Flappy Bird is long gone from the App Store, but the
clones will be with us for a long, long time. Rovio, makers of the
iconic Angry Birds games, have hopping on the Flappy train with the
upcoming game Retry. It's not a straight clone of Flappy Bird, but the inspiration is clear from the intro video, which you can see below.
Just like Flappy Bird, Retry is a 2D side scrolling
game that requires you to maneuver through a series of obstacles. Flappy
Bird was extremely simple—it was just an endless maze of pipes. Retry
at least mixes things up with different objects, angles, and deeper
controls.
Your plane in Retry is designed to be really hard to
control. You've got a throttle control and thrust, but whoever designed
this plane needs to find a different occupation. It doesn't appear to
have ANY lift. As soon as you stop accelerating, it drops like a rock.
Collision detection seems to be super sensitive, just like Flappy Bird.
The result, is something that's very, very frustrating. Apparently
people like that.
The graphics are done in a retro 8-bit style, which
serves to strengthen the Flappy Bird association. Unlike Flappy Bird,
there isn't a giant ad at the bottom. However, Rovio is monetizing Retry
with in-app purchases. A game that's designed to be incredibly hard
with IAPs might not be the best combination, but we won't know for sure
until the game is out everywhere. It's currently available in a few
markets on iOS as a test, but it's headed to both iOS and Android
worldwide.
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