Hackycat

PLATFORM: iPad / iPhone / iPod touch

DEVELOPER: Ken Wong

GENRE: Arcade

RELEASE: Out Now

PRICING: $1.99

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DESCRIPTION:

Save really cute cats from exploding. By kicking them.

Tap cats to bounce them in the air. If any cat hits the ground, it’s game over! Choose your athlete and join the official Hackycat competition!

NOTE: All the cats in this game are trained professionals. Do not try this at home with your domestic grade pets.

KEY FEATURES:

Simple Controls! - Tap anywhere to kick, knee or headbutt! That’s it.

Frantic score-attack gameplay - don’t let the hackycats touch the floor!

Collect Cheezburgers - Spend them in the shop to unlock new cats, athletes and locations!

Adopt them all! - Over two dozen hackycats to collect and kick, including Hipstacat, Sir Pussington, Pickles (zombie cat), Sprinkles (unicorn cat), Mustachio, Bucket (robot cat), Taco Cat and many more.

Pro skills! - Use powerups, combos and superkicks to achieve epic high scores! Dozens of mini-goals to complete! Level up your athlete!

Hand-drawn art style - lovingly hand-drawn art and lo-fi aesthetic inspired by films of Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums) and Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite)

Fully equipped - Universal app; Game Center achievements and leaderboards; retina and iPhone 5 ready

ABOUT THE DEVELOPER:

Ken Wong is a well known digital artist and illustrator from Adelaide, Australia. He spent many years working with American McGee as Art Director at Spicy Horse Games, leading the art team on games including Grimm and Alice Madness Returns.

He has contributed work to iam8bit and the Sword and Sworcery AV jam, is a regular presenter at the Animex Games and Animation Festival and was one of 28 artists profiles in Karen Haber’s 2011 book, Masters of Science Fiction and Fantasy Art.

Hackycat is Ken’s first independent game, and his first to feature a cat dressed as a taco.

You can explore more of Ken’s work at:

His website
On Facebook
On Twitter

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