While the App Store is more crowded with great games than ever, Oddmar’s developers are optimistic that they have created one of 2018’s best premium games. Oddmar features beautifully animated visuals. In others, you encounter companions you can ride on, temporarily switching up the way the game plays. In one level, you maneuver around a constantly changing structure being lifted up by a balloon. These dynamic environments add extra levels of complexity to the gameplay. The environments are very dynamic and are filled with friendly and adversarial characters that Oddmar encounters along the way.” Another aspect that we put a lot of focus on was the animations that were created by the twin brothers Volkan and Okan Yenen. “There are also a lot of unique enemies, boss fights and characters that you can interact with in the world. “ Oddmar adds depth to the controls of Leo’s Fortune by the addition of shields and weapons,” says producer Johan Knutzen. For Oddmar, the devs took what worked so well about the game’s predecessor and incorporated some new game mechanics.Ĭan Oddmar improve on the nearly perfect Leo’s Fortune? The most obvious reference point, though, is Leo’s Fortune. The game pays homage to these classic titles with its gorgeous 2D graphics. “Not only did those games introduce a lot of the fundamentals of platforming games, but they also created their own universes of characters, environments and mechanics,” he said. However, instead of guiding around a Pixar-style furry ball, this time around you control a Viking hero (the titular Oddmar) as he journeys through colorful levels, dodging enemies and deadly death traps in the process.ĭesigner and director Taskin said they modeled Oddmar gameplay on classic platformers like Mega Man, Mario and Donkey Kong. And from its lush visuals to its inventive graphics, it was well worth the wait! Oddmar: It’s finally hereĪlmost four years to the month after Leo’s Fortune landed, Oddmar delivers the same thrills and spills. The game experienced delays, and eventually fell off the radar. Now it’s finally here, retitled Oddmar. This was supposed to be Viking Mushroom, a Rayman-looking platformer with a Nordic setting supposedly set to ship in 2016. In fact, no news of a successor appeared until 2015. Unlike many other App Store hits, no thinly veiled reskin of the game waited in the wings. The platformer become a hit with reviewers and customers, and Apple named it its first “iPhone game of the month.”Īs much as we loved it, however, the makers of Leo’s Fortune weren’t quick off the mark with a follow-up. The game represented a milestone in graphics and gameplay on iOS. When released in 2014, Leo’s Fortune charmed just about everyone who played it - Apple included. Photo: Senri & Mobge Oddmar: A Norse Leo’s Fortune Oddmar supports iCloud game saves and game controllers.Īn internet connection will initially be necessary to complete the download of app data for Oddmar.A glimpse at some of the level designs for the new game. Produced by the development team behind the award-winning and critically acclaimed Leo's Fortune. JOURNEY through 24 beautifully hand-crafted levels of physics-based puzzles and platforming challenges.ĭISCOVER your true power with magically imbued weapons and shields.ĮNCOUNTER new friends and foes on your journey through magical forests, snowy mountains and treacherous mines. IMMERSE yourself in an epic Viking story animated as a motion comic. One day he is offered an opportunity to prove himself, but at a price. He is shunned by his fellow Vikings and must redeem himself of his squandered potential. Oddmar struggles with life in his village and is not worthy of a place in Valhalla. *Oddmar is Apple Design Award 2018 Winner*
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