iPhone Skull Smasher: Puzzle Game from Gilded Skull

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  1. gildedskull

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    #1 gildedskull, Aug 6, 2010
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    SKULL SMASHER is a casual, heavy metal, match-three puzzle game for the iPad®. Tap to smash groups of demonic skulls while trying to stay alive!

    Unending levels send you deeper and deeper into the abyss, crushing the skulls of your enemies as you go, sheltered by the protective ring of the pentagram. If the skulls break out of the ring, your living blood will be will be drawn from you making the demon spawn ever stronger!

    Decimate colossal boss skulls as they fill up the screen and mess with your bone-crushing plans! Smash their underlings to sap their demonic mana! Arm yourself with a bevy of explosive powerups to aid in your vast skull obliteration.

    Game Center Enabled with leaderboards for all three game difficulties (NORMAL, HARD and NIGHTMARE) and achievements to earn! Increase your bonus multiplier and pull off massive feats of destruction to rack up impressive scores!

    The longer you play, the harder it gets! Play for as long as you can stay alive!

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    TAP TO SURVIVE!
     
  2. songbird

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    Cool art work! :)
     
  3. drelbs

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    I'd expect nothing less from these guys. I love their art/music!

    Dangit, now I'm gonna have music from Imp or Oaf stuck in my head for a bit... :)
     
  4. VeganTnT

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    but... but... I don't have an ipad :(
     
  5. LordGek

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    But, err, WHAT IS IT? :rolleyes:
     
  6. gildedskull

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    Don't worry, chances are it will come out on iPhone too. We're just focusing on the iPad version first :)

    The gameplay involves tapping groups of like skulls to smash them. Bosses (much larger skulls) have a circular health meter and receive 'proximity damage' for matches that touch them.

    The game is set in a physics engine, gravity is centered in the middle of a circle and new skulls come in from the sides, clunking into place against the other skulls into a roughly circular shape (that turns and reacts to other skulls that hit it).

    There are quite a few elements that add depth to the game: power-ups, player health, leveling, a disturbing story. Our focus is on making something beautiful and fun to play...but creepy.

    It's going to be one in a series of games we're producing that are kind of like little 'pulp novellas': bite sized, polished and addictive.
     
  7. LordGek

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    Cool. Just wanted some assurance there was substance behind the style. ;)
     
  8. gildedskull

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    there's a bat in my skull

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  9. gangster2828

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    wow looks really nice. I like the style of your games. But im very excited about Galactic Keepers. Will there be an ipad version too?
     
  10. gildedskull

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    An iPad version of Galactic Keep would...make a lot of sense.
     
  11. Tommi654

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    I know it takes time to make a game but right now you guys have announced 3 games that i'm waiting for! So which one will be the first in line and when can we expect to see it? keepitup
     
  12. gildedskull

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    We're looking for a few good beta testers to take a look at Skull Smasher in the coming weeks.

    Please PM me if you're interested with:
    - your name (handle is fine)
    - an email address
    - device type (for the moment iPad only, we will need iPhone testers soon)

    I'll get back to you with more information!

    thanks
    Rob
     
  13. gildedskull

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    A part of one of the power-ups, flying through the night over a blank sheet of paper on it's way to an explosive meeting with destiny...

    ...and disembodied skulls.

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  14. gildedskull

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    A Tasting

    A VERY rough-hewn sample of the game music

    "Taste of The Beast"

    Performed by the art-group 'HERTZANGST'.
     
  15. jnowlin34

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    The vintage graphics look cool.
     
  16. Tommi654

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    #16 Tommi654, Dec 6, 2010
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    the music is cool. did this group also do the music for the galactic keep trailer? sounds similar
     
  17. gildedskull

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    Ghostly Visage

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  18. gildedskull

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    First Gameplay Screen

    A gameplay screen:

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  19. LordGek

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    Does it need testing yet? I signed up back in November and thought I was even accepted but have never heard from the devs. :(
     
  20. gildedskull

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    Seems we somehow didn't get your UDID :(

    That was *very* initial testing. PM me.
     

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