If you’ve scoured the underground sewers of the Android Marketplace lately, maybe you recall seeing the gameWind-up Knightfloating around the list of Top Free Apps. In the month since its release on the Marketplace, the charmingly ambitious side-scrolling platformer has already garnered over a million downloads, and just yesterday made its grand debut on the App Store.
The game is divided into books, or worlds, each with twelve levels and a bonus Knightmare stage that can only be unlocked by getting straight A’s on every level. This provides a total of 52 levels from start to finish, supplemented with enough heart-pumping action and extra incentives to provide replay value far beyond the game’s initial price tag. There’s a handful of cute touches thrown in as well, like different “Princess tips” displayed during each loading screen. These demonstrate the effort that went into the game’s creation and ultimately help set it apart from other similar titles.
The popularity of the Android version has surely been bolstered by the fact that it’s free, but it comes with only the first book unlocked. TheiOS version, on the other hand, costs 99 cents but comes with all four books unlocked from the get-go. It may not give you the option to try before you buy, but I personally feel it’s a better pricing structure and I’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t have a total blast playing this game. It’s fun, it’s addictive, and best of all, it was born from a true love of video games.
