Eindhoven, Netherlands – No Monkeys today is pleased to introduce The King vs. Knights, Vikings, Wizards & other Scoundrels 1.0 free for iOS, their retro arcade game that combines classic, single screen, arcade action with the latest HD graphics & animation. Players help the King defend a medieval tower from scoundrels scaling the wall. Wooden kegs are his only weapons, which must be aimed and released so they fall on the primary target and then bounce off to hit other enemy targets. Featuring finely tuned gameplay and ingenious power-ups, it is an ever-changing game of pachinko that grabs the player’s anticipation of pinball action and reaction and never lets go.
Feature Highlights:
* Simple controls: touch to aim, release to fire
* Fun and unique gameplay with realistic physics
* Awesome upgradeable power-ups
* Dozens of fun quests to complete
* Try your luck in the King’s Arcade mini game
* Universal app, supports all screen sizes, including the new iPhone 5
* Game Center Achievements and Leaderboards
* FREE to play
The King vs. Knights, Vikings, Wizards & other Scoundrels is played in portrait orientation, with the King, in royal robes and crown, dropping wooden kegs on attackers scaling a medieval tower. With detailed, Retina-display ready graphics and animation, players touch the screen to guide the King’s aim and release to let the keg fall. Attackers all climb at the same slow and steady pace, but some are more easily removed than others. Peasants are knocked unconscious, with stars orbiting around their heads, after being hit by a keg just once. Knights must be hit twice to have them fall to the ground and disappear. Vikings, protected by horned helmets, must be struck four times (2 hits to remove the 2 horns, another hit to remove the helmet, and a final hit to kill the Viking).
Jesters are the only members of the mob who can move to evade an oncoming keg, making them difficult targets. Wizards on the ground can protect and boost single attackers by firing violet electrical fields. Also on the ground, archers fire arrows into the tower wall, which deflect oncoming kegs, while flaming arrows deflect and explode. The first to reach the top of the tower climbs over, attacks the King, and throws him over to his death, ending the round. Gold coins and power-ups appear on the screen intermittently, and they can be won by hitting them with a keg.
The realistic game physics of falling kegs bouncing off climbing attackers is enough to capture and hold the player’s full attention. However, the designers have integrated an elaborate system of super-scoring power-ups to allow players to compete globally via Game Center for top position on Leaderboards, Achievements, and Challenges. As they accumulate gold coins, tower defenders can unlock power-ups that can be upgraded at increasingly higher costs. Lasting up to 11 shots, power-ups intensify the action and increase the pace of gameplay. Upgradeable power-ups include: a keg-trajectory guide line, explosive kegs, a gold coin magnet, rapid reload of kegs, and conversion of coins into gemstones. Also included are hidden tricks (e.g., kill a Viking with a single hit instead of 4), challenging quests, and special defensive and offensive abilities.
“Great arcade games all have these qualities in common: a simple premise, easy controls, a ladder of increasingly potent power-ups, and fun emergent gameplay,” commented Dennis Sijnen of No Monkeys. “Our game is an homage to those classics, now with High Definition graphics and animation plus touch control.”
Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* Universal app optimized for display on all iOS devices
* 44.2 MB
Pricing and Availability:
The King vs. Knights, Vikings, Wizards & other Scoundrels 1.0 is free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category. Players may supplement gold coins earned during gameplay via an in-app purchase starting at $0.99 (USD).
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Based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, No Monkeys is a one-man game studio that focuses on developing games for iOS devices. No Monkeys was founded in October 2008 by former Gamehouse game designer Dennis Sijnen. No Monkeys creates games specifically for portable touch screen devices. Games released by No Monkeys so far are: Alphabetic, Green Fingers, Super 7, Let’s Jump!, Chubby Bunny and The King vs. Knights, Vikings, Wizards & other Scoundrels. Copyright (C) 2008-2012 No Monkeys. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.
