Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel The Act ★★★★★ The Act is now on sale for limited time! Celebrate summer by downloading this unique, emotion-packed game and help… TouchArcade Rating: $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details★★★★★ The Act is now on sale for limited time! Celebrate summer by downloading this unique, emotion-packed game and help Edgar win Sylvia's heart! ★★★★★Introducing The Act – an exciting new interactive comedy that makes gaming feel like playing a classically-animated movie. Take control of Edgar, a humble window washer, and help him on his quest to save his job, rescue his brother, and woo the woman of his dreams! • INTUITIVEIn The Act, you control both Edgar's actions and emotions. Swiping left or right with your finger will cause Edgar to react in different ways, and engage with other characters. Be careful, though, swipe too far and Edgar may get over-confident and things can get out of hand! • BEAUTIFULEverything about The Act is beautiful, from its classic hand-drawn style, to its warm-hearted character animations, to its captivating storyline. It's unlike anything else on the App Store. • HILARIOUSWith amazing, downright-hysterical animations throughout the game, The Act is a tremendous amount of fun for anyone. For more information or support, please visit www.chillingo.com Information Seller: Genre:Arcade, Family Release:Jun 21, 2012 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (7) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel crex Doctor of Game of the Week-ology Oct 18, 2010 7,679 10 0 Everywhere and Nowhere #2 crex, Jun 20, 2012 Yeap, INSTABUY! Reasonable price + reasonable file size = happy me. oooooomonkey Well-Known Member Jan 15, 2011 6,307 0 0 Forge World #3 oooooomonkey, Jun 20, 2012 Oh wow this looks beautiful. Sometimes I hate the iOS gaming scene. I haven't even had time to play some of the games I bought last week and now there's at least two Instabuys for tonight, (this and Fish heroes) LOLavi Well-Known Member May 23, 2011 8,364 0 0 iPhone gamer Finland #4 LOLavi, Jun 20, 2012 Looks like this is gonna be the one to get this week! strivemind Well-Known Member Aug 11, 2010 2,784 2 38 Designer Ottawa, Canada http://www.strivemind.com/ #5 strivemind, Jun 20, 2012 With this and Yesterday, it looks like adventure game week. panama chief Well-Known Member May 16, 2012 193 0 0 #6 panama chief, Jun 20, 2012 I take it this plays like space ace and dragons lair? Dan@Chillingo Well-Known Member Feb 22, 2012 113 0 0 #7 Dan@Chillingo, Jun 20, 2012 panama chief Yeah it's a bit like Don Bluth's Dragon's Lair. You swipe left and right on the screen to control certain actions. THere's so many animations it's unreal and most of them are hilarious. Here's one scene we messed up earlier: panama chief Well-Known Member May 16, 2012 193 0 0 #8 panama chief, Jun 20, 2012 Thanks for the reply. The animation looks top notch. You got a guaranteed buy from me. Exact-Psience Well-Known Member Jan 12, 2012 22,664 2 38 The Work-At-Home Guy Philippines #9 Exact-Psience, Jun 20, 2012 woh. muzzbuy able_to_think Member Jul 5, 2011 13 0 0 Public speaking Cincinnati OH #10 able_to_think, Jun 20, 2012 Does it support retina on the new iPad. I don't expect it to but if it does that would be awesome. Dan@Chillingo Well-Known Member Feb 22, 2012 113 0 0 #11 Dan@Chillingo, Jun 20, 2012 It's not Retina. We'd love it to be, but (and I'm putting my slightly technical hat on here) the reason it isn't is that the assets are hand drawn and simply didn't exist in larger sizes. It still looks stunning though and upscales beautifully! LawLessLove Well-Known Member Nov 18, 2010 500 0 0 #12 LawLessLove, Jun 20, 2012 How long is this suppose to be? VaroFN Well-Known Member Sep 28, 2011 4,270 0 36 #13 VaroFN, Jun 20, 2012 fatality! Janders Member Mar 15, 2012 8 0 0 Columbus, GA #14 Janders, Jun 20, 2012 Between this and Yesterday, I need to clear some space out on my phone. randyo Well-Known Member Sep 11, 2011 192 0 16 (see above) Chicago! http://www.randyo.net #15 randyo, Jun 20, 2012 I very easily recommend this, if the port is good at all. I played it way back when it was first built as an arcade cabinet bar game. Rather than swiping, in the original version you had a dial that you'd spin clockwise or counter, and it would determine the main character's behavior. Unlike dragons lair, it has extended control sequences where you have to accurately gauge how the other characters are responding to you and adjust accordingly. Like approaching a lady at a bar, the swipes determine how shy or how aggressive you are. Then she'll respond to you, then you have to gauge how to respond. Its only a one play through kinda game, but man I loved it, I hope the port does it justice. LawLessLove Well-Known Member Nov 18, 2010 500 0 0 #16 LawLessLove, Jun 20, 2012 How long is a playthrough? Dan@Chillingo Well-Known Member Feb 22, 2012 113 0 0 #17 Dan@Chillingo, Jun 20, 2012 Yup you're right the original was a dial. We truly believe that React Entertainment (the developer behind the iOS version) have ported it perfectly. It just feels like it was made for touch controls now. Hope you pick it up and agree! In terms of length, some of the scenes take really precise timing and gesture control so all depends on how quickly you pick up on it Besides, you'll want to play through scenes just to see Edgar fail...you cruel people dexter77 Well-Known Member Jan 15, 2011 389 0 0 #18 dexter77, Jun 20, 2012 From what I remember, this title is one of the last (or maybe the very last) lasergame out in the arcade, I think the only difference from the original are the controls ... as in the video, the coinop has a sort of "spinner" like Arkanoid, a kind of timewarp controller... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1itLgSoyKPY Definitely a must buy for Dragon's Lair fans...i'm the first in the list! ; ) bigrand1 Well-Known Member Apr 23, 2010 4,968 7 38 Geriatric Party Animal California, USA #19 bigrand1, Jun 20, 2012 I'm pretty excited about this one! I'll be jumping on it right away! randyo Well-Known Member Sep 11, 2011 192 0 16 (see above) Chicago! http://www.randyo.net #20 randyo, Jun 20, 2012 I never played the whole thing myself, I just got to test it at an event. I think people said it was an hour or so for the first time? But yeah, it is definitely fun to fail. And it's not that old. It was made in 2005, I think...? (Wow, okay, now I'm starting to feel old, that was a while ago.) (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Oh wow this looks beautiful. Sometimes I hate the iOS gaming scene. I haven't even had time to play some of the games I bought last week and now there's at least two Instabuys for tonight, (this and Fish heroes)
panama chief Yeah it's a bit like Don Bluth's Dragon's Lair. You swipe left and right on the screen to control certain actions. THere's so many animations it's unreal and most of them are hilarious. Here's one scene we messed up earlier:
It's not Retina. We'd love it to be, but (and I'm putting my slightly technical hat on here) the reason it isn't is that the assets are hand drawn and simply didn't exist in larger sizes. It still looks stunning though and upscales beautifully!
I very easily recommend this, if the port is good at all. I played it way back when it was first built as an arcade cabinet bar game. Rather than swiping, in the original version you had a dial that you'd spin clockwise or counter, and it would determine the main character's behavior. Unlike dragons lair, it has extended control sequences where you have to accurately gauge how the other characters are responding to you and adjust accordingly. Like approaching a lady at a bar, the swipes determine how shy or how aggressive you are. Then she'll respond to you, then you have to gauge how to respond. Its only a one play through kinda game, but man I loved it, I hope the port does it justice.
Yup you're right the original was a dial. We truly believe that React Entertainment (the developer behind the iOS version) have ported it perfectly. It just feels like it was made for touch controls now. Hope you pick it up and agree! In terms of length, some of the scenes take really precise timing and gesture control so all depends on how quickly you pick up on it Besides, you'll want to play through scenes just to see Edgar fail...you cruel people
From what I remember, this title is one of the last (or maybe the very last) lasergame out in the arcade, I think the only difference from the original are the controls ... as in the video, the coinop has a sort of "spinner" like Arkanoid, a kind of timewarp controller... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1itLgSoyKPY Definitely a must buy for Dragon's Lair fans...i'm the first in the list! ; )
I never played the whole thing myself, I just got to test it at an event. I think people said it was an hour or so for the first time? But yeah, it is definitely fun to fail. And it's not that old. It was made in 2005, I think...? (Wow, okay, now I'm starting to feel old, that was a while ago.)
