Platform Panic – app on the market

• What are they doing?

The app is a platform game by the company Nitrome who create lots of fun mini games that take you away for 5 – 10 minutes at a time. the premise of the games of the game is to get as far as possible.

• Are they doing anything really well?

The art style of the game is quite retro and more of the arcade era of games which is quite nice. I like the fact that the app is one of the addictive games which dominate the app market as of late. The game is simple and easy to learn and doesn’t take too much thinking. the way the app is built means that it could be re-skinned quite easily and still have the same game play mechanics which is quite interesting to think about the possibilities for it.

• Are they missing anything?

There is room for expansion to different modes which could be interesting to look into and other gameplay aspects but this could be put into another app that they make.

• How can you learn from any mistakes they made?

I could take the concept of the endless platformer and apply it to mine, creating something that is addictive and has potential to grow.

• How does their product look and what do you “feel” when you use it?

I feel fully immersed into the app and want to play more and more. the way that it is created means that the more you play the more you want to play and beat your score, giving it the addictive quality which makes games good.