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The Incident app for iPhone and iPad


4.8 ( 4848 ratings )
Games Action Arcade
Developer: Matt Comi
Free
Current version: 1.7, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 10 Aug 2010
App size: 18.63 Mb

THE INCIDENT is a fast-paced, retro-style action game. Run, dodge and jump your way to safety as an angry rain of just about everything in the world falls and builds a mountain of platforms for you to climb up, up… up to the source of it all: the cause of THE INCIDENT.

"This iPhone/iPad game is really great - get it! $2. It makes me laugh every time I play it." —John Romero, Designer of Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake.

"A game you pick up quickly, but cant put back down." —Engadget

"Gamings Most Charming Vision of the Apocalypse" —Gizmodo

"The controls work well, the graphics look cool, its universal from the get go, and I really dig the whole concept behind the game." —Touch Arcade

"Terrific little indie games like this are what make the iPhone platform really shine." —TUAW

THE INCIDENT is easy to pick up but hard to master. Its a totally new gameplay concept and its perhaps TOO addictive. Its loaded with power-ups, power-downs (doh!) and collectables.

THE INCIDENT is a universal app that runs great on any iPhone or iPod touch, and on iPad. Buy once, play anywhere!

WHATS IN THE BOX:

• Supercool 8-bit pixel art with Retina display support
• Awesome chiptune soundtrack
• 7 levels to explore and survive in "The Rise & Fall of Frank Solway"
• Join competitive multiplayer games on your Apple TV in "Coincidents"
• Dodge and jump as high as you can in "Endless Nightfall"
• Score sharing with Game Center
• Hundreds of unique objects, hundreds of ways to die
• The Award Room, where you recall your adventures
• The elusive "B-mode"

Pros and cons of The Incident app for iPhone and iPad

The Incident app good for

Cool soundtrack, pretty graphics, funny idea and good gameplay! Highly recommended!
Seems ok, but one thing that is really frustrating is that even if you dont touch the curse balloons, just being near it brings your health down. It should be direct contact to subtract your health. Please fix/ajust this.
Classic arcade style game with intuitive gameplay that is executed perfectly. The visual and auditory experience is really detailed and rich. Great work!
Please fix the bug where the sound option turns the music back on, after you resume the game
Fun to play for a bit but I wish you could character customize the dude. And maybe weighted objects.
The Incident is a sublimely simple, super-fun game with an astounding sense of craftsmanship that you can only find in a really good indie game. Its an absolute keeper, that much is certain, but theres just one thing keeping it from getting the full five stars: it desperately needs more music. As good as the in-level tune is, it gets to be repetitive after a while; there really should be unique pieces of music for each of the seven levels to break that up and keep the player interested. Fortunately, given the quality of the existing music in The Incident, were all in for a real treat if The Big Bucket team decides to add more.

Some bad moments

Impossible to play this game on a 3GS since the last update : the screen resolution is too high for this device. But the 1.5.1 version works fine
The music doesnt change, the scenery barely changes and the guy doesnt change. It gets boring really fast. Change the music or his clothes or something! Why is this guy doing this? He has no story or background. None of the objects have any weight, theyre just different shapes. This game is basically a physics simulation with some pixel graphics. Is that all thats required of games these days to WOW everyone?
Id love to write a proper review for the game, but it crashes on my 3GS with iOS 4 when trying to load the first level. Ive done a full restore, which did not help at all.
I dont understand the good reviews... probably all from the friends and employees of the creators. This game is repetitive and with really bag graphics. Not worth 5cents!
Im disappointed. I followed the development of this title with high hopes. The graphics are great and the game have its very own visual style. Unfortunately the gameplay is pretty boring. Youre going to jump and avoid the white lines coming from the top for the whole game. Yes, it gets harder with time. But it wont get any more exciting. White line. Avoid object. Jump. Grab one of the few "power-up". Repeat. Music is also very limited and will loop over and over. I guess this kind of repetitive gameplay isnt for me.
I find the tilting controls annoying and the first two levels incredibly long without much challenge at all. After slowly slugging through the first two levels I was no longer interested in the game. Like everyone, I love the visuals, the style and the retro music. This stuff is bang on.

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