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Just announced by Robot Invader, Wind-Up Knight is a "timing challenge"/platformer, "sort of," for Android and iOS and coming this fall. It's being touted as a mobile graphical powerhouse and "diabolically difficult."

We are absolutely, positively, fantastically excited to announce Robot Invader’s first game: Wind-up Knight, coming this fall to Android and iOS.

Wind-up Knight is a game designed to test your mettle.

We know you enjoy screwing around on your phone when you have an extra five minutes to kill. There are plenty of games out there that are slightly less boring than shuffling your feet or trying to read the eight month old sports magazine at your dentist’s office. Sure, maybe they are not great games, but hey, it beats staring off into space.

Wind-up Knight is different. It’s a platformer, sort of. It’s a timing challenge, sort of. One thing’s for sure, it’s designed to test you. Test your gaming prowess. We’re talking design with no remorse, diabolically difficult levels that will keep you up at night. You know how to play games, you don’t need any hand-holding. Checkpoints are for wimps. Power-ups are for wimps. Wind-up Knight is about being totally awesome in the face of insidiously challenging stages.

Oh, and did we mention that it has some of the best art and graphics that you’ve ever seen on your phone or tablet? You spent some serious dough on that thing and now it’s time to put that fancy mobile technology to work.

Sure, you could play this game for five minutes at a time. But we think you’ll play for longer than that, a lot longer; brief respite will come only when your phone’s battery dies. Because after you school one level, there’s another waiting to up the ante just a little bit more. Look, the dentist can wait. This is Serious Business. This is Wind-up Knight.

Lots more information is coming soon. Watch this space. In the meantime, check out the screenshots below.

Screenshots:

Who is Robot Invader? I only know of one of the core members of the team, Chris Pruett, who in a previous life, worked in the games industry before moving onto Google and making the superb Replica Island for Android. He left earlier this year to co-found Robot Invader. He is also a huge horror game buff. So I have a lot of excitement for this new project with the weight of a real team behind it. Robot Invader has said they're committed to bringing console-like experiences to mobile, high risk of failure yes but it's obvious they have enthusiasm. And how isn't sick of casualware on their phones? I know I am.

 

[vareon]

A sweet concept and art direction! Can't wait to at least see a trailer.

 

[DonMigs85]

Damn, I thought it would be a spin-off of Clockwork Knight or something.

 

[SmokyDave]

This looks slick. I've seen enough, I'm in.

And how isn't sick of casualware on their phones? I know I am.

Not I sir. Make better choices?

 

[Wallach]

Damn, I thought it would be a spin-off of Clockwork Knight or something.

Shit, I bolted into this thread for the same reason.

The Clockwork Knight salsa video that came on the disc with the Saturn I bought is ingrained in my mind for all time.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Not I sir. Make better choices?

I actually don't even have a phone. I'm just sick of hearing about it.

 

[LOVE & TRUTH]

One thing’s for sure, it’s designed to test you. Test your gaming prowess. We’re talking design with no remorse, diabolically difficult levels that will keep you up at night. You know how to play games, you don’t need any hand-holding. Checkpoints are for wimps. Power-ups are for wimps. Wind-up Knight is about being totally awesome in the face of insidiously challenging stages.

All this without tangible buttons? Hahahahahaha!

 

[Penguin nerd]

I really like the look of this. Can't wait to see more.

 

[Raonak]

does it have onscreen buttons/analog? Thats why i can't get into complex mobile games. Hate using onscreen buttons.

 

[Yoshiya]

This generation mobile GPU tech is a long way beyond that. It certainly looks nice, but a powerhouse it is not.

 

[dakkumauji]

Looks really nice for a game on my phone. I'll keep an eye out for this now.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

All this without tangible buttons? Hahahahahaha!

Chris built his game Replica Island around the trackball when that was the only Android controls in town, and then adapted it to d-pads and virtual keys later, and it actually worked really well. When a game is built around a control scheme there usually aren't deficiencies.

Besides that many Android phones have buttons.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Looks like an enemy boss (or The Boss) of from the game has been revealed, maybe:

Also from Twitter, it seems like this game runs at a rock-solid 60fps on the Galaxy Nexus/Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Looks like a boss (or The Boss) of the game has been revealed, maybe:

http://robotinvader.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/TastesLikeChicken.jpg

That guy's in your first screenshot, probably not a boss.

 

[Mechazawa]

That guy's in your first screenshot, probably not a boss.

Maybe it's a really anticlimactic boss.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Lol. The epicness of the poster misled me.

 

[Leona Lewis]

They shouldn't boast about the graphics without even letting us see a video. Doesn't look like anything special.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

It's been released on Android Market. It's free, and the minimum spec is the Nexus One (1 GHz Snapdragon, Adreno 200 GPU, 512 MB RAM.)

Alpha version gameplay.

 

[Daigoro]

uh, you cant eat a cockatrice. you'll turn to stone.

 

[Mr.Squirrel]

It's been released on Android Market. It's free, and the minimum spec is the Nexus One (1 GHz Snapdragon, Adreno 200 GPU, 512 MB RAM.)

Alpha version gameplay.

Installing now video looked pretty good

Edit: graphical powerhouse it is not

 

[The Friendly Monster]

Just the trial version is free. I played through it and didn't like it.

- unresponsive touchscreen controls
- overly difficult first levels
- not very interesting artistically
- load times everywhere

Not for me I'm afraid, bit trip runner has already done the same game but better

 

[ThatObviousUser]

http://robotinvader.com/blog/?p=150

Now available on iOS.