It’s been a bit hard deciding what a good set of limited features are for TrapIt. Unlike a lot of games that actually have a number of levels to complete, TrapIt goes on “forever”. The levels also start out essentially the same with the clear play ground and a number of prisms.

However I bit the bullet and made the decision and this is what you get in the LITE version.

• You only have 10 levels to get as much score as you can
• There are only 2 powerups out of of the 7 available in the full version
• No OpenFeint or Game Center leaderboards
• No ability to play your own music in the background as you play
• Only 1 background instead of 6

So, if you’re hankering for an intense old-school style game for your iPhone, check it out and if you like it, grab the Full Version.

Cheers

I’ve been ferreting away on a LITE version of TrapIt for the last few weeks and finally submitted it to Apple tonight. It will be interesting to see if this spurs any more sales, which have been extremely stagnant of late.

TrapIt LITE (as it’s callled) is a level limited version of the full game. You have just 10 levels to score as much as you can before the game ends. After that, if you want more you have purchase the full version. Other changes that have been made include:

• No Game Center or OpenFeint support
• Only one background
• Only 2 powerups
• No ability to play your own music while you play

I’m hoping that TrapIt LITE is *just* enough of a teaser and the full version offers *just* enough additional content to get people to take the plunge on the full version. I guess in about 8-10 days (The usual time it takes Apple to review an app) we shall start to see.

If you haven’t bought it yet, or know someone’s who’s waiting for a price drop, tomorrow’s the time!

After that I will be looking at the next update, while continuing some design and prototyping for my possible next title.

Well take care and I’ll keep you all posted!

Aaron

There we go!

I just received confirmation that the latest version of Trapit (1.1) has been accepted and is now available on the iTunes App Store. A little reminded as to what’s in this new version.

• Game Center support added.
• Added new achievement “Trapit Veteran” for reaching level 15.
• Vibration added for devices that support it – When you die, you get a little buzz.
• TrapIt will pause and prompt for resume if you switch back to it on iOS versions that support multitasking.
• Added custom achievement notifications.
• New background added.
• TrapIt will log you into the leaderboards automatically now, you don’t have to connect manually. We were finding some people were forgetting and then not being awarded their achievements.
• Instructions updated with an overview screen.
• Fixed bug where one achievement wasn’t being awarded correctly.

It doesn’t stop there however. I’m already planning the next update and it’s going to be a goody if I do say so myself, so stay tuned!

Check your devices or get it from the usual place here.

“Congratulations Little Geek, you’ve created an old-school arcade game that takes a simple idea and makes it addictive. My pick of the bunch here.”

Check out the full review here.

You can also follow stuff.co.nz game writer Gerard Campbell on twitter @GamejunkieNZ

If you don’t know what Game Center is, it is Apple’s online social gaming system, much like the OpenFeint system that is already in TrapIt. It has leader-boards and achievements just like OpenFeint, but a number of people who already were using Game Center didn’t want to split their achievements across two systems. Now you can use both, or either one, it’s up to you!

As well as the Game Center support there were a number of other little things that were added also.

• Added new achievement “Trapit Veteran” for reaching level 15.
• Vibration added for devices that support it – When you die, you get a little buzz.
• TrapIt will pause and prompt for resume if you switch back to it on iOS versions that support multitasking.
• Added custom achievement notifications.
• New background added.
• TrapIt will log you into the leaderboards automatically now, you don’t have to connect manually. We were finding some people were forgetting and then not being awarded their achievements.
• Instructions updated with an overview screen.
• Fixed bug where one achievement wasn’t being awarded correctly.

Stay tunes, and I’ll let you all know when it’s live!

Check it out here. Of course it won’t be there forever, but keep visiting that link and supporting  ButtonMasher anyway!

Thanks so much guys

Little Geek, you’ve made New Zealand proud. Your debut title plays well, looks good, and will probably earn you a stack of cash

“..and will probably earn you a stack of cash” – I like that, time to cross my fingers.

You can check out the entire review here