Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Macworld Expo 2011: Trouble Brothers' Sword of Fargoal 2 and other titles

Jeff McCord and Steve Shippert head up a Seattle-based company called Trouble Brothers, and while I visited their booth at Macworld to talk about iOS games, the two have quite a gaming history. They met while playing trivia games in Seattle, and have worked on real-life board games in the past. They've also done some educational game titles, and even a city-wide treasure hunt in their hometown. So these guys know gaming, and the games they've produced for iOS make that very clear.

First up, I got to see Sword of Fargoal 2. Sword of Fargoal is one of the most popular RPG titles on the App Store -- it's a retro title that is based on an old roguelike game, and Sword of Fargoal keeps that basic idea, but updates the aesthetic quite a bit. In addition to new music and new dungeon types, there will also be new classes to play via in-app purchase (Thief, Magic user, Ranger, and Fighter) as well as male and female versions of each. I also got to see some new animated openings for the game, and they look terrific.

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