Plasma Sky - a rad retro arcade space shooter John Dunbar Plasma Sky is a handcrafted game about space ships, lasers, and explosions. Features: * Hours of gameplay in over 100 i… TouchArcade Rating: Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsPlasma Sky is a handcrafted game about space ships, lasers, and explosions. Features: * Hours of gameplay in over 100 intense Levels 50% OFF - LIMITED TIME SALE * Boss fights, power-ups, and global leaderboards * Survival mode for short, intense games * Conquest mode for epic gaming sessions * Hardcore mode for elite players * No advertisements or in-app purchases, ever "A rock-solid shoot-'em-up" - Slide To Play "Pseudo-hard-core gameplay mechanics that should appeal to both casual and hard-core shooter fans alike." - IndieGameMagazine "It’s an exhilarating visual treat" - Apple'N'Apps Plasma Sky is a shiny new space shoot-em-up featuring over 100 levels, lots of power-ups, and multiple game modes. It's universal, and there will never be any ads or in app purchases. There's lots of kinds of enemy ships, and snakes, and your ship powers up and can get different kinds of ammo. There's a regular shield, but also a spike shield that lets you ram enemies. There are bosses! And there's lasers! And you can get wing-men who can power up too! And you and your wing-men can get lasers! And the levels are all different! And there's other stuff! And it barely costs anything! Look, you need a good game to keep you company on the bus, or while your dinner companion is away, or when you've already done enough and you need a break. This is it. This is that game. This is the game you'll get to make that time awesome. Information Seller:John Dunbar Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Mar 18, 2013 Updated:Apr 27, 2017 Version:5.0.8 Size:12.0 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (35) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal its currently free in my country... Probably, will be free soon in other country too. Bronxsta Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2012 4,698 6 38 http://indiegameenthusiast.blogspot.com/ #2 Bronxsta, May 10, 2013 Yes, really wanted to get this game. Good thing I held out Kubaton Well-Known Member Oct 15, 2012 221 1 18 Louisiana, USA #3 Kubaton, May 10, 2013 I've been wanting to try this as well. Looks like now is a great time. one.sixty.four Well-Known Member Jan 14, 2013 1,282 0 0 minnesota #4 one.sixty.four, May 10, 2013 hmm, I still see it as 1.99$ In the US store. where are you? one.sixty.four Well-Known Member Jan 14, 2013 1,282 0 0 minnesota #5 one.sixty.four, May 10, 2013 sorry, double post. mods, please delete. Bronxsta Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2012 4,698 6 38 http://indiegameenthusiast.blogspot.com/ #6 Bronxsta, May 10, 2013 Want to go off topic for a bit: this is one of the reasons buying games on App Store can be frustrating. You buy a game and then next day, or week, or two, and it goes free. There's no schedule or system. At least on downloadable stores like PSN or XBLA, you know the game you just bought won't go free and that the best sales happen around holidays and summer. But on IOS, it can seem so random. I was set to buy this game yesterday, only held off because I learned of an upcoming game I'd rather save my $$ for. And today Plasma Sky goes free --- Okay, back on topic - any idea of when the game will be free in US? Kubaton Well-Known Member Oct 15, 2012 221 1 18 Louisiana, USA #7 Kubaton, May 10, 2013 Most likely around 11pm EST. Vovin ð® Spam Police ð Nov 28, 2009 6,514 3 38 Germany #8 Vovin, May 10, 2013 Last edited: May 10, 2013 But don't forget that this behaviour also means supporting the development of future freemium apps. This pricing/free desaster is the way the App Store works - you win some, you lose some. You're simply making the mistake to look at it from the wrong side. Instead of "I have to pay for everything 'cause there are no "free"-promotions", try "I pay for some and some are luckily free". It helps a lot. Bronxsta Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2012 4,698 6 38 http://indiegameenthusiast.blogspot.com/ #9 Bronxsta, May 10, 2013 You're right. Doesn't change the fact that it's annoying to spend money on a game, only for it to go free soon after. Happened to me with Polara and a few others. Of course I'm equally happy when a game I've been wanting goes free. --- Guess 11pm it is. Plasma Sky is still 1.99 in the US sink_or_swim Well-Known Member Feb 4, 2012 3,504 5 38 Germany #10 sink_or_swim, May 10, 2013 Polara is the worst example ever. It's one of the best runners on iOS and didn't get much attention so it went free, as far as I know without any IAP. I bought it on day 1 and played it many hours. I can understand it with some of the chillingo games for example because they sell them for a buck although they are designed to be freemium from the beginning but Polara? I'm glad that I payed for it. Bronxsta Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2012 4,698 6 38 http://indiegameenthusiast.blogspot.com/ #11 Bronxsta, May 10, 2013 It is an awesome game and I'm happy to support the devs. And it was my own fault for waiting to buy it. But still buying any game and then seeing it go on sale for free soon after is annoying, IMO Connector Well-Known Member May 6, 2012 15,512 1 0 In the Chatroom http://thechatroom.freeforums.net/ #12 Connector, May 10, 2013 Reprint from the gotw thread Greetings, This week I have the pleasure of playing three games - Mr. Crab, Blendoku, and Dungeon Hunter 4. It has taken some thinking as to which game I would choose this week. Mr. Crab is great with having both portrait/landscape support which makes it easy to play on HDMI tv. It has simple controls, and great fun. Blendoku is a great puzzle game and made by the developer of the game Brainsss, which I beta tested for. However, this time I will have to go with Gameloft and Dungeon Hunter 4. While I know this game has been somewhat criticized for being a freemium and having some wait timers, the fun factor has been good for me. One of the biggest factors in my decision, is this game supports airplay widescreen, so it plays absolutely great on a big tv! So because of that, I will vote for Dungeon Hunter 4. The link to the airplay supported games is as follows: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=173262&page=6 Now, a couple of other interesting tidbits, thought I would just post it here cause some of you more active members would read this. First, I am currently helping some developers implement icade controls. I assisted in two really recent games - the other brothers and plasma sky. Plasma sky's developer has worked extensively with me to produce many a one of the kind icade support - 5 sensitivity settings for joystick control. What this means is that the ship will move in up to 5 different speed settings depending on the icade sensitivity setting you choose. The developer was very receptive to my ideas on icade control, and I tried to develop a joystick control that would impress even Syntheticvoid, cause often, me and him are talking to developers like dotemu and others on implementing different controls. I have always advocated instantaneous touch which was implemented in such titles such as Blazing Star and Raiden Legacy, and Syntheticvoid has always liked joystick slower movement too as an option. So, on Plasma Sky, I tried hard to get the developer to have many different joystick type play, from really slow but graceful motion joystick action like really old games like space invaders, a normal like setting close to Phoenix HD or Danmaku 2, and 3 faster settings, some very close to crazy. In fact some of the higher settings, I get scared that my ipad will fall out of my icade core cause gameplay becomes more violent. The Plasma Sky icade update will be coming out around this weekend, so keep an eye out for feedback of the icade controls, because it is probably the first game ever on ios to have 5 joystick speed settings, in fact, I can't even recall a console game that can do this. I hope this will become a standard in joystick play on the future kinda how moveable controls are now too in ios platformers. So be on the lookout for the update, and if you don't have an ipad, icade core joystick, or hdmi tv, then get one! Second, I have been spending some time trying to get more activity in the lounge as of late. A fairly large group of us new lounge lizards have started up alot of lounge games, and a new TA chatroom, which has close to 800 pages already in only about a month and a half. Please come check it out and join us at anytime. Take the time to read the first page of the chatroom, there are a ton of interesting links and other information on there. http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=180815 Third, somehow I got another title change, don't have any idea why, but ninjackid made me aware of it, and you can read my reply in my sig. Thanks Eli and crew, looks pretty cool. And for any of you that haven't read the HDMI or icade joystick links, please hit the link in my title to see them. The chatroom and HDMI threads are maintained by me, so take a look when you got time. Sorry for sometimes seeming to post so much about hdmi and icade, but by my posting, it has created a great interest in using an idevice as a console. At first, I remember it seemed like only Killercow and I were the only hdmi users in the whole wide universe, but slowly many members now use hdmi or apple tv. Same kinda with icade, so little time ago, it just seemed like Adams Immersive and me having a conversation together, but now, there are many more icade users. Been excited to help work on a couple of titles recently with icade support, tabletop racing, plasma sky, the other brothers, and some others. Icade seems to be getting more mainstream now, and I am really happy with what we were able to do with Plasma Sky with 5 icade settings. It is awesome. Fourth, past 10,000 posts, mostly because of the chatroom hehe, but if you look at the chatroom's toc (table of contents, page 1), you can see my 10,000 post with thanks to TA and crew. Fifth, I support Real Racing 3 now cause of implementation of icloud in the update, better framerates for ipad 3, better sounds, and smaller disk size (800mb less!). And of course cause the wait timers were reduced to about one hour on the US release. So now my rating has gone up from 4 stars to 4.5 stars. Very highly recommended! Sixth, we had our first developer Q&A in the Toucharcade's chatroom with rodgreen who is the developer for Blendoku, you can read some of it here http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=180815&page=782 Seventh, that's it! That's all I can think of, plus it's late! Hopefully it made some interesting reading for you all. Attached: Plasma Sky with icade support - 5 joystick speed settings - will be out by this weekend! Andy C83 Well-Known Member Oct 20, 2010 3,627 20 38 Over the Rainbow #13 Andy C83, May 10, 2013 I'll never understand the attitude of being disappointed or annoyed at having paid for a game that you've enjoyed. Especially on a platform where the games are already dirt cheap. I actually waited for Mr Crab to rise in price before I bought it, I suppose that's a foreign concept to most folks around here. Dirty Harry Hannahan Well-Known Member Apr 14, 2011 1,661 0 0 Planet Earth #14 Dirty Harry Hannahan, May 10, 2013 Yes it's an extremely foreign concept to wait for something to rise in price before buying. You could be the only person here who does that. Andy C83 Well-Known Member Oct 20, 2010 3,627 20 38 Over the Rainbow #15 Andy C83, May 10, 2013 I wouldn't be surprised. Nobunaga Well-Known Member Jun 2, 2012 1,094 0 0 #16 Nobunaga, May 10, 2013 I'm never annoyed by games I've bought, and enjoyed,going free. Unless the mechanics of the game are changed, i.e. going freemium, adding ridiculous IAP, etc., if anything I feel bad for a developer because it's a sign their game is failing. I bought this. I'm glad I did. I think it was worth what I paid. The only games I "wait" to go free are games I don't think I'll care for. It's not really waiting. More having the ability to try something I wouldn't have. I've gotten enough games like this that I've actually liked to make up for what I've "lost" by buying games and having them go free. More on topic this is a great game and I'd suggest it. Volbard Well-Known Member Feb 26, 2011 125 0 0 http://plasma-sky.com #17 Volbard, May 10, 2013 I've done that Andy, but I'm biased. Thanks for the support! This is an experiment for me, I'm curious what if any impact a free day will have on sales. Hope I can get a bit of extra attention! Either way, there won't be another free day in the near future. nightc1 Well-Known Member Oct 19, 2012 4,362 0 0 AL #18 nightc1, May 10, 2013 Here's the only problem with that, the reason most devs drop to free (or have a sale) is to get a massive amount of downloads so when the price goes back up they get a better position on the charts. Skipping out on a sale and waiting may be fine if the game managed to rise to the top 20, but if it didn't then it didn't really help the dev out as much as you might think. Just food for thought. Sales and freebies aren't a one sided transaction. We are helping promote their games. That's why it's important sometimes to pass up downloading or locking in a license on a bad game or one that abuses IAP or something... because it's that purchase (free or not) that they are after... so they can then get the real money from folks. ... As for Plasma Sword, I think the game is fantastic and I threw money at it because I liked the look of the game and the attitude of the dev. The game has added a new mode since then which is good, but I'm not completely on board with some of the tweaks to that mode. Still the game is fantastic and well worth the 5/5 rating I gave it on the appstore. So, while it's easy to say ... wait for it to go back up in price, seriously everyone needs to download this when it goes free and get the guy some recognition so maybe he can get some mass market attention. AppStoreNinja Member May 10, 2013 9 0 0 #19 AppStoreNinja, May 10, 2013 Yeah, this is a top down shooter but it can hardly be described as "classic galaga style." Andy C83 Well-Known Member Oct 20, 2010 3,627 20 38 Over the Rainbow #20 Andy C83, May 10, 2013 Last edited: May 10, 2013 I really hope that this sale does help you out in getting some attention for the game. Most people who have played Plasma Sky have enjoyed it immensely, myself included. Some of us even mentioned in the thread that we felt bad for getting the game while it was sale, and you won't hear that said often. Plasma Sky is sure to be on many GOTY lists come December, so thank you and best of luck. @Nightc1 I wasn't suggesting that people wait for the price of this game to rise before downloading it, we are clearly passed that point now. I'm sorry if my post made it seem as if that's what I was suggesting. By all means, get downloading! And tell your friends. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 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
Want to go off topic for a bit: this is one of the reasons buying games on App Store can be frustrating. You buy a game and then next day, or week, or two, and it goes free. There's no schedule or system. At least on downloadable stores like PSN or XBLA, you know the game you just bought won't go free and that the best sales happen around holidays and summer. But on IOS, it can seem so random. I was set to buy this game yesterday, only held off because I learned of an upcoming game I'd rather save my $$ for. And today Plasma Sky goes free --- Okay, back on topic - any idea of when the game will be free in US?
But don't forget that this behaviour also means supporting the development of future freemium apps. This pricing/free desaster is the way the App Store works - you win some, you lose some. You're simply making the mistake to look at it from the wrong side. Instead of "I have to pay for everything 'cause there are no "free"-promotions", try "I pay for some and some are luckily free". It helps a lot.
You're right. Doesn't change the fact that it's annoying to spend money on a game, only for it to go free soon after. Happened to me with Polara and a few others. Of course I'm equally happy when a game I've been wanting goes free. --- Guess 11pm it is. Plasma Sky is still 1.99 in the US
Polara is the worst example ever. It's one of the best runners on iOS and didn't get much attention so it went free, as far as I know without any IAP. I bought it on day 1 and played it many hours. I can understand it with some of the chillingo games for example because they sell them for a buck although they are designed to be freemium from the beginning but Polara? I'm glad that I payed for it.
It is an awesome game and I'm happy to support the devs. And it was my own fault for waiting to buy it. But still buying any game and then seeing it go on sale for free soon after is annoying, IMO
Reprint from the gotw thread Greetings, This week I have the pleasure of playing three games - Mr. Crab, Blendoku, and Dungeon Hunter 4. It has taken some thinking as to which game I would choose this week. Mr. Crab is great with having both portrait/landscape support which makes it easy to play on HDMI tv. It has simple controls, and great fun. Blendoku is a great puzzle game and made by the developer of the game Brainsss, which I beta tested for. However, this time I will have to go with Gameloft and Dungeon Hunter 4. While I know this game has been somewhat criticized for being a freemium and having some wait timers, the fun factor has been good for me. One of the biggest factors in my decision, is this game supports airplay widescreen, so it plays absolutely great on a big tv! So because of that, I will vote for Dungeon Hunter 4. The link to the airplay supported games is as follows: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=173262&page=6 Now, a couple of other interesting tidbits, thought I would just post it here cause some of you more active members would read this. First, I am currently helping some developers implement icade controls. I assisted in two really recent games - the other brothers and plasma sky. Plasma sky's developer has worked extensively with me to produce many a one of the kind icade support - 5 sensitivity settings for joystick control. What this means is that the ship will move in up to 5 different speed settings depending on the icade sensitivity setting you choose. The developer was very receptive to my ideas on icade control, and I tried to develop a joystick control that would impress even Syntheticvoid, cause often, me and him are talking to developers like dotemu and others on implementing different controls. I have always advocated instantaneous touch which was implemented in such titles such as Blazing Star and Raiden Legacy, and Syntheticvoid has always liked joystick slower movement too as an option. So, on Plasma Sky, I tried hard to get the developer to have many different joystick type play, from really slow but graceful motion joystick action like really old games like space invaders, a normal like setting close to Phoenix HD or Danmaku 2, and 3 faster settings, some very close to crazy. In fact some of the higher settings, I get scared that my ipad will fall out of my icade core cause gameplay becomes more violent. The Plasma Sky icade update will be coming out around this weekend, so keep an eye out for feedback of the icade controls, because it is probably the first game ever on ios to have 5 joystick speed settings, in fact, I can't even recall a console game that can do this. I hope this will become a standard in joystick play on the future kinda how moveable controls are now too in ios platformers. So be on the lookout for the update, and if you don't have an ipad, icade core joystick, or hdmi tv, then get one! Second, I have been spending some time trying to get more activity in the lounge as of late. A fairly large group of us new lounge lizards have started up alot of lounge games, and a new TA chatroom, which has close to 800 pages already in only about a month and a half. Please come check it out and join us at anytime. Take the time to read the first page of the chatroom, there are a ton of interesting links and other information on there. http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=180815 Third, somehow I got another title change, don't have any idea why, but ninjackid made me aware of it, and you can read my reply in my sig. Thanks Eli and crew, looks pretty cool. And for any of you that haven't read the HDMI or icade joystick links, please hit the link in my title to see them. The chatroom and HDMI threads are maintained by me, so take a look when you got time. Sorry for sometimes seeming to post so much about hdmi and icade, but by my posting, it has created a great interest in using an idevice as a console. At first, I remember it seemed like only Killercow and I were the only hdmi users in the whole wide universe, but slowly many members now use hdmi or apple tv. Same kinda with icade, so little time ago, it just seemed like Adams Immersive and me having a conversation together, but now, there are many more icade users. Been excited to help work on a couple of titles recently with icade support, tabletop racing, plasma sky, the other brothers, and some others. Icade seems to be getting more mainstream now, and I am really happy with what we were able to do with Plasma Sky with 5 icade settings. It is awesome. Fourth, past 10,000 posts, mostly because of the chatroom hehe, but if you look at the chatroom's toc (table of contents, page 1), you can see my 10,000 post with thanks to TA and crew. Fifth, I support Real Racing 3 now cause of implementation of icloud in the update, better framerates for ipad 3, better sounds, and smaller disk size (800mb less!). And of course cause the wait timers were reduced to about one hour on the US release. So now my rating has gone up from 4 stars to 4.5 stars. Very highly recommended! Sixth, we had our first developer Q&A in the Toucharcade's chatroom with rodgreen who is the developer for Blendoku, you can read some of it here http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=180815&page=782 Seventh, that's it! That's all I can think of, plus it's late! Hopefully it made some interesting reading for you all. Attached: Plasma Sky with icade support - 5 joystick speed settings - will be out by this weekend!
I'll never understand the attitude of being disappointed or annoyed at having paid for a game that you've enjoyed. Especially on a platform where the games are already dirt cheap. I actually waited for Mr Crab to rise in price before I bought it, I suppose that's a foreign concept to most folks around here.
Yes it's an extremely foreign concept to wait for something to rise in price before buying. You could be the only person here who does that.
I'm never annoyed by games I've bought, and enjoyed,going free. Unless the mechanics of the game are changed, i.e. going freemium, adding ridiculous IAP, etc., if anything I feel bad for a developer because it's a sign their game is failing. I bought this. I'm glad I did. I think it was worth what I paid. The only games I "wait" to go free are games I don't think I'll care for. It's not really waiting. More having the ability to try something I wouldn't have. I've gotten enough games like this that I've actually liked to make up for what I've "lost" by buying games and having them go free. More on topic this is a great game and I'd suggest it.
I've done that Andy, but I'm biased. Thanks for the support! This is an experiment for me, I'm curious what if any impact a free day will have on sales. Hope I can get a bit of extra attention! Either way, there won't be another free day in the near future.
Here's the only problem with that, the reason most devs drop to free (or have a sale) is to get a massive amount of downloads so when the price goes back up they get a better position on the charts. Skipping out on a sale and waiting may be fine if the game managed to rise to the top 20, but if it didn't then it didn't really help the dev out as much as you might think. Just food for thought. Sales and freebies aren't a one sided transaction. We are helping promote their games. That's why it's important sometimes to pass up downloading or locking in a license on a bad game or one that abuses IAP or something... because it's that purchase (free or not) that they are after... so they can then get the real money from folks. ... As for Plasma Sword, I think the game is fantastic and I threw money at it because I liked the look of the game and the attitude of the dev. The game has added a new mode since then which is good, but I'm not completely on board with some of the tweaks to that mode. Still the game is fantastic and well worth the 5/5 rating I gave it on the appstore. So, while it's easy to say ... wait for it to go back up in price, seriously everyone needs to download this when it goes free and get the guy some recognition so maybe he can get some mass market attention.
I really hope that this sale does help you out in getting some attention for the game. Most people who have played Plasma Sky have enjoyed it immensely, myself included. Some of us even mentioned in the thread that we felt bad for getting the game while it was sale, and you won't hear that said often. Plasma Sky is sure to be on many GOTY lists come December, so thank you and best of luck. @Nightc1 I wasn't suggesting that people wait for the price of this game to rise before downloading it, we are clearly passed that point now. I'm sorry if my post made it seem as if that's what I was suggesting. By all means, get downloading! And tell your friends.