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Neutron Online Gaming Platform Offers Multiplayer Options on iPhone

Posted on by arn

Exit Games has announced that its cross platform toolset for multiplayer online gaming is now available for the iPhone. For developers, this provides a toolset that allows them to more easily integrate online multiplayer and social gaming features to their games. Possible features include:

  • Community – asynchronous interaction of a large community of players
  • Multi-Platform Connectivity – mobile-to-mobile, mobile-to-PC, and PC-to-PC multiplayer gaming
  • Asset Upload & Download – flexible download and integration of game assets into running application
  • Tournament Management – flexible tournament management with in-game news ticket and national leaderboards
  • Shadow Racing – competition against opponent’s top races
  • Turn-Based Gameplay – direct interaction of two or more players in alternate rounds
  • Connected Highscore – global high score list and own personal rank
  • Cross-Game Concept – assets carrying over from one game to another
  • Simultaneous Movement – near realtime multiplayer head-to-head competitions
  • In-Game Chat – instant peer-to-peer messaging within the game
  • Skillbased Matchmaking – matches opponents with equivalent skills, based on establishing ranking system (ELO league system)

    • Developers would have to specifically license and use this toolset to take advantage of the features, but this does open up the possibility that we will see more robust online gaming features in future iPhone games.

    Thanks Raphael Salgado (BeyondtheTech)

    9 Comments

    1. Ed

      this game has a LOT of potential!!

      please developer, add a saving feature!! maybe a new GUI, like a button to check high scores, new game/load game buttons...

      a pause button with the ability to move and organize your stuff would be nice too..

      awesome game, frentic and for those "Defend your castle" type of games (more or less like tower/shield defense, but definitely a "defend your castle"-kind of game) this is a MUST buy...

      still, very annoying that you can't continue your frentic looting after exiting the game...

    2. Asa

      Looks interesting, but I'd prefer a slightly less frantic game. i think I'm going to wait for further improvements.

    3. arn

      it's actually not bad. I was a little skeptical at first, but it has a bit more depth than you initially think

    4. blakespot

      @arn: Indeed, as the waves progress, the monsters grow harder to destroy and success relies more heavily upon spells, healing potions, etc.

    5. ArtOfWarfare

      "beautiful graphics"?

      They're a bunch of sprites. They're worse than sprites. They didn't bother to so much as animate the images.

      Sounds were pathetic and repetitive. Could really use some music I think.

    6. blakespot

      @ArtOfWarfare: I know I'm oldschool, but I find the graphics to be "beautiful." Every game need not be a Pixar movie. At least that's my $0.02.

    7. LorenK

      I bought this. I'm not quite sure if I like it or not. I wish it wasn't such a quick play and you could really 'develop' your character. All i feel like i'm doing is tap-tap-tap-tap.

      I love the Warcraft style drops.

      The game moves so fast that it's hard to get a feel for what gear you should pickup. Even the transition time seems to go fast.

    8. blakespot

      Digital Concepts makes my favorite mobile game of all time. I played it on a Compaq iPaq of my past.

      Rocket Elite

      It's sort of Lunar Lander on crack. I hope hope hope this comes to the iPhone.

    9. Matt

      Great game but NOT WORTH YOUR TIME. There is no save function but its not like the game is over in a few minutes. I played this for 5 hours and got really far and then my I got a phone call. (the iphone is after all a phone) I had to take the call so I lost 5 hours of playing the game.

      Do not get this until they add a save feature.