Earlier than September of 2009 the creative minds over at “the Studio of Dreams” (AKA ustwo HQ) envisioned their innovative 48 Hr App idea. Taking a line from our earlier comments on the series:
The story behind .™ is perhaps as interesting as the app itself. The team set forth to conceptualize, design, develop, and submit the a unique game to Apple in 48 hours flat. Accomplishing this was no doubt a difficult challenge, but at the same time, it expresses how inviting a development platform the iPhone is. Within the allotted 48 hours .™ was born.
Yesterday saw the release of the second of six apps in the series. Appropriately entitled ..™ (or DOTDOT or THE SEQUEL). ..™ expands the series in a rather evolutionary way bringing a couple new feature to the table that we hoped for in this sequel.
The idea behind both apps, so far, is to stay alive. Simply stay alive for as long as possible. You are a white dot in a world of blue friends and red enemies. Adding to the heart of ..™, the team kept the gameplay very basic. Tilting the iPhone or touch directs THE DOT around an ever-advancing environment. Collecting blue balls keeps THE DOT healthy by growing him. Collisions with red triangles hurt the poor fella shrinking him in size while giving a audible and vibrating alert. Avoid all objects and your DOT shrinks to non-existance. The entire process demands the player be engaged and on their toes. The longer you stay alive, the higher the score. And the longer you stay alive the faster and more difficult the game becomes.
..™ brings a couple new features to the series that we are super excited about. First, now we have a soundtrack to groove to. And there is now Twitter connectivity (@millsustwo this is so you). We also see the addition of email feature where you can challenge your friends to meet or beat your score.
Below we’ve included a trailer for the game. Yet, the flash version can be played HERE for those of you who want a preview.
We are glad to see the 48 Hr App series continue to thrive. Like everything we’ve seen come out of ustwo’s London studio, this $0.99 game beams with polish and artistic flare. ..™ has shown us that ustwo is becoming one of the trendiest and progressive developers in the App Store. We can’t wait to see what hatches next.
..™ gets our AppSmile 5-Dimple rating:
