Bardbarian
Bardbarian | |
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Developer(s) | TreeFortress Games |
Publisher(s) | Bulkypix |
Platform(s) | Android, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows |
Release | iOS January 16, 2014 Android
April 1, 2014 |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Bardbarian is a multi-platform indie game developed by TreeFortress Games and published by Bulkypix in 2014.
Development
[edit]It was built using Adobe AIR platform with the Starling Framework, and the ActionScript port of Spriter for the SpriteSheets.[1]
Release
[edit]Bardbarian was released for iOS on January 16, 2014, for Android's Amazon Appstore on February 14 and Google Play on March 13, and for Windows and Mac OS X on April 1, 2014.[2] After being greenlit by the community, it was released on Steam on April 1, 2014, and featured characters from fellow indie games Octodad: Dadliest Catch, Shellrazer, Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac.[3] The iOS version of the game became part of GameClub in April 2020.[4]
Reception
[edit]Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | (iOS) 83/100[5] (PC) 40/100[6] |
Publication | Score |
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Gamezebo | (iOS) [7] |
Pocket Gamer | (iOS) [8] |
TouchArcade | (iOS) [9] |
National Post | (iOS) 8.5/10[10] |
The iOS version received "favorable" reviews, while the PC version received unfavorable reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
References
[edit]- ^ Shawn Blais (January 24, 2013). "Introducting [sic] SpriterAS - Play Spriter Animations with Starling". TreeFortress Games. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ "Bardbarian - An Epic Musical Adventure!". Bardbarian. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ Kaharl, Jonathan (July 14, 2017). "Bardbarian". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Bardbarian - GameClub". App Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Bardbarian for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom.
- ^ "Bardbarian for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ Joe Jasko (January 31, 2014). "Bardbarian Review". Gamezebo. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ Harry Slater (January 21, 2014). "Bardbarian". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ Shaun Musgrave (January 20, 2014). "'Bardbarian' Review – Are You Ready To Rock?". TouchArcade. TouchArcade.com, LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ Chad Sapieha (January 31, 2014). "iOS game roundup: What's on Post Arcade's iPad right now". National Post. Postmedia Network. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
External links
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- 2014 video games
- Android (operating system) games
- BulkyPix games
- GameClub games
- IOS games
- MacOS games
- Role-playing video games
- Shooter games
- Single-player video games
- Steam Greenlight games
- Tower defense video games
- Video games developed in Canada
- Windows games
- TreeFortress Games games
- Role-playing video game stubs
- Mobile game stubs