This game represents an interesting new tactic on the App Store. I would think that Chillingo bowed to the Dev to allow all powerups to be gained by grinding (how many doublers do you see that can be 'ground'?) and on top of that even though Chillingo clearly knew they had something special on their hands they released the game for 99 cents, instead of... Well, let's be honest, even indie devs are getting pretty cheeky and releasing stuff for $2.99 or even more these days. I hope their ploy pays off gangbusters - that the game spreads like a wildfire and sells like crazy, and that it makes everyone involved a tidy sum without much of it coming from the IAP. Needless to say, the Dev behind this game needs to be locked in a dungeon and forced to crank out more games.
I think most all the Chillingo games start at .99 cents and go free in less than a month, used to always buy them. Seems like all of them went to the IAP model. This looks like a good game, wish the main character had pants on. I get strange looks at work even looking at the touch arcade main page that has the Ad for their game.
Has anyone been able to get 100% crystals on level 6 of the bonus world (the one where you can ride a tricycle only forward, can't go backwards and there are like 10 levels non-stop - can't select the level you want either)? I can only manage 98%, missing 1 crystal I believe, but replayed it over and over and over. I've gotten 100% everything except for this 1 little crystal somewhere on that level.
Great Love this game. Creative and entertaining. Has a well balanced difficulty - hard but not unfair. And the surrealist illustrations and themes are beautiful!
Great game, been playing it for a while now! Does anyone know how to get the pyjamas from Location 10? (Third challenge). Been trying for a while now and I just can't find them
I don't remember. Have you tried buying a hint after completing the level? Bear in mind that some items can only be found once you have one of the larger umbrellas.
Now FREE for the first time. Can't tell about the IAPs but there are severals, among others: "Original Icycle game unlock".
That was always there if you could not beat the game to unlock the original. The original game was a bonus and it really stinks compared to the new game.
Not necessarily. The latest update was in March '14 (according to my local iTunes)… …and the tA review (Musgrave) is saying: Together with coolpepper's evidence it doesn't sound as if the IAPs wouldn't be optional only. I'd say all-clear.
Oh yeah... I remember that classic mode thingy. Glad that clears things. Would be sad to see one of the best games on the appstore go freemium.
Buy the biggest umbrella then at the very first screen of the level, fly over to the top-most alcove. A hidden cave will break and the jim jams are there.
