Tomorrowâs a big day for us gamers as two exciting releases are due to hit the iOS platform: Rovioâs new puzzler called Amazing Alex and Tiny Wings 2 , a sequel to Andreas Illigerâs little gem that charmed us with the cutesy bird character, cartoonish graphics and its simple gameplay that has you jumping up and down the hills.
Turns out Tiny Wings 2 isnât really a sequel per se, but rather a free update to the original game, Tiny Wings 2.0 really. Thereâs no reason to get disappointed as thereâs so much to look forward toâ¦
Speaking to Toucharcade [1] âs Jared Nelson, Illiger confirmed awesome news that gamers who purchased the original Tiny Wings game (a $0.99 value [2] ) will tomorrow get a bunch of new levels in form of a free update.
I worked on the 2.0 version for the last 12 months and everyone told me I should make a seperate app out of it and sell it again (because it is almost a new game and I would earn a lot more money). It was a heavy decision for me to give away this new version for free but it feels right (most people I talked about this subject donât understand it .
So I decided to give it away for free as a big âthank youâ to all my fans for changing my life. Thatâs really important for me and the reason why I make this little stupid marketing trick of confusing my fans before the release.
Good thing he cleared that up.
If you ask me, he should be saluted for not being in it for the money.
In a rare interview with Flow Studio [3] , Illinger said as much recently, arguing the overnight success of Tiny Wings and the money didnât spoil him:
Suddenly the whole world went to my room and everybody wanted something: to buy me, to buy the license, sell merchandising stuff, make cinema movie. It was totally crazy. I am still the guy I was before Tiny Wings and I just want to make cool games, thatâs my passion.
Amazingly, heâs still a guy in the bedroom who codes games late into the night. He didnât set aside a big marketing budget or hire a bunch of people to become a ârealâ development studio.
Smart.
Though Tiny Wings 2 will really be Tiny Wings 2.0, itâs gonna feel almost like a real sequel, illinger promised. There will be three new game modes, among them one aptly named Flight School where you pick between four different birds and race against three machine-controlled birds across 15 new levels (the other two: Day Trip and Hill Party).
And because the original game doesnât support the iPad natively, a proper tablet version will also be released as a separate Tiny Wings HD download costing three bucks. By the way, expect Tiny Wings HD to hit all time zones at 11pm Eastern, 8pm Pacific.
And if youâre on the New Zealand App Store, you can download it now [4] .
Hereâs TouchArcadeâs video overview of Tiny Wings HD.
More good news: the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad versions will sync game progress via iCloud so you could continue playing on your tablet right where you left off on your phone/music player. The iPad version will also include a two-player mode via split-screen and both builds will be optimized for Retina.
Iâm gonna be checking out that free update tomorrow and if itâs as good as the original game, Iâm gonna plunk down three bucks to have that experience on the iPad.
You?
Links
- ^ Toucharcade (toucharcade.com)
- ^ a $0.99 value (click.linksynergy.com)
- ^ Flow Studio (blog.flowstudiogames.com)
- ^ download it now (click.linksynergy.com)
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