Factsheet

Developer:
Andy Wallace
Based in New York City

Release date:
January 23rd 2015

Platforms:
Email us to play on iOS!

Website:
particlemace.com

Regular Price:

USD$2.99

Description

PARTICLE MACE (iOS) is explosive arcade fun that pays homage to twitch games of the past, but replaces the typical guns with an unruly physics-based weapon. To survive, you must carefully navigate around the many hazards while building up momentum to swing your weapon into your foes, all in a field of brightly abstracted visuals and an entrancing procedural background. PARTICLE MACE is a game about trying not to die!

History

Andy is a strong believer of the idea that a simple game is not automatically an easy one, and a complex game is not automatically challenging. PARTICLE MACE began as a class project on particle interactions, and through iteration has evolved into the game you can play today! PARTICLE MACE development seeks to strike the balance between simplicity and difficulty; it is appealing to everyone in just seconds - easy one touch controls mean learning to play is instantaneous, but mastering the game takes dedication and focus.

Features

  • 150 missions to complete
  • Killer OST
  • Reach a zen-like state as you master the art of swinging trash in great arcs to kill enemies
  • Unlock 9 new ships with different attributes
  • Colorblind mode
  • 3 Endless and Brutal Arcade Modes

Videos

PARTICLE MACE Trailer Vimeo


Images

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Showcased At

  • "MAGFest" National Habor MD, January, 2015
  • "Smithsonian American Art Museum" Washington DC, December 2014
  • "Gamercamp" Toronto, October 2014
  • "Indiecade, Night Games and eSports Showcase" Culver City CA, October 2014

Selected Articles

  • "...a unique, compelling, challenging, and downright entertaining one-touch arcade game."
    -Pocket Gamer
  • "Your thumbs ride the analog sticks as if a space cowboy with a mean lasso technique."
    -Kill Screen
  • "...a meditative focus of watching everything and nothing, being everywhere and nowhere..."
    -Ben Serviss

Particle Mace Blog
Check out our Particle Mace news and updates at andymakesgames.com.


About Andy Wallace

More information
More information on Andy Wallace and the things he makes can be found here here.


PARTICLE MACE (iOS) Credits

Andy Wallace
Developer, Programmer, Owner

Nathaniel Chambers
Original Soundtrack

K Anthony Marefat
Audio Design

Bobby Fata
Audio Design

Maya Kramer
PR


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