Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Retina Screenshots (click to enlarge) Candy Boy Colorbox Being a Candy Boy is never as easy as it looks! Casper woke up one day, intent on making more of his delicious candy, on… TouchArcade Rating: $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsBeing a Candy Boy is never as easy as it looks! Casper woke up one day, intent on making more of his delicious candy, only to find that Candy World had been attacked by ravenous candy-hungry worms. Where did these worms come from? And why do they love candy so much? It doesn't matter! Casper must stop them before they eat his entire world! Control Casper in Candy Boy, an amazing adventure combining match-3 and platform puzzles unlike anything else! Features include: - Fantastic visuals and audio - Over 100 levels in 4 worlds - Game Center support - Increasing challenges - easy to play but challenging to master Information Seller:Colorbox Genre:Action, Arcade, Family, Puzzle Release:Aug 11, 2011 Updated:Oct 26, 2017 Version:1.0.3 Size:159.2 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (3) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal iPad Version: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=103494 triggywiggy Well-Known Member Jan 24, 2010 4,353 2 0 Freelance writer, Student, Casually employed in re Perth, Western Australia #2 triggywiggy, Aug 10, 2011 Can't wait to play this in 7 hours Sanuku Well-Known Member Jun 14, 2009 11,954 4 38 Austria http://www.touchgameplay.com #3 Sanuku, Aug 10, 2011 Sweat antony.thai Well-Known Member Dec 1, 2009 2,084 13 38 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam #4 antony.thai, Aug 10, 2011 Yeah! Finally! TheFrost Well-Known Member Nov 18, 2010 5,772 0 0 #5 TheFrost, Aug 10, 2011 This is the best game coming tonight, i cant wait (12 hours left ) LOLavi Well-Known Member May 23, 2011 8,364 0 0 iPhone gamer Finland #6 LOLavi, Aug 10, 2011 Last edited: Aug 10, 2011 Buying!!! triggywiggy Well-Known Member Jan 24, 2010 4,353 2 0 Freelance writer, Student, Casually employed in re Perth, Western Australia #7 triggywiggy, Aug 10, 2011 YES! Well done and good luck mate antony.thai Well-Known Member Dec 1, 2009 2,084 13 38 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam #8 antony.thai, Aug 10, 2011 Congratulation to 10 TA-ers below! Please PM me and telling also which version you will want to have (iPhone or iPad), I will be sending to you just right after! Thank everyone for your support! nikhsterboi arta AnarKitty TheFrost RyanGibbard shyguy3 smes3817 Sanuku CygnetSeven triggywiggy triggywiggy Well-Known Member Jan 24, 2010 4,353 2 0 Freelance writer, Student, Casually employed in re Perth, Western Australia #9 triggywiggy, Aug 10, 2011 No need to thank me I'll be doing a review on the site i write for anyway's PnExT Well-Known Member Feb 21, 2011 267 0 0 #10 PnExT, Aug 10, 2011 game for small kids antony.thai Well-Known Member Dec 1, 2009 2,084 13 38 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam #11 antony.thai, Aug 10, 2011 I'm not so sure! LOLavi Well-Known Member May 23, 2011 8,364 0 0 iPhone gamer Finland #12 LOLavi, Aug 10, 2011 Me neither! TheFrost Well-Known Member Nov 18, 2010 5,772 0 0 #13 TheFrost, Aug 10, 2011 Not at all New England Gamer Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Jul 30, 2009 6,143 1 0 #14 New England Gamer, Aug 10, 2011 Looks really cool and definitely up my alley! Gratz Antony! syntheticvoid Well-Known Member Jun 20, 2010 14,504 124 63 Musician & factory worker. a[V-O-I-D] http://apparentsymmetry.bandcamp.com #15 syntheticvoid, Aug 10, 2011 Ima be all over this one when it goes live!! =oD TheFrost Well-Known Member Nov 18, 2010 5,772 0 0 #16 TheFrost, Aug 10, 2011 Game Impressions I almost finished the first world (there is a lot of levels in the game, more than 100) and i can say this about it: THE GOOD: Unique. This game is very unique, a mix of a match-3 with platforming (mainly jump around and collect coins, its too early to tell), with some pretty good level design... so far some levels are tricky, in a good way, Candy Boys match 3 inspiration is what makes you think, your given a low amount of blocks to do the job, so some strategy is involved. First stages are easy, but they are a tutorial for whats to come... with many obstacles along the way, and its a fun way. Retina ready, its beautiful, also with gamecenter and/or openfeint. I have big fingers and the arrows and buttons are very small for my fingers, buy they are responsive. One good thing is that the touch sensivity area is bigger than the size of the controls, so its good THE BAD: You have to get used to the jumping mechanic to survive, because when you reach levels where you have to jump from a tiny platform to another, if dont get the hang of it, you will die. Other than that, i blame my big fingers for that matter. CONCLUSION: Straight away, if you love match-3 games buy this now, you will love it (as i already do). If you like platformers give this game a serious try, is pretty unique and good. I like it a lot, and not because i got it for free, its because its original and an interesting take on the so much saturated match-3 genre. And fun. Gabrien Well-Known Member Nov 24, 2009 5,148 0 36 #17 Gabrien, Aug 10, 2011 Game Impressions So you have a very basic Match 3 game. Except, instead of clicking to make matches, you have a little guy who needs to manually cart each block to where you want to make a match. So you have a very basic Match 3 game mixed with a very basic platform game. So what would make this sort of a marriage fun? I wish the developers had asked themselves that question. It doesn't help that there is very minimal sound in the game as well as minimal general bells and whistles. Good match 3s make matching satisfying for the player, normally through aural and visual feedback. Not so here. It doesn't help that the inertia of the main character is floaty and the platforming imprecise. The overall impression I got was of two gaming genres being slapped together for no particular reason, as opposed to a mix which creates a greater whole. After a handful of levels I found myself becoming bored and disinterested in continuing. TheFrost Well-Known Member Nov 18, 2010 5,772 0 0 #18 TheFrost, Aug 10, 2011 I reached end of world 2 and im becoming aware of some things... with the rest i dont agree, but yes is a bit floaty, and patforming is not imprecise, its like the borders of the platforms are covered in melted chocolate awp69 Well-Known Member Oct 30, 2009 8,249 0 36 Greenville, SC #19 awp69, Aug 10, 2011 Interesting impressions so far. I like match 3's and platformers so this is a curious combination for me. Since you're opinions are pretty far apart, guess I'll wait for some more feedback before diving in. Match 3s nowadays have to be pretty original in and of themselves just to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. While not requiring a "match 3", QuBIT did a nice job of merging color matching needs with the racing genre. So I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility to do a good job merging match 3 with platformers. Maybe this isn't it, but we'll see. ak47killa Well-Known Member Feb 26, 2011 642 0 0 #20 ak47killa, Aug 10, 2011 Looks good. But I won't be buying. I gotta stick buy my guns. Well see if it goes free within a month, like everyother game does buy Colorbox. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Congratulation to 10 TA-ers below! Please PM me and telling also which version you will want to have (iPhone or iPad), I will be sending to you just right after! Thank everyone for your support! nikhsterboi arta AnarKitty TheFrost RyanGibbard shyguy3 smes3817 Sanuku CygnetSeven triggywiggy
Game Impressions I almost finished the first world (there is a lot of levels in the game, more than 100) and i can say this about it: THE GOOD: Unique. This game is very unique, a mix of a match-3 with platforming (mainly jump around and collect coins, its too early to tell), with some pretty good level design... so far some levels are tricky, in a good way, Candy Boys match 3 inspiration is what makes you think, your given a low amount of blocks to do the job, so some strategy is involved. First stages are easy, but they are a tutorial for whats to come... with many obstacles along the way, and its a fun way. Retina ready, its beautiful, also with gamecenter and/or openfeint. I have big fingers and the arrows and buttons are very small for my fingers, buy they are responsive. One good thing is that the touch sensivity area is bigger than the size of the controls, so its good THE BAD: You have to get used to the jumping mechanic to survive, because when you reach levels where you have to jump from a tiny platform to another, if dont get the hang of it, you will die. Other than that, i blame my big fingers for that matter. CONCLUSION: Straight away, if you love match-3 games buy this now, you will love it (as i already do). If you like platformers give this game a serious try, is pretty unique and good. I like it a lot, and not because i got it for free, its because its original and an interesting take on the so much saturated match-3 genre. And fun.
Game Impressions So you have a very basic Match 3 game. Except, instead of clicking to make matches, you have a little guy who needs to manually cart each block to where you want to make a match. So you have a very basic Match 3 game mixed with a very basic platform game. So what would make this sort of a marriage fun? I wish the developers had asked themselves that question. It doesn't help that there is very minimal sound in the game as well as minimal general bells and whistles. Good match 3s make matching satisfying for the player, normally through aural and visual feedback. Not so here. It doesn't help that the inertia of the main character is floaty and the platforming imprecise. The overall impression I got was of two gaming genres being slapped together for no particular reason, as opposed to a mix which creates a greater whole. After a handful of levels I found myself becoming bored and disinterested in continuing.
I reached end of world 2 and im becoming aware of some things... with the rest i dont agree, but yes is a bit floaty, and patforming is not imprecise, its like the borders of the platforms are covered in melted chocolate
Interesting impressions so far. I like match 3's and platformers so this is a curious combination for me. Since you're opinions are pretty far apart, guess I'll wait for some more feedback before diving in. Match 3s nowadays have to be pretty original in and of themselves just to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. While not requiring a "match 3", QuBIT did a nice job of merging color matching needs with the racing genre. So I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility to do a good job merging match 3 with platformers. Maybe this isn't it, but we'll see.
Looks good. But I won't be buying. I gotta stick buy my guns. Well see if it goes free within a month, like everyother game does buy Colorbox.
