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A game which is very similar to Crayon Physics Deluxe has recently been released, called [http://www.zanydoodle.com Zany Doodle]. Its creator, Thomas Loreit, defended his creation by saying "the development of this game started long before it was even announced that [Crayon Physics] will be made into a real game and I think you know that developing software is a little bit more work than having an idea." <ref>{{cite web |url=http://forum.zanydoodle.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10 |title=ZanyDoodle.com Forum |work= ZanyDoodle.com |accessdate=2008-12-12}}</ref> |
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Crayon Physics is a puzzle game designed by Petri Purho and released on June 1, 2007. Its object is to guide a ball to a goal point marked by a star or, in the final level, multiple stars. The player does not have direct control over the ball, but can interact with it by drawing shapes with the mouse (e.g., ramps to allow the ball to roll from one platform to another). In this way it is both reminiscent of puzzle games like Marble Madness and Super Monkey Ball and adventure games such as Okami and Magic Pengel.
The Prototype
The original game was developed in five days[1] using resources freely available under the Creative Commons license. The game was inspired by descriptions Purho had heard of the children's book Harold and the Purple Crayon and is Purho's tenth "rapid-prototype project" inspired by the rules of the Experimental Gameplay Project.[1] On June 10, 2007, Purho announced that he would be developing a level editor to permit user-created levels, although by June 15 members of the Crayon Physics fanbase had already worked out the XML in which the levels were coded and had released new levels for the game. The level editor was released on June 30.
Crayon Physics Deluxe
On October 12, 2007 Purho revealed that he had been developing Crayon Physics Deluxe, which will feature an intuitive level editor, more levels, and a modification to the physics engine which preserves a player's drawings instead of squaring them off.[1] A release date of January 7th has been announced [2], and it can be pre-ordered through the developer's website at a price of $20. [3] It won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the Independent Games Festival in February 2008.[4]
Chris Baker of Slate wrote that Crayon Physics Deluxe was more talked about than Gears of War 2 at the 2008 Game Developers Conference.[1]
Similar Games
A game which is very similar to Crayon Physics Deluxe has recently been released, called Zany Doodle. Its creator, Thomas Loreit, defended his creation by saying "the development of this game started long before it was even announced that [Crayon Physics] will be made into a real game and I think you know that developing software is a little bit more work than having an idea." [5]
Platforms
An official iPhone/iPod Touch version of Crayon Physics Deluxe was released on January 1st 2009 on the iPhone App Store.[6]
A PC version was released on January 7th 2009. [7]
References
- ^ a b c d Chris Baker (2008-03-19). "Crayon Physics Deluxe, an ingenious video game that looks like it was designed by a third-grader". Slate (magazine). p. 2. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ "Big Crayon Colored News". Kloonigames. Petri Puho. 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ "Crayon Physics Deluxe Pre-Order - At Last!". Rock Paper Shotgun. Rock Paper Shotgun Ltd. 2008-11-11. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ "2008 Independent Games Festival Winners". Independent Games Festival. Think Services. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ "ZanyDoodle.com Forum". ZanyDoodle.com. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ^ "Day 1: Crayon Physics Deluxe for the iPhone". Kloonigames. Petri Puho. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ "Day 7: It's Here!". Kloonigames. Petri Puho. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-01-08.