Waking Mars Explained

Waking Mars
Developer:Tiger Style
Modes:Single-player
Designer:Randy Smith[1]
David Kalina[2]
Randy O’Connor
Composer:Ethan Frederick Greene
Scott Barber
Jef Drawbaugh[3]
Randy Smith
Damien Di Fede
Artist:Amanda Williams[4]
Mallika Sundaramurthy
Randy O'Connor
Whitney Clayton
Platforms:Windows, OS X, Linux
Android, iOS
Released:March 2012
Genre:Platform-adventure, Metroidvania[5]

Waking Mars is a 2012 platform-adventure game developed and published by Tiger Style. Players jetpack through underground Mars caves and encounter a host of alien lifeforms that operate as an ecosystem. Players must master the behaviors of these creatures to create ecosystems of their own design to survive and discover the secrets of Mars' past. The game has been nominated for Best Mobile Game and Excellence in Audio in 2012 Independent Game Festival.[6] In June 2012, Waking Mars was also named the Best Game of 2012 (So Far) by Paste.[7]

The game was originally developed for iOS and released on iTunes in March 2012.[8] Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Android versions of this game were released as part of the Humble Indie Bundle for Android 4 on November 8, 2012.

The game was released on Desura on December 5, 2012,[9] and on Steam on December 13[10] after being successfully green-lit by the Steam users.[11]

Reception

The reception has been generally positive, with the game receiving favorable reviews on Steam as well as numerous other publications.[12] [13] [14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Rigney. Ryan. Postmortem: How iOS Game Waking Mars Came to Life. Wired. 2017-03-12. 2014-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20140206103233/http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/04/waking-mars-postmortem-ios. live.
  2. Web site: Meet The Game Creators Who Traded Violence for Creativity (And How It Helped Get Them Into Steam). Francis. R. Bryant. The Jace Hall Show. 2013-01-24. 2013-01-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20130117181004/http://www.jacehallshow.com/news/interviews/gaming-personality/20121204/exclusive-interview-tiger-style-games-creators-waking-mars-spider-secret-bryce-manor/. dead.
  3. Web site: Koch. Sean. Interview With Tiger Style Games. 27 February 2012. iFanzine. 24 January 2013. 7 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120907082909/http://ifanzine.com/interview-with-tiger-style-games/. live.
  4. Web site: Flood. Kathleen. Amanda Williams Envisions the Environmental Mysteries of Mars. The Creator's Project. 2013-03-22. 2013-02-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20130210090742/http://thecreatorsproject.com/blog/amanda-williams-envisions-the-environmental-mysteries-of-mars. live.
  5. Web site: The Real Science Of Waking Mars . Nathan . Grayson . November 20, 2012 . July 13, 2016 . . Part-Metroidvania, part-Mars-gardening-simulator, it’s certainly not Just Another iOS Port. . September 21, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160921055916/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/20/the-real-science-of-waking-mars/#more-132495 . live .
  6. Web site: The 14th Annual Independent Games Festival. 2012-07-18. 2012-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120113003228/http://igf.com/2012/01/2012_independent_games_festiva_3.html. live.
  7. Web site: Martin. Garrett. The 10 Best Videogames of 2012 (So Far). 17 June 2012. 18 July 2012. 25 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120725163217/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2012/06/the-10-best-videogames-of-2012-so-far.html. live.
  8. Web site: Bedford. John. App of the Day: Waking Mars. 8 March 2012. Eurogamer. 2013-01-28. 2013-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20130203010719/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-08-app-of-the-day-waking-mars. live.
  9. Web site: Waking Mars Released on Desura. Desura. 2013-01-28. 2013-01-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20130109105550/http://www.desura.com/games/waking-mars/news/waking-mars-released-on-desura. live.
  10. Web site: Now Available - Waking Mars. Valve. 2013-01-24. 2013-01-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20130115212648/http://store.steampowered.com/news/9591/. live.
  11. Web site: Steam Greenlight :: Waking Mars. Valve. 2013-01-24. 2012-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110230230/http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=92975821. live.
  12. Web site: Waking Mars. www.pocketgamer.com. March 2012 . en. 2020-03-06. 2019-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20191025120721/https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/038321/waking-mars/. live.
  13. Web site: Wot I Think: Waking Mars. Florence. Robert. 2012-11-16. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. en-US. 2020-03-06. 2020-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20200207110046/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/16/wot-i-think-waking-mars/. live.
  14. Web site: For better or worse, life finds a way in Waking Mars. tomchick. 2012-04-23. Quarter to Three. en-US. 2020-03-06. 2020-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20200721074421/https://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2012/04/23/for-better-or-worse-life-find-a-way-in-waking-mars/. live.
  15. Web site: TouchArcade iOS Gaming Roundup: Waking Mars, Magic Quest: TCG, Minecraft, and More. Hodapp. Eli. www.macrumors.com. 3 June 2017 . en. 2020-03-06. 2020-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20200721074318/https://www.macrumors.com/2017/06/03/toucharcade-roundup-waking-mars-magic-quest/. live.

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