Hi everyone. I’m delighted to be able to (finally!) reveal that our first ever iPhone game will be an adaptation of Hungry Giraffe, which will be released as a free-to-play game featuring in app purchases and several exciting new features. While there is no release date yet, we’re hoping to reveal one in the next few weeks.
Hungry Giraffe was a big success both critically and commercially as a PSN Mini. Not only has it been downloaded over 100,000 times worldwide but it became the first ever Mini to be given 10/10 by Official PlayStation Magazine UK as they called it: “…as cute as a puppy with an inside-out ear and so addictive that it’s likely to make you miss your stop on the bus and not really care.”
PSPMinis.com felt the same and gave Hungry Giraffe a 9.5/10 at review, commenting that: “... never in my gaming life have I seen a game elevate a genre like how Hungry Giraffe has done.”
Pocketgamer.co.uk were also in on the praise, awarded HG 8/10 and saying: “Simple, short, but immediately engaging, Hungry Giraffe is a game that will devour your time as readily as its protagonist devours tacos.”
For those of you who haven’t experienced the joys of Hungry Giraffe yet, here’s a quick look at the PSP version.
Why Hungry Giraffe?
There are lots of reasons we decided to start our iOS journey off with Hungry Giraffe. The game itself was designed from the ground up with the intention that it would come to iPhone eventually, which means that the basic gameplay is just as good on iPhone as it was on PSP Minis – in fact many people here feel the tilting controls actually make the game better.
This consideration towards porting also meant HG was an easier conversion from a technical standpoint as well. Some of you may remember us talking about how Hungry Giraffe was the only PlayStation Mini which is hi-res on the PS3... well not only did that mean that Hungry Giraffe is one of the best looking Minis when played on PS3 but it also meant all the art was in place when the time came to take it to the iPhone.
Of course, we didn’t just port Hungry Giraffe because it was the easiest game to move to iOS. We feel that Hungry Giraffe is a great fit for the iPhone, both in terms of gameplay and tone and that we’ve managed to capture something that will appeal to fans of the Minis version and iPhone gamers who are new to the game.
That’s all for now. I’ll be back next week with some details of what new features you can expect to see in the iPhone version of Hungry Giraffe.
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Nice surprise! Hopefully the iPhone release does as great as the minis one.
Hoping for a OMGZ release soon too! Don't let me down!