Rico: Mercenary for Hire, submitted to the App Store!

General (non-technical) New Apps / Works in Progress
#1

Well, here it is, my first Corona-powered game for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad!

Icon and screenshots here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/beyondthetech/sets/72157626060646631/

iTunes description:
Take on the role of Rico, a hired mercenary and expert sharpshooter, as you accept challenging assignments to take out as many targets as you can!

Armed with a powerful gun and special ammo, use the environment at hand to ricochet your bullets against the walls and platforms. The more targets you take out with a single shot, or the more your bullets ricochet around the area, the higher your earnings become.

But, be careful! Many of these environments can be tricky, and you also must complete them in a certain amount of time! With your earnings, you can buy more bullets and/or upgrade your gun to take on even more difficult assignments.

? Universal app plays great on recent-generation iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads
? High-resolution graphics and dozens of detailed backgrounds for Retina Displays
? Awesome music soundtrack, crisp sound effects and voiceovers
? Integrated with Facebook and OpenFeint to post and share stats, compete on leaderboards, chat on forums, and grab achievements!
? “Cheat” your way through with optional in-app purchases of bullets, gun upgrades, and unlocking assignments
? Game is fully expandable with an assignment editor where you can build your own layouts and upload them to our server
? Live downloading of new assignments as they are tested and approved
? Live rewards for posting on Facebook and creating custom assignments
? Use your camera to upload your own backgrounds to go along with your custom assignments!

(internet connection required for live downloading and retrieving rewards)

Technical features:
• Universal app
• In-app purchasing for bullets, gun upgrades, and unlocking all levels
• Facebook integration with stats posting
• OpenFeint integration with leaderboards and achievements
• Utilizes camera for custom backgrounds
• CRC checking for data files to prevent hacking
• fading of background music
• FTP uploading of custom levels and HTTP downloading of new levels and bonus data
• Flurry analytics
• all under 20MB for purchasing and downloading on the App Store on 3G
Thanks to everyone here who helped me out putting this game together.
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#2

The gameplay sounds interesting, like Bloons with a darker edge. Am I picturing it right? [import]uid: 12108 topic_id: 7386 reply_id: 26293[/import]

#3

i like your “level creator” feature, nice touch!

my first thought was “Fragger” which isn’t a bad thing, but it looks like you’ve expanded on the idea in a different direction anyway.

do you have bullet upgrades to shoot through more than one character at once? unlocks like that really add to a game’s longevity

good luck with this

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#4

My game has gone live!

http://itunes.apple.com/app/rico-mercenary-for-hire/id419772278?mt=8#

The game is all about trying to shoot as many individuals as you can with the least amount of bullets. Use the walls and beams to RICOchet your bullets and get around obstacles.

Yeah, the level editor was something I always wanted to try to do. Gives the game another depth.

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#5

Any chance at snagging a promo code? I really like the game idea and would love to see this level editor.

I used to try and buy all games released with Corona just to support the developers but at the rate the games are coming out now that is really starting to add up!

I will definitely leave you a review on iTunes!

I can swap codes for my new game, Dino Dodger, if you would like.

Email me at service AT sarcasticbrain DOT com if interested.

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#6

Sent you an email with a code. Anyone else interested in swapping (boy, that doesn’t sound right), please contact me. [import]uid: 6084 topic_id: 7386 reply_id: 27430[/import]

#7

Thanks!

I sent you an email back…already downloaded and reviewed the game! Very fun I love it! Can’t wait to play it on an iPad. [import]uid: 5786 topic_id: 7386 reply_id: 27438[/import]