Developers at Lima Sky dropped by our office today so that I could play Doodle JumpâŠon the Kinect for Xbox 360. We got an exclusive reveal of the game today, and you can watch it in action in the video above that features yours truly dancing around in front of our office Kinect.
Youâve probably heard of Doodle Jump. Youâve probably even played the adorable platformer on your mobile device. After selling a whopping 10 million downloads, developer/publisher Lima Sky decided to jump their adorable Doodler dude to the Xbox 360 for some Kinect action.
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With the help of Smoking Gun Interactiveâa team of developers specializing in cross-platform titlesâDoodle Jump creator Igor Pusenjak and Lima Sky successfully rebuilt the mechanics in a way that made sense for a Kinect game. The first obvious change needed was the transition from the mobile versionâs randomly generated sets of levels to specific level designs.
But the Kinect-specific requirements meant that Lima Sky had to change the basic controls of the game. Sidestepping navigates your hopping Doodler between platforms. You can set off an EMP blast to knock out oncoming grenades with the motion of a clap. If you find a pair of wings laying around, you can fly through the level by flapping your wings (arms). Itâs all very intuitive.
Oh, and if youâre wondering what that awesome chiptunes track is, itâs âThe Information Chaseâ by Bit Shifter. The in-game music for Doodle Jump on the Kinect isnât final, but we decided to throw something on top for funsies. Enjoy!
