Waking Mars review
Tiger Style heads to the red planet in this unusual blend of exploration and botany.
Tiger Style heads to the red planet in this unusual blend of exploration and botany.
Randy Smith considers how to avoid making gameplay feel like a chore.
Randy Smith considers the delicate balance between realism and abstraction in game design.
Edge columnist Randy Smith's micro development studio Tiger Style, which he runs with David Kalina, has revealed Lost Mars, its follow up to the fantastic Spider: The Secret Of Bryce Manor. Apparently part Metroid, part 1970s-era sci-fi films and part gardening, Lost Mars is being made for iOS and being shown off at a live demo event in Austin, Texas, on September 4. Details are through the source link, and see screenshots in our gallery below. Spider, which was Tiger Style's first game, was one of iOS' first gems - expect a similarly great blend of action and story from Lost Mars.
1The Tiger Style founder discusses player expression ahead of next week's event.
Spider creators Randy Smith and David Kalina on the pleasures, pains and mysteries of iPhone game development.
Randy Smith post-mortems his new iPhone game, Spider, and reveals the truth behind grand theory and pragmatic practice.