1, 2010 93 1 8 http://www.phurestudios.com #11 Kusanagi, Apr 4, 2010 Last edited: Apr 4, 2010 Actually the Lite version came out today! EDIT: for the US store, the link for the free Lite version is: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/catspin-lite/id365680241?mt=8&uo=6 Kusanagi Well-Known Member Apr 1, 2010 93 1 8 http://www.phurestudios.com #12 Kusanagi, Apr 5, 2010 Any feedback would be much apreciated! ^_^ FK1983 Well-Known Member Feb 12, 2010 559 0 0 Web Design Bournemouth, UK #13 FK1983, Apr 5, 2010 Downloading the lite version now! Kusanagi Well-Known Member Apr 1, 2010 93 1 8 http://www.phurestudios.com #14 Kusanagi, Apr 10, 2010 Share what you think! ^^ freedog Well-Known Member Mar 11, 2009 6,272 0 0 #15 freedog, Apr 11, 2010 Game Impressions Fine puzzle game here. In Catspin you play as a cat named Neko. Neko is having a dream where he is in a room trying to collect as many lucky coins as he can. Once he collects them all a door unlocks and he ends up in a new room with the same goal of gathering all of the new lucky coins and escaping. Neko soon comes to realize that he is in a world with several rooms and has to see just how many he can escape from and how many coins he can ultimately end up with. Kind of a fun theme to go with the gameplay, but the story is just a backdrop and at heart this game is a puzzle game, similar in concept to games like Ynth and Turn: Episode 1, and Eden. You control the world that Neko is in and most of his movements by rotating the screen/environment that he is in. You have a choice of using touch controls or accelerometer controls, I prefer to go with the touch for this game but both options work fine. Neko can move left and right with directional arrows and there is a jump button. There are 2 rotate buttons, one for rotating the screen left and one for rotating right. The only difference to the accelerometer control option is that you can turn your device to rotate instead of pressing rotate buttons. The gameplay premise is simple, as stated previously when describing the theme of the game.. you have to find a way to collect all the coins scattered about in each room to unlock the door and then safely reach it to exit. Sounds easy enough, however there are usually several objects, obstacles, and dangers in the way as you move about the room. Some of these objects and dangers can be manipulated and used to your advantage by rotating the screen. So the objects/dangers can either be your best friend or worst enemy, depending on the situation you're in at the time and how you deal with them. The game requires a little thinking and is deeper than it appears. Some of the things your character will have to deal with while trying to reach certain areas are spikes, falling logs, burning logs, fire from pipes, spinning propellers, blockades, and hatches that can only be opened by activating a timed red button elsewhere in the room. Most of the time you will be trying to avoid anything in your way just to get to where you have to go. There are some strange and unreal physics used in the game, and oddly they make the gameplay better in an arcadey way. One thing that's good about them is that your character will pause in midair by rotating, and he doesn't fall immediately afterward giving you a bit of extra time to react to where you're heading. Also, when you are falling you can move left and right and sort of navigate around a little if you need to. This is extremely helpful for reaching certain areas. If at any point during the game your character falls off the screen, gets hit in the head with a falling object or makes contact with any immediate danger you will have to restart the level. The game autosaves your progress after completing each level. It will also record your best time for each level, and there is a personal high scores list so you can keep track of and view your best times. There is a level select screen at the start and once you complete each level once they will unlock so they can be replayed again if you want to go for a better time. The graphics of this game are a little on the small side. Not that big of a deal because the gameplay is where its at and for the most part the gameplay is good. The background music accompanying the gameplay is both quirky and groovy, and it fits to the theme. This game runs smooth on my 3GS. Overall - Very enjoyable and recommended to puzzle game fans. The game has a nice arcade-like touch to it, and its a fun puzzle game that should not be overlooked. I give it an 8/10. Kusanagi Well-Known Member Apr 1, 2010 93 1 8 http://www.phurestudios.com #16 Kusanagi, Apr 11, 2010 Last edited: Apr 19, 2010 Wow! Thank you for that superb review! Did you play the Lite version or the Full version? If you haven't played the full version yet, we would like to thank you by giving you a promo code! Kusanagi Well-Known Member Apr 1, 2010 93 1 8 http://www.phurestudios.com #17 Kusanagi, Apr 20, 2010 Last edited: Apr 20, 2010 People checking out the US store might also wanna check the first page on the App Store :O It seems Apple put a banner of CatSpin on the first page!!!! :O It also has our game under "New and noteworthy" in the Games section, while a lot of European stores have CatSpin under "What's hot" in the Games section as well! :O This is just WOW! I am so happy to see the support from Apple! :O THANK YOU APPLE!!! US Store banner: US Store New and Noteworthy: Netherlands What's Hot list: Kusanagi Well-Known Member Apr 1, 2010 93 1 8 http://www.phurestudios.com #18 Kusanagi, May 8, 2010 Sales have been really good when Apple was promoting CatSpin, but I can't help but wonder; what do people generally think of a 1,99 dollar price? I get that 0,99 is most popular, but sometimes that just isn't always possible... Even so; the support is great and that's why we are going to update CatSpin with online scores and leaderboards through OpenFeint and we're also designing and implementing 25 extra levels making a total of 75 levels in the full version! For those who don't know: you have the ability to choose touchscreen buttons or accelerometer controls in the settings... we'll make this more clear in a future update. The whole presentation around the main gameplay is going to change as well and menu's will be prettier. CatSpin's update has to wait just a little while longer though, as our next game Chef Attack is almost done... Kusanagi Well-Known Member Apr 1, 2010 93 1 8 http://www.phurestudios.com #19 Kusanagi, Jun 14, 2010 Phure Studios is offering more content for their iPhone and iPod touch game; CatSpin. This content is free for anyone who already bought CatSpin! Those who haven't enjoyed the full version yet can now get their hands on CatSpin for a lower price! CatSpin will be on SALE for two whole weeks, offering more content for a lower price! The price is not the only thing that has been changed! The next update offers online scores, leaderboards and a friendslist through OpenFeint! To get an even better time trial experience, more than 80% of the leveldesigns have been improved as well, to make bragging about your scores even more fun! As soon as the update comes out, the full version of CatSpin will be available on sale for two weeks for 0,79 and $0,99 respectively. The full game has fifty levels and a Lite version is also available free of charge, giving players ten levels to get introduced to the rotating rooms of CatSpin. The Lite version also includes all control options and the ability to share your scores online! For screenshots, trailer and more information, please visit: http://www.phurestudios.com About CatSpin: * Featured on the front page of the US App Store! * Mentioned on the "New and Noteworthy" list in the US App Store and many other countries! * Mentioned on the "What's Hot?" list on Holland's App Store and many other countries! Key features: - A whole new concept of playing a platform game! - Virtual buttons or Accelerometer controls! - Online High Scores, Leaderboards and Friendslist through OpenFeint! Compete with players all over the world! - Adventure and puzzle elements! - 50 levels to unlock! - Crisp and beautiful 2D graphics! - Funky music and soundeffects! foxmulderino Well-Known Member Dec 30, 2009 2,916 0 36 Student Italy #20 foxmulderino, Jun 17, 2010 0.99$ now...is it worth a buck?? (You must log in or sign up to post here.) 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
Hey guys! It's fun to see somebody starting a thread on this even though I haven't sent out the pressrelease to toucharcade yet :O I am the founder of Phure Studios ^_^ I sent somebody a promocode here; he should be putting up a review soon! We also submitted a Lite version of the game today; it's being reviewed by Apple as we speak! The Lite version is of course free to play and has ten levels and still got both touchscreen and accelerometer controls included! Please enjoy our game! For any questions, you can always e-mail catspin at phurestudios dot com!
Welcome to TouchArcade Kusanagi! I just played through the first few levels of CatSpin and I am liking it. The goal of the game is to get from point A to point B by moving yourself and the world around you while collecting coins. Each level has a timer which saves your best scores. There are also two control options: touch or accelerometer. Have you considered implementing OpenFeint with achievements?
Yes! In fact we are planning to implement online leaderboards and extra content, but right now it already has lots of stuff: 50 levels which you can try with touchscreen first and when you finished all the levels you should try the accelerometer as well! Somehow that's like playing 50 levels at least twice! When you finished all that you can track your 5 best times on each level and try and beat those: that'll keep you busy for a while! ^^ Personally I love online stuff and I love that we can update our apps, so if CatSpin does well enough, we'll make sure to update it with online leaderboards and achievements!
What I should add is that a Lite version will come out somewhere in the next few days! It has all the control settings from the full version, but instead of 50 levels, it only has 10 instead. The Lite version is of course FREE to download! Please look forward to it ^^
Maybe it's just me, but the graphics in that first screenshot remind me a little of Super Mario World. Looks interesting. Although...one thing that's important to me is the ability to listen to my own music during the game - is there an option for that?
That's actually a good suggestion and one more reason of why I love being able to update our apps! Expect that to be in as soon as we can! I'd like to share that the Lite version of CatSpin is available for free on the App Store since today! Try it out!
Actually the Lite version came out today! EDIT: for the US store, the link for the free Lite version is: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/catspin-lite/id365680241?mt=8&uo=6
Game Impressions Fine puzzle game here. In Catspin you play as a cat named Neko. Neko is having a dream where he is in a room trying to collect as many lucky coins as he can. Once he collects them all a door unlocks and he ends up in a new room with the same goal of gathering all of the new lucky coins and escaping. Neko soon comes to realize that he is in a world with several rooms and has to see just how many he can escape from and how many coins he can ultimately end up with. Kind of a fun theme to go with the gameplay, but the story is just a backdrop and at heart this game is a puzzle game, similar in concept to games like Ynth and Turn: Episode 1, and Eden. You control the world that Neko is in and most of his movements by rotating the screen/environment that he is in. You have a choice of using touch controls or accelerometer controls, I prefer to go with the touch for this game but both options work fine. Neko can move left and right with directional arrows and there is a jump button. There are 2 rotate buttons, one for rotating the screen left and one for rotating right. The only difference to the accelerometer control option is that you can turn your device to rotate instead of pressing rotate buttons. The gameplay premise is simple, as stated previously when describing the theme of the game.. you have to find a way to collect all the coins scattered about in each room to unlock the door and then safely reach it to exit. Sounds easy enough, however there are usually several objects, obstacles, and dangers in the way as you move about the room. Some of these objects and dangers can be manipulated and used to your advantage by rotating the screen. So the objects/dangers can either be your best friend or worst enemy, depending on the situation you're in at the time and how you deal with them. The game requires a little thinking and is deeper than it appears. Some of the things your character will have to deal with while trying to reach certain areas are spikes, falling logs, burning logs, fire from pipes, spinning propellers, blockades, and hatches that can only be opened by activating a timed red button elsewhere in the room. Most of the time you will be trying to avoid anything in your way just to get to where you have to go. There are some strange and unreal physics used in the game, and oddly they make the gameplay better in an arcadey way. One thing that's good about them is that your character will pause in midair by rotating, and he doesn't fall immediately afterward giving you a bit of extra time to react to where you're heading. Also, when you are falling you can move left and right and sort of navigate around a little if you need to. This is extremely helpful for reaching certain areas. If at any point during the game your character falls off the screen, gets hit in the head with a falling object or makes contact with any immediate danger you will have to restart the level. The game autosaves your progress after completing each level. It will also record your best time for each level, and there is a personal high scores list so you can keep track of and view your best times. There is a level select screen at the start and once you complete each level once they will unlock so they can be replayed again if you want to go for a better time. The graphics of this game are a little on the small side. Not that big of a deal because the gameplay is where its at and for the most part the gameplay is good. The background music accompanying the gameplay is both quirky and groovy, and it fits to the theme. This game runs smooth on my 3GS. Overall - Very enjoyable and recommended to puzzle game fans. The game has a nice arcade-like touch to it, and its a fun puzzle game that should not be overlooked. I give it an 8/10.
Wow! Thank you for that superb review! Did you play the Lite version or the Full version? If you haven't played the full version yet, we would like to thank you by giving you a promo code!
People checking out the US store might also wanna check the first page on the App Store :O It seems Apple put a banner of CatSpin on the first page!!!! :O It also has our game under "New and noteworthy" in the Games section, while a lot of European stores have CatSpin under "What's hot" in the Games section as well! :O This is just WOW! I am so happy to see the support from Apple! :O THANK YOU APPLE!!! US Store banner: US Store New and Noteworthy: Netherlands What's Hot list:
Sales have been really good when Apple was promoting CatSpin, but I can't help but wonder; what do people generally think of a 1,99 dollar price? I get that 0,99 is most popular, but sometimes that just isn't always possible... Even so; the support is great and that's why we are going to update CatSpin with online scores and leaderboards through OpenFeint and we're also designing and implementing 25 extra levels making a total of 75 levels in the full version! For those who don't know: you have the ability to choose touchscreen buttons or accelerometer controls in the settings... we'll make this more clear in a future update. The whole presentation around the main gameplay is going to change as well and menu's will be prettier. CatSpin's update has to wait just a little while longer though, as our next game Chef Attack is almost done...
Phure Studios is offering more content for their iPhone and iPod touch game; CatSpin. This content is free for anyone who already bought CatSpin! Those who haven't enjoyed the full version yet can now get their hands on CatSpin for a lower price! CatSpin will be on SALE for two whole weeks, offering more content for a lower price! The price is not the only thing that has been changed! The next update offers online scores, leaderboards and a friendslist through OpenFeint! To get an even better time trial experience, more than 80% of the leveldesigns have been improved as well, to make bragging about your scores even more fun! As soon as the update comes out, the full version of CatSpin will be available on sale for two weeks for 0,79 and $0,99 respectively. The full game has fifty levels and a Lite version is also available free of charge, giving players ten levels to get introduced to the rotating rooms of CatSpin. The Lite version also includes all control options and the ability to share your scores online! For screenshots, trailer and more information, please visit: http://www.phurestudios.com About CatSpin: * Featured on the front page of the US App Store! * Mentioned on the "New and Noteworthy" list in the US App Store and many other countries! * Mentioned on the "What's Hot?" list on Holland's App Store and many other countries! Key features: - A whole new concept of playing a platform game! - Virtual buttons or Accelerometer controls! - Online High Scores, Leaderboards and Friendslist through OpenFeint! Compete with players all over the world! - Adventure and puzzle elements! - 50 levels to unlock! - Crisp and beautiful 2D graphics! - Funky music and soundeffects!
