[NEWS] Neon Shadow top in PocketGamer.co.uk FPS Feature Analysis
The FPS genre has always been the preserve of the dedicated gamer.
In the two decades since id Software broke new ground with Wolfenstein 3D, not much has been changed with regard to the fundamental elements of a first-person shooter.
The corridors might have got bigger, the bad guys might have had their edges smoothed off a little, and some bright spark might have thrown in mouselook, but you're still a wobbly gun wobbling through the world, shooting anything that moves.
If anything, the advent of smartphone and tablet gaming has resulted in the biggest stylistic shifts in the genre since Rare first proved with GoldenEye that you could murder people quite proficiently with a controller.
Mobile game developers are experimenting with control schemes, changing the rhythms of play, and moulding new FPS experiences out of the familiar shapes and colours we all take for granted.
Tasty Poison's Neon Shadow is a fine example of this. It's an old-school shooter dressed up in the finery of the App Store.
Tight corridors, spinning ammo pick-ups, and staccato circle-strafing gun fights make up the core of this Gold Award-winning experience.
Already familiar with touch controls, the Tasty Poison team focused on getting the 'feel' of those early shooters down from the get-go. In doing so, it created an experience that's as much an homage as it is a showcase for new ideas.
Along with bite-sized levels, the game boasts same-device co-operative multiplayer, scraps over wi-fi, and a handful of other innovations that help it stay modern in a crowded marketplace.
More on the article here.
In the two decades since id Software broke new ground with Wolfenstein 3D, not much has been changed with regard to the fundamental elements of a first-person shooter.
The corridors might have got bigger, the bad guys might have had their edges smoothed off a little, and some bright spark might have thrown in mouselook, but you're still a wobbly gun wobbling through the world, shooting anything that moves.
If anything, the advent of smartphone and tablet gaming has resulted in the biggest stylistic shifts in the genre since Rare first proved with GoldenEye that you could murder people quite proficiently with a controller.
Mobile game developers are experimenting with control schemes, changing the rhythms of play, and moulding new FPS experiences out of the familiar shapes and colours we all take for granted.
Tasty Poison's Neon Shadow is a fine example of this. It's an old-school shooter dressed up in the finery of the App Store.
Tight corridors, spinning ammo pick-ups, and staccato circle-strafing gun fights make up the core of this Gold Award-winning experience.
Already familiar with touch controls, the Tasty Poison team focused on getting the 'feel' of those early shooters down from the get-go. In doing so, it created an experience that's as much an homage as it is a showcase for new ideas.
Along with bite-sized levels, the game boasts same-device co-operative multiplayer, scraps over wi-fi, and a handful of other innovations that help it stay modern in a crowded marketplace.
More on the article here.