Apparently the app store submission process is a very well oiled machine. That or they just don't care what gets shoveled onto there anymore. In any case, only three days after submission, Space Miner is live!
Some background would be nice. I served as the designer on this ambitious title. I fortunately came into Venan when the game was still in its pre-development phase so I was able to contribute a lot of ideas. Eventually, I was put in a designer position and was set with the task of designing all 48 levels of the game, with the help of the CEO/creative director Brandon Curiel and fellow designer/writer Alex Kain. After almost a year of development, working with a very talented team of artists and programmers (and a producer), the game is complete and live on the app store. If you have a iPhone or iPod touch (we support all generations), make sure to pick it up and leave some feedback.
You can find more info on the game and Venan in the spoiler tag below:
Background
A simple job mining space ore for your Uncle Jeb goes horribly wrong when the evil Mega Space Corporation hoodwinks your uncle and attempts to take over your family asteroid field. With their army of mining drones behind them, they will stop at nothing to drive off Gritstone Mining and claim this section of space for themselves. Determined to stop their sinister plans, you climb into your dad?s old mining ship, head out to the fields, and do what space miners do best. Blow stuff up!
- Bust huge asteroids into pieces of beautiful, shiny ORE to earn huge space bucks
- Explore and unlock the 48 different sectors of the asteroid field, filled with hidden dangers and treasures
- Customize your mining vessel from seven different hulls with over 75 upgrades
- Defeat the increasingly deadly enemies of Mega Space Corporation as you forge deeper into space
- Uncover the mystery behind the asteroid field while interacting with the eccentric characters of the Gritstone Mining Station
- Conquer 50 Plus+ awards and share your score on the worldwide leaderboard
- Experience gorgeous 3D graphics, spectacular particle effects, cool physics and over 30 channels of movie-quality sound effects
What is it?
Space Miner is an arcade/action/RPG hybrid. We don't like sticking to conventional genres when we don't have to, and Space Miner is anything but conventional. Featuring a funky bluegrass soundtrack (yes, that is a live banjo player), retro asteroids style gameplay, lite RPG elements, an extensive storyline, and an unhealthy fondness for ore puns, you're not going to find another game like Space Miner on the App Store.
Space Miner is currently in beta and is scheduled for submission to the App Store around the end of the month.
Who are we?
Venan is an independent developer that's been making games for over seven years now. Normally we lurk in the shadows behind companies like EA, but every now and then we'll make a game just for ourselves. Other titles we've done for the iPhone include Monopoly and NBA Live, and for the DS, one of our favorites, Ninjatown.
Here's a trailer of the game:
Space Miner Official TrailerAnd finally here is the game's URL:
Space Miner iTunesNow that I've released my first commercial project, I just need to finish my free amateur one.
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