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2012 – A busy year

Alessandro — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:54:17 +0000

2012 is going to be a busy year for the DarkWave Games team.

Master of Alchemy is doing its journey from iOS to PC and Mac and we can share a small screenshot of the main menu.
Master of Alchemy 2 is in the works and the first prototype shows many new innovative possibilities.
Dream Chamber is shaping up nicely and we have an important internal milestone that will demonstrate its potential, with environments, characters and style that are going to define the game in the months to come.
We have also a secret project that we’re going to announce in the future.

So 2012 is a key year for us; stay tuned for exciting new games.

Act of Fury reviewed on The Indie Game Magazine

Alessandro — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:24:29 +0000

Act of Fury has been reviewed on the popular The Indie Game Magazine obtaining the great score of 85%.

The Indie Game Magazine: “[…] If you like a good shooter, buy this game now!”
http://www.indiegamemag.com/act-of-fury-kraines-revenge-review-old-school-rampage/

Thanks to everyone that have downloaded and enjoyed the game so far!

Act of Fury on Juice

Alessandro — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:16:15 +0000

As we have announced in a previous post, Act of Fury has won the best italian iPhone game award on Macity.
The Winter 2011 edition of Juice, downloadable in PDF format from Macity site, includes a full hardware and software guide for the Apple Macs and portable devices.

Thanks to Macity for the award and congratulations to all italian developers for their games and apps!

Act of Fury is the best iPhone italian game for Macity

Alessandro — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:51:44 +0000

Macity, one of the biggest Apple related portals in Italy, has awarded Act of Fury as the best italian iPhone game of the year.
The other awards will be revealed soon in the new edition of Juice, the PDF magazine published by Macity.

Act of Fury – new reviews

Alessandro — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:04:19 +0000

New reviews for Act of Fury are up with great scores:

148 Apps: “[…] SEVERE FUN WARNING”
http://www.148apps.com/reviews/act-fury-kraines-revenge-review/

App Tudes: “[…] a fun and original top-bottom scroller and a great choice for both casual and hard-core gamers”
http://apptudes.com/2011/12/02/you-wouldn’t-like-him-when-he’s-angry-ace-of-fury-kraine’s-revenge-win-promocode-with-comment-or-tweet/

Everyeye: “[…]An genre of the ’90s brilliantly brought to the present.”
http://www.everyeye.it/iphone/articoli/act-of-fury-kraine-s-revenge_recensione_15482

Multiplayer.it: “[…]A pleasant alternative to the classic top-down shoot ‘em ups.”
http://multiplayer.it/recensioni/96727-act-of-fury-kraines-revenge-la-rivalsa-di-un-anti-eroe.html

The Indie Shelter: “[…]A great homage to a genre that is fading away.”
http://www.theindieshelter.com/2011/giochi-da-trono-act-fury/

Macity: “[…] one of the most interesting shoot’em up published on the App Store in the latest months”
http://www.macitynet.it/macity/articolo/Act-of-Fury-la-furia-di-Darkwave-si-scatena-su-iPhone

The Lite version of Act of Fury is available

Alessandro — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:41:17 +0000

A couple of weeks after the release of the full version, Act of Fury lite is available.

The Lite version includes three exclusive levels and a special power is automatically activated in every stage to demonstrate the wide options for the character customization.

Act of Fury lite can be downloaded for free from the App Store.

Act of Fury – New & Noteworthy section of the App Store

Alessandro — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:39:28 +0000

Act of Fury is featured in the New & Noteworthy section of the App Store in US, UK, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, France and other countries.

Also, 148Apps has rated the game 4 out of 5:

148Apps: “[…] The unique tornado-as-a-weapon mechanics bring something new to the genre and players should definitely take notice.”
http://www.148apps.com/reviews/act-fury-kraines-revenge-review/

Act of Fury is the Touch Arcade forum game of the week

Alessandro — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:46:49 +0000

Act of Fury won the Touch Arcade forum game of the week award.

Thanks to everyone that voted for our game and keep helping us to spread the word!

Act of Fury – reviews are up!

Alessandro — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:00:40 +0000

Reviews for Act of Fury are up and more are going to arrive soon.

Overall the feedback is very good and great scores are popping up on the web.
A few examples:

App Spy: “[…] it’s far from unfair and given practice you’ll be smashing foes in a new and incredibly fun new way.”
http://www.appspy.com/act-of-fury-kraines-revenge-review

GameZebo: “[…] Act of Fury: Kraine’s Revenge proves that revenge doesn’t always have to be served cold. Sometimes, when vengeance is all sound and fury and hot-blooded madness, the results can still be a pretty tasty dish.”
http://www.gamezebo.com/games/act-fury-kraine’s-revenge/review

The App Shack: “[…] Act of Fury is a very interesting addition to the shmup genre. It does a fantastic job of mixing the Spirit/Bit Pilot/Silverfish type mechanics with shmup influenced gameplay, and presenting it all in an extremely polished and well rounded package.”
http://www.the-app-shack.com/2011/11/act-of-fury-kraines-revenge-199-forge.html

Act of Fury is available – first review

Alessandro — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:59:31 +0000

Act of Fury is now on iTunes.
The game is available at the great price of $1,99 / €1,59 / £1,49 for a limited time only.

The first review is live and the game scored 4 out of 5 on The App Shack.