I'm not good with posting videos or links, but since I couldn't find anything on Touch Arcade about a game that I think has snuck in under the radar, I figured I would at least try to help get the word out. Manowar is a premium one finger physics puzzler that I know a lot of Touch Arcadians (is that what we call ourselves) would dig. The graphics are top notch and the gameplay is unique enough to stand out from the usual physic puzzlers/ball rollers. The game isn't limited to being just another ball tilting maze style game, as it also has platforms and recoil from canons (that you often use to bounce canon balls to wherever they need to go. The game's nautical theme fits nicely with the platforms and canon driven gameplay. It's clear that a lot of love went into Manowar and I had a blast playing the first dozen or so levels. Manowar Maker Publishing Pty Ltd "A stunning visual treat" - AppAdvice (4.5/5 stars) "One of the best physics puzzlers ever." - Nontrivial Games "There… TouchArcade Rating: Free Buy Now Watch Media Details"A stunning visual treat" - AppAdvice (4.5/5 stars) "One of the best physics puzzlers ever." - Nontrivial Games "There are some levels that will basically snap your brain in half" - TouchArcade (4.5/5 stars) "I’ve yet to come across a puzzle-game like Manowar" - appgefahren.de "Manowar is really outstanding" - GottaSolveIt "Incredibly satisfying" - Softonic (4/5 stars) "Will keep you coming back for hours" - AppsMeNow “A must try!” - PuzzleGameApp (4.5/5 stars) --- Journey over 60 individually crafted levels that each pose a unique challenge to be unraveled - universal app for iPad and iPhone - unlock the speed run mode - unlock the bonus stage - join the select few who have ever attempted the final level --- manowargame.com twitter.com/manowargame --- - tilt the ship and tap to fire cannons, empty the ship to solve the puzzle - designed to simultaneously challenge your logic, lateral thinking and timing skills --- TIPS Balls move in unison, often forcing an undesired outcome. It may be useful to think about how to separate them. Some levels require manipulating the balls in unconventional way. Keep experimenting and think outside the box. If there is one difficult ball always left at the end it may help to devise the criteria for clearing this one and working back from there. As a general rule of thumb the levels usually require logical solution rather than a skill challenge (This is not the case in the bonus stage!) Red herrings are very rare. eg. If a cannon or platform exists it is usually part of the solution. If you’re stuck tweet @manowargame for a hint. Information Seller:Maker Publishing Pty Ltd Genre:Puzzle Release:Jul 30, 2015 Updated:Jul 12, 2019 Version:1.2.0 Size:42.6 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (1) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal TheGodless Well-Known Member Jan 15, 2013 207 2 18 #2 TheGodless, Aug 1, 2015 Last edited: Aug 4, 2015 The further I get into Manowar, the better it gets. C'mon Touch Arcade. It's such a highly polished and well thought out game. Collin Well-Known Member Jul 29, 2010 719 46 28 Graphic Designer/Illustrator/Art Director Colorado Springs, CO https://www.theislandsofmisfitcreativity.com/ #3 Collin, Aug 4, 2015 Last edited: Aug 4, 2015 Do you have a link to a gameplay video? (Edit) never mind. There's a video on the App Store. It does look interesting. Nicola Salmoria Well-Known Member Jul 8, 2012 106 0 0 http://nontrivialgames.blogspot.com #4 Nicola Salmoria, Aug 4, 2015 I agree! This game is really well done and it's based on a clever idea. I'm still on the first world and find it very enjoyable; despite being tilt controlled and physics based, it's more of a straight puzzle, and you really need to think about what you need to do to pass a level. sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,934 0 0 #5 sapphire_neo, Aug 5, 2015 This is really good! Kudos to TheGodless for bringing attention to the game. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #6 metalcasket, Aug 5, 2015 Last edited: Aug 5, 2015 MANOWAR, MANOWAR, LIVING ON THE ROAD! WHEN WE'RE IN TOWN, SPEAKERS EXPL--oh, what? This isn't about the band? i r disappoint EDIT: Seriously though? Glad this thread was bumped. Didn't even know this game existed. Bough and almost done downloading. Just hope there are no problems with the band regarding the name. :/ metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #7 metalcasket, Aug 5, 2015 Okay, I'll be honest here. I'm a little shocked by how good this is. Completely original idea, fantastic clean visuals, everything's polished up the wazoo, you have a choice between tilt and drag controls...I'll be back later, I need to play more. I was NOT expecting this. sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,934 0 0 #8 sapphire_neo, Aug 5, 2015 Some of the solutions are devious! metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #9 metalcasket, Aug 5, 2015 Over 100 times and I still haven't done level 12. >_> sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,934 0 0 #10 sapphire_neo, Aug 5, 2015 Here's a clue, Spoiler you need to stack a ball on top of another at one point . metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #11 metalcasket, Aug 5, 2015 Heh, I was trying to stack them in a totally different place. sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,934 0 0 #12 sapphire_neo, Aug 6, 2015 Done with the campaign and 75% through the secret levels. The difficulty gets absurdly high at some points, but I still love it! y2kmp3 Well-Known Member Jun 25, 2010 1,784 3 38 #13 y2kmp3, Aug 9, 2015 Absolutely agree. Brilliant and truly novel mechanics. Some very "tricky" maneuvers necessary to solve some levels. The game is best played on a small device. For me, the iPad is just too large for the tilt control to work well. This is an important limitation as some levels, such as Spoiler World 2-1 , are just easier done using tilt rather than drag control. I am still early in the game. I am, however, a bit worried that the game will overly rely on "trick shots" to get the cannon balls into position. I found the timing required to pull off these "trick shots" to be a bit too tight for me. Often, long after I knew what I needed to do, I just could not execute it because it required some precisely timed tapping when tilting at the same time. Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,577 1,132 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #14 Anotherkellydown, Aug 11, 2015 [thread=267677][/thread] [thread=267872][/thread] [thread=267701][/thread] [thread=267695][/thread] [thread=267582][/thread] [thread=267824][/thread] [thread=267858][/thread] [thread=266486][/thread] Manowar is one of the nominees for Touch Arcade Forums' Game Of The Week August 6th, 2015 VOTE HERE ***PLEASE NOTE*** 1) Developers, publishing partners, or affiliates cannot vote for their own games. If your game is in the poll, you can't vote for it. You are free to ask TA forum posters in your game release thread to vote for your game... but please don't post multiple messages about it. 2) This voting is for TA members with some activity. If you have to ask someone to create a new account to vote, you're doing it wrong. 3) Suspect votes may be void. Credit to AndyC83 for GotW logo & post layout ShinHadoukin Well-Known Member Feb 20, 2015 970 141 43 #15 ShinHadoukin, Aug 22, 2015 You can change the controls off of tilt. I think you have much more control with the drag controls. Give them a try & respond with your thoughts ShinHadoukin Well-Known Member Feb 20, 2015 970 141 43 #16 ShinHadoukin, Aug 22, 2015 Last edited: Aug 22, 2015 Devs: great game!!! I hope everybody buys this game! I am also glad TA reviewed this game or would never have known it existed. I have been using drag contrs & have had my taps not register to fire cannons. It has happened enough for me to write this & see if any others have had any issue. Again , love the game!!! Thank you for creating it!!! ROGER-NL Well-Known Member May 21, 2012 4,030 340 83 Male Gamer. THE NETHERLANDS #17 ROGER-NL, Aug 23, 2015 Fun game Metalcasket and y2kmp3 have pulled me in and so far its great, see what next happens. ROGER-NL Well-Known Member May 21, 2012 4,030 340 83 Male Gamer. THE NETHERLANDS #18 ROGER-NL, Aug 23, 2015 Thanks for the clue sapphire_neo. ShinHadoukin Well-Known Member Feb 20, 2015 970 141 43 #19 ShinHadoukin, Aug 30, 2015 It would be cool if when you complete a level it also had a Replay option with Next and Share. When replaying for a faster time it would awesome to keep clicking replay after you beat the level when you know you could shave some time. As is, you have to exit then go back to the level. loklandia New Member Sep 7, 2015 1 0 0 Brisbane Australia http://manowargame.com #20 loklandia, Sep 7, 2015 Hi ShinHadoukin, You should still be able to tap the replay icon at the bottom right of the screen during the level complete screen. Let me know if I misunderstood you though. Also in regard to: An update will be out this week that should address this issue, the whole drag input system has also been greatly improved in the new version. 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The further I get into Manowar, the better it gets. C'mon Touch Arcade. It's such a highly polished and well thought out game.
Do you have a link to a gameplay video? (Edit) never mind. There's a video on the App Store. It does look interesting.
I agree! This game is really well done and it's based on a clever idea. I'm still on the first world and find it very enjoyable; despite being tilt controlled and physics based, it's more of a straight puzzle, and you really need to think about what you need to do to pass a level.
MANOWAR, MANOWAR, LIVING ON THE ROAD! WHEN WE'RE IN TOWN, SPEAKERS EXPL--oh, what? This isn't about the band? i r disappoint EDIT: Seriously though? Glad this thread was bumped. Didn't even know this game existed. Bough and almost done downloading. Just hope there are no problems with the band regarding the name. :/
Okay, I'll be honest here. I'm a little shocked by how good this is. Completely original idea, fantastic clean visuals, everything's polished up the wazoo, you have a choice between tilt and drag controls...I'll be back later, I need to play more. I was NOT expecting this.
Done with the campaign and 75% through the secret levels. The difficulty gets absurdly high at some points, but I still love it!
Absolutely agree. Brilliant and truly novel mechanics. Some very "tricky" maneuvers necessary to solve some levels. The game is best played on a small device. For me, the iPad is just too large for the tilt control to work well. This is an important limitation as some levels, such as Spoiler World 2-1 , are just easier done using tilt rather than drag control. I am still early in the game. I am, however, a bit worried that the game will overly rely on "trick shots" to get the cannon balls into position. I found the timing required to pull off these "trick shots" to be a bit too tight for me. Often, long after I knew what I needed to do, I just could not execute it because it required some precisely timed tapping when tilting at the same time.
[thread=267677][/thread] [thread=267872][/thread] [thread=267701][/thread] [thread=267695][/thread] [thread=267582][/thread] [thread=267824][/thread] [thread=267858][/thread] [thread=266486][/thread] Manowar is one of the nominees for Touch Arcade Forums' Game Of The Week August 6th, 2015 VOTE HERE ***PLEASE NOTE*** 1) Developers, publishing partners, or affiliates cannot vote for their own games. If your game is in the poll, you can't vote for it. You are free to ask TA forum posters in your game release thread to vote for your game... but please don't post multiple messages about it. 2) This voting is for TA members with some activity. If you have to ask someone to create a new account to vote, you're doing it wrong. 3) Suspect votes may be void. Credit to AndyC83 for GotW logo & post layout
You can change the controls off of tilt. I think you have much more control with the drag controls. Give them a try & respond with your thoughts
Devs: great game!!! I hope everybody buys this game! I am also glad TA reviewed this game or would never have known it existed. I have been using drag contrs & have had my taps not register to fire cannons. It has happened enough for me to write this & see if any others have had any issue. Again , love the game!!! Thank you for creating it!!!
It would be cool if when you complete a level it also had a Replay option with Next and Share. When replaying for a faster time it would awesome to keep clicking replay after you beat the level when you know you could shave some time. As is, you have to exit then go back to the level.
Hi ShinHadoukin, You should still be able to tap the replay icon at the bottom right of the screen during the level complete screen. Let me know if I misunderstood you though. Also in regard to: An update will be out this week that should address this issue, the whole drag input system has also been greatly improved in the new version.
