Android apps by Ziggy's Games

Neil Rajah

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:19:39 +0000

Neil Rajah is an auto-running side-scroller like Canabalt, Unicorn Dash, or Robot Unicorn Attack. Avoid traps, fight enemies, collect diamonds, buy upgrades.

* 80 challenging levels, more coming soon
* box2d for smooth, realistic physics
* Simple 2-button jump/shoot gameplay - easy to pick up, but the levels quickly become very hard
* Upgrade store where you can improve your abilities
* Achievements and online leaderboards

The story borrows loosely from Indian mythology. Your princess is abducted by the evil three-headed demon. She leaves a trail of diamonds to help you find her. Play through dozens of levels in a snowy mountain world as you battle monsters and avoid traps. Collect diamonds and use them to buy upgrades.

"Neil Rajah is a throwback to the classic days of video games, in which controls were simpler, 8bit graphics reigned supreme, all the best games were loosely based on mythology, and anything could kill you almost instantly." - Droid Idol

"... hands-down one of the best runner-style Android games we've played in a long time." - Swarm

"... the fascinating background story and accessible gameplay means you're guaranteed a successful action puzzle game." - AppEggs.com

New in this release:

* Stuck on a level? Now you can buy level unlockers in the Swarm store
* Lots of bug fixes

This game would not be possible without the following people:

* Alex Hanson-White for his amazing pixel art and animations
* Gavin Harrison for his awesome chiptune soundtrack and SFX
* The folks behind libGDX, Artemis, Gemserk, Swarm, and Tween Studio for their free open-source libraries that make it possible for someone like me to make games

Recent changes:
In the last update, I had accidentally unlocked all levels and all upgrades. This has now been fixed.

Bus Jumper (ads)

Sun, 08 May 2011 17:39:12 +0000

Bus Jumper is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Your goal is to get the bus as high as you can, while avoiding falling obstacles. Simple controls, realistic physics, and humorous graphics make this a fun-little time waster. The endless world ensures that you can never fall or die.

Fun powerups!

* Cow Catcher - Makes all balls bounce off the bus
* Ghost - Makes the bus pass through the balls
* Turbo - Makes the bus go 10x faster

"Bus Jumper is a fun little game, that will take up much more time than just those few minutes that you’re waiting for the bus. You’ll be playing it in the bus, as well as walking home from the bus stop." - PlayAndroid.com review.

P.S. We contacted the representatives of Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock about making cameo appearances in this game, but they declined.

Permissions: The permissions are required by the libraries that I'm using for crash reporting and ads.

Credits:

* libgdx and box2d
* openclipart.org for all art assets
* The song is "The Entertainer", by Scott Joplin

Recent changes:
Lots of bug fixes and updates to 3rd party libraries

sCatter

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:40:08 +0000

The cats got out of the house! Get the cats into the house before the timer runs out.

sCatter is a fun cat herding game. Touch the screen next to the cats to push them. There are 36 levels with different kinds of obstacles and traps. This game uses the box2d physics engine. Touching closer to a cat will push it harder, as will holding your finger down on the screen.

There is an online leaderboard through Scoreloop, with real-time in-game ranking updates. Watch your global rank improve as you increase your score.

Features:

* 36 levels from easy to somewhat challenging, more to come
* box2d physics for realistic movement
* Online high score leaderboards using ScoreLoop
* Live in-game rankings. Your rank updates in real-time as you improve your score

Permissions:

All the permissions are required by the services I'm using - online leaderboards, online crash reports, and ads

Credits:

* libgdx (including box2d)
* ScoreLoop
* ACRA for crash reporting
* openclipart.org
* My wife, who drew the cat :)

Recent changes:
Multiple bug fixes.

Drippy the Raindrop

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:53:30 +0000

Drippy is a platform jumping game. Cute graphics and simple gameplay make this a great game for kids. Tilt the phone to move Drippy. You cannot fall or die, and you see your online rank improve as you get to higher levels.

This is the ad-supported version of this game. The ad-free version might be better for young children.

Credits:

* libgdx and box2d
* www.openclipart.org for some art assets
* sfxr for creating the sounds

Permissions: Required for some libraries I'm using (online scores, ads, crash logging), and it needs the wake lock because the gameplay does not require touching the screen.

Recent changes:
Bug fixes
UI changes

Bus Jumper (ad-free)

Fri, 13 May 2011 15:52:31 +0000

Bus Jumper is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Your goal is to get the bus as high as you can, while avoiding falling obstacles. Simple controls, realistic physics, and humorous graphics make this a fun-little time waster. The endless world ensures that you can never fall or die. Online leaderboards and achievements will keep you coming back to play just a little longer.

Fun powerups!

* Cow Catcher - Makes all balls bounce off the bus
* Ghost - Makes the bus pass through the balls
* Turbo - Makes the bus go 10x faster

"Bus Jumper is a fun little game, that will take up much more time than just those few minutes that you’re waiting for the bus. You’ll be playing it in the bus, as well as walking home from the bus stop." - PlayAndroid.com review.

P.S. We contacted the representatives of Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock about making cameo appearances in this game, but they declined.

Permissions: The permissions are required by the libraries that I'm using for crash reporting and ads.

Credits:

* libgdx and box2d
* OpenFeint
* openclipart.org for all art assets
* The song is "The Entertainer", by Scott Joplin

Recent changes:
Various bug fixes and library updates.

Drippy the Raindrop (ad-free)

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:40:13 +0000

Drippy is a platform jumping game. Cute graphics and simple gameplay make this a great game for kids. Tilt the phone to move Drippy. You cannot fall or die, and you see your online rank improve as you get to higher levels.

This is the ad-free version of this game, which might be better for young children.

Credits:

* libgdx and box2d
* www.openclipart.org for some art assets
* sfxr for creating the sounds

Permissions: Required for some libraries I'm using (online scores, ads, crash logging), and it needs the wake lock because the gameplay does not require touching the screen.

Recent changes:
Initial release