Feeding Time (video game) explained

Feeding Time
Developer:Incubator Games
Publisher:Incubator Games
Platforms:iOS
Released:June 25, 2014

Feeding Time is an indie iOS video game developed by Incubator Games and released on June 25, 2014.

Gameplay

Feeding Time is a grid-based puzzle video game about feeding animals.[1] The user taps on animal heads that will "eat" food icons that are matched to their color.[2] Multiple combo chains can be started at once, allowing players to rapidly score points within the 90-second time limit.[3] Players are tasked with various challenges to accomplish, which can unlock bonus mini-games and earn experience which gains access to power-ups.[4] There are three levels in the game, including a backyard, safari and tundra.[5]

Reception

Reviews have been generally positive. Gamezebo gave the game a score of 9/10, saying "If a complaint can be levelled at Feeding Time, it’d be that unlocking new stages takes a long time, and a lot of games. There’s no free to play-style energy system to contend with, however, so you can put in plenty of games."[6] Post Arcade wrote "Despite falling into a genre and being released on the kind of gaming platform I typically ignore, I’ve found Feeding Time’s gameplay to be surprisingly compelling."[7] Feeding Time received several award nominations for the 2014 Canadian Videogame Awards, including Best iOS Game.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feeding Time Review » 148Apps » iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch App Reviews and News. 148Apps.
  2. Web site: Feeding Time : A frenzied feast! - Review - Pookybox: iOS games Reviews and Previews. Pookybox: iOS games Reviews and Previews. 20 July 2014 .
  3. Web site: Post Arcade interview: How iOS puzzler Feeding Time aims to get beyond the free-to-play status quo. Daniel Kaszor. 26 June 2014. Financial Post.
  4. Web site: It's Eat O' Clock For The Hungry Animals In Feeding Time, An Addictive Matching Puzzle Game. Christine Chan. AppAdvice. 8 July 2014 .
  5. Web site: Incubator Games Releases Feeding Time. Village Gamer.
  6. Web site: Feeding Time Review: A Feast of Fun. Gamezebo. 2015-01-04. 2015-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20150108205057/http://www.gamezebo.com/2014/07/02/feeding-time-review-feast-fun/. dead.
  7. Web site: Feeding Time Review: Offers deceptively simple and addictive matching gameplay. Patrick O'Rourke. 5 July 2014. Financial Post.
  8. Web site: The Canadian Videogame Awards - Feeding Time. The Canadian Videogame Awards.