{"id":2233,"date":"2011-09-22T23:25:22","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T23:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tapgamers.com\/?p=2233"},"modified":"2011-09-23T00:54:25","modified_gmt":"2011-09-23T00:54:25","slug":"bytesize-games-reveals-brand-new-flipship-trailer-announces-release-date-of-september-27-2011-free-flipship-lite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tapgamers.com\/?p=2233","title":{"rendered":"ByteSize Games Reveals Brand New FlipShip Trailer Announces Release Date of September 27, 2011; Free FlipShip Lite"},"content":{"rendered":"

Novi<\/strong><\/em>, MI<\/strong><\/em>\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201c ByteSize Games, Inc., a Michigan-based start-up headed by ex-Insomniac Games developer Thomas Hoeg, today released the very first gameplay trailer for its iOS arcade space shooter,\u00c2\u00a0FlipShip<\/em>, the closing seconds of which revealed the game\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s release date: September 27, 2011.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0The trailer is available at:\u00c2\u00a0http:\/\/youtu.be\/L4l8osN08ZI<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are very excited to announce that Apple has approved\u00c2\u00a0FlipShip<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0for release on the App Store on September 27, 2011,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Chief Executive Officer Thomas Hoeg. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Like many classic arcade games, in\u00c2\u00a0FlipShip<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0there is one main goal: to get the highest score possible, but it’s how the player gets that score that makes\u00c2\u00a0FlipShip<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0feel just a bit different.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0FlipShip<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0really is a unique experience, and we can’t wait to share that with as many players as possible.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

In addition to the trailer and September 27, 2011 release date, ByteSize also announced that a free \u00e2\u20ac\u0153lite\u00e2\u20ac\u009d version of\u00c2\u00a0FlipShip<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0would be launching alongside the main game.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We wanted to give people a real taste of the full\u00c2\u00a0FlipShip<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0experience,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Hoeg, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153just in a\u00c2\u00a0bitesize<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0package (pun intended).\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153In\u00c2\u00a0FlipShip Lite<\/em>, the player has one ship, one life, one score, and no other limits.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0The \u00e2\u20ac\u02dclite\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 version is just a slice of what\u00c2\u00a0FlipShip<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0has to offer, but it is a complete experience that really captures a lot of what we love about the main game.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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About\u00c2\u00a0FlipShip<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In\u00c2\u00a0FlipShip<\/em>, the player\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s goal is deceptively simple: tilt the iPhone to move towards enemies of the same color, then let the ship\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s automatic firing function take care of the rest.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0But that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not the end of the story.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Enemy ships of the opposite color present a constant danger, and while each successive enemy destroyed is worth just a bit more than the one before it, the points received for such destruction are still \u00e2\u20ac\u0153at risk\u00e2\u20ac\u009d until the player \u00e2\u20ac\u0153flips\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. \u00c2\u00a0For that they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll need to tap the screen, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153flipping\u00e2\u20ac\u009d their ship into its opposite color and flipping their enemies from predators to prey.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Of course, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153flipping\u00e2\u20ac\u009d also reduces the player\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s combo level back to zero, so they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll most certainly want to hang on just as long as possible without tapping that screen.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The player is constantly making the decision to wager their current points against the potential for future ones, and that keeps the experience tense and exciting even after they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve logged many hours of playing time,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Hoeg.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Trying to \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcthread the needle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 through a quickly closing gap in an enemy formation with five hundred thousand points on the line is a surprisingly tense experience for such a simple-seeming game, and that is what will keep people coming back for more.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Should you \u00e2\u20ac\u0153flip\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or should you flee? \u00c2\u00a0Score now or hold on for the promise of bigger rewards?<\/p>\n

In\u00c2\u00a0FlipShip<\/em>, the choice is yours.<\/p>\n

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Pricing and Availability<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

FlipShip<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0will be available from the Apple App Store and through iTunes on September 27, 2011.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0It will retail for $1.99, but to celebrate its launch week will initially be available for a price of $0.99.<\/p>\n

FlipShip Lite<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0will also be available from the Apple App Store and through iTunes on September 27, 2011.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0FlipShip Lite<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0will be a free version of the main game, in which the player will have one life to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153flip\u00e2\u20ac\u009d for the highest score possible.<\/p>\n

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About ByteSize<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

ByteSize Games, Inc., is the brainchild of Chief Executive Officer Thomas Hoeg, returning to his native state of Michigan to form the two-man operation after working on\u00c2\u00a0Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0in sunny Los Angeles for Burbank-based Insomniac Games.<\/p>\n

For more information, or to request promotional codes, exclusive materials or interview access please contact Richard Hoeg at\u00c2\u00a0rick@bytesize-games.com<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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