When you’re dealing with a genre as tired as the endless runner (no pun intended), it can be difficult to do something new. That’s not the case with Fotonica, an upcoming iOS title.
By switching the genre to a first-person perspective (you even see your arms pumping back and forth at the edges of the screen) and adopting sparse vector art, the dynamic game looks like the kind of title we might have dreamed of owning back in the 1980s.
Fotonica is set to offer two different ways of playing, with endless running levels on the one hand and stages with a more “old-school, arcade” feel on the other. The controls sound pretty neat, too, with your character running as long as your finger is touching the screen. Lift it away from your iPad or iPhone, however, and your player will leap in the air — allowing you to jump gaps or avoid obstacles.
There’s currently no definite release date for the game, although its creators tell Touch Arcade they’re in the process of finishing off menus, translations and various minor level tweaks, and that Fotonica will be available soon.
No word on pricing as of yet, but in a very welcome touch we’re assured there will be no advertisements or in-app purchases.
We’ll bring you more news as we have it.
Source: Touch Arcade
