New HSC2 Description
It took me a little while, but today I updated the appstore description for the iPhone version of High Speed Chase 2 with EMOJI characters. You'll only be able to see the benefit if you're running iPhone OS so I did some screenshots for those without.
As you can see, it not only looks a lot cleaner, the text is more to the point.
High Speed Chase 2.2 Now Available!
Apple finally got round to agreeing that High Speed Chase 2.2 was ready for publishing, so here it is! The 2.2 update, available right now.
Expect more FREE updates to come for all existing owners of the game or buy the game now to ensure future FREE updates.
Buy High Speed Chase 2.2 now from the App Store or just hit the shiny App Store logo to find the update.
If you want to see a video of the High Speed Chase 2.2 features, it's available to watch on Youtube right now.
Is Flash Good For iPhone?
Jon Jordan, writing for Edge asked us what we thought about Flash for iPhone. You can read the article Is Flash Good For iPhone? on the Edge website and find the full transcript from Johnny Two Shoes below.
How useful will it be for you as a game developer to now be able to make native Flash apps for iPhone?
It sounds great, being able to develop in action-script and have it run on the iPhone like a native app. The only problem is it's very slow on the device, performance is pretty terrible. We've already developed High Speed Chase natively on the iPhone platform, so there's no incentive for us to start using action-script to make lower performance games now we can code natively.
Do you have any plans to do so?
We plan to experiment with the new tools, but the amount of development time we'd save probably isn't worth the performance hit on the device. It's not at a stage for us where it's a viable alternative to native iPhone development.
Would you prefer Apple to open up iPhone so it would be able to do in-browser Flash games as is now happening with every other smartphone and Flash 10.1?
The games JohnnyTwoShoes make for the web browser rely on keyboard/mouse input, the idea of flash running inside mobile safari would make our games un-playable. Portable browsing is about being lean and the flash player is an unnecessary layer of fat the iPhone can do without. Native apps can be manually optimised for performance as well as originally designed around the iPhone input methods (touch, tilt etc) which make them a much better choice for pocket gamers.
What limitations will this system have compared to building native iPhone apps from scratch?
Regardless of API's, it's got to be performance. In reality the PS3 has trouble running flash intensive applications such as games, it can just about handle video. On top of that, Mac has performance problems inside Safari. These kinds of problems seem more pressing to us over whether Flash can run on every mobile device out there.
What effect do you think this will have in terms of the number of Flash games that will be released onto the App Store?
Opening the appstore up to flash developers is likely to open the floodgates on mad content. This could be good for a small percentage of games, but mostly I feel like it will further cheapen the quality of the appstore.
full article on Edge
High Speed Chase 2.2: Hands On
I made a quick video of the new features of the 2.2 update for you to check out, it covers some of the features I've mentioned in my previous posts but here are some additional tweaks that are too small for the video.
- Remembers which level environment you played on if you fail and retry a mission
- Cops are more aggressive in the later missions
- Increased bullet speed
- Power-up alerts in the game (not shown in the video)
- Icons match the web version
- Changed app name to HSC2 instead of High...Chase
High Speed Chase 2 Power-Ups
We continue to support our iPhone players, for anyone that's bought the game already they will receive the 2.2 and subsequent 2.5 update for FREE!
As you can see, we're giving a sneak peek at 11 of the 13 High Speed Chase 2 power-ups that will hit the web version of the game shortly and then follow in the iPhone 2.5 update.
We'll be announcing more details and our favourite power-up combinations over the coming days until we hit the High Speed Chase web release date.
The iPhone app will be rising in price to $1.99 at the same time we update the game to version 2.5, so if you haven't bought the game yet, the early bird price of 99ยข is still just about here so get in quick and tell your friends about High Speed Chase 2!
Today we've submitted the HighSpeedChase iPhone 2.2 which includes a lot of cool fixes and changes:
- Decreased loading times by over 3 times (average 5 seconds from launch)
- Added "How to play" screen
- Interface tweaks, updated the logo to the new High Speed Chase 2 logo
- Moved settings into the app itself, switch control methods from the main menu
- Added lots of new audio
- Changed the game icon to the 2 in the target
- Tons of other fixes, tweaks, updates and swish new stuff that are too small to mention separately
HSC 2.1 Hits The AppStore!
HighSpeedChase 2.1 is available as an update right now in the AppStore. Just point your iPhone or iPod towards Cupertino to get the latest update. It's free and fixes some of the pains that players had with the 2.0 release.
To celebrate the changes in HighSpeedChase 2.0 we're releasing a flash version of the game that can be played right here on JohnnyTwoShoes.
High Speed Chase 2.1 iPhone Update
Submitted to Apple today was the iPhone High Speed Chase 2.1 update that fixes certain issues with the game and makes the game available to buy for all 2.1 users.
We'll let you know when it hits the App Store!
Update: Changes in this version
- Now works with iPhone/iPod OS 2.1!
- Tweaked joystick controls
- Made tilt the default control type
- Fixed save bug
- Fixed sound bug
- Updated loading screen
- Target highlighted better
- Small enough to download on your 3g connection
- Lots of other tweaks
HighSpeedChase 2.0 Is Live!
HighSpeedChase 2.0 is now live for you to play, just hit up the AppStore or find out more information on the new flyer page.
HighSpeedChase 2.0 Roundup
Find out more about the anticipated High Speed Chase 2.0 update right here while Apple gets into gear and post the update to the App Store. We're currently waiting.
Apple Status: M.I.A.
- JohnnyTwoShoes - Watch the HD promotional trailer. Also, check it out on GameTrailers and YouTube.
- PocketGamer - Brief interview about the update.
- PocketGamer - Quick video hands-on with the first level of the game.
- InkMedia - Official Press Release
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