Prawn Star by John Herman Studios (Universal)

[JohnHerman]

Hi there, Paul Mitchell here, coder, artist and one of the designer of the iOS game Prawn Star.
I'm ex senior technical artist on the Real Racing series for Firemint / EA.



We're about to go Free-to-Play and would love some community feedback on our control system before we update.
It's currently a mash of buttons, hidden touch area's and swipes which we need to make more simple, less confusing and fun for the player.
There's a free version on the App Store (Prawn Star Free) so you won't have to spend your hard earned dollar.

I'm thinking all buttons, below is a screen shot of a re-worked version.



I've been involved in the development of a lot of games since my first, testing "The Hobbit" for the ZX spectrum in school holidays.
To have access now to all you avid gamers is a true advance in the process.

Thanking you all.

Paul Mitchell


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[JohnHerman]

Hi Paul Mitchell here, developer of Prawn Star for IOS

The original concept / design for our plucky shrimp Kevin was based on the look of a real Prawn. It still hurts my head the thought of animating all thiose legs.



Remember: Sometimes you have to fight for the right to be lunch.



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[bigrand1]

This looks pretty cool! Love the art work and the humor! Hope it plays well! Gonna pick this up now!

[bigrand1]

He looks like a real shrimp to me !

[september]

Are you making the paid version F2P or expanding on the Free version to be Freemium?

[JohnHerman]

Looking to make the paid version F2P, adding lots of achievements and leaderboards and of course great stuff to buy with your prawnies (coins)

[JohnMilton]

The game after each match ends is lovely!
The sausages are very purple (they should be more red).
The fact that the temperature rises and works as a means of time-pressure is really interesting.
It's made with Unity which I like a lot.
In all it's a very fun game with graphics that could be much better.

[Sharontung66]

I love this game. I don't think grilling out will ever be the same for me again; I'll be lucky if nothing burns to a crisp for daydreaming about my food fist fighting!

[JohnHerman]

Thanks Sharonrung66

really glad you got some enjoyment out of the game

cheers

Paul

[lightningfast]

Man, this made my day... funnier. I'm lolling of looking on the icon only. Funny as hell