Supermono Studios

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Supermono Studios
TypeIndependent
IndustryVideo games
Founded2010; 12 years ago (2010)
HeadquartersLondon, England
Key people
Tak Fung (CEO)
Dave Ferner (CEO)
ProductsGames for video game consoles, Sony PSP, Android platform, Apple Inc. App Store
Number of employees
2
WebsiteOfficial website

Supermono Studios is a video game publisher and application development studio based in London, UK.[1] They are best known for developing games for iOS and Android, with MiniSquadron, EpicWin, and Forever Drive being their most successful and popular titles.

History[]

Supermono was founded by ex-Lionhead Studios developer Tak Fung and artist Dave Ferner in 2010. Fung previously created his own game development firm under the name Studio FungFung in 2007.[1] When Dave Ferner joined the company in 2010, they changed the name to Supermono Studios.

Since April 2021, their website has been offline, and the company's social media has been dormant since 2019.[2][3] Their last activity was a compatibility update to EpicWin on Nov 26, 2020.[4]

Applications[]

EpicWin[]

EpicWin is a unique application for iOS that allows the user to gain experience and level-up from doing their everyday chores. It acts as a sort of motivator and to-do list that rewards the user for sticking to their schedule. Reviews have been generally neutral in response stated that the app is "really interesting and fun to-do app" but eventually "may become dull after a while".[5][6]

Fox Vs Duck[]

Fox Vs Duck is a simple but addictive game for the iOS platform. The basic goal is to use the tilt functionality of the iPod or iPhone to save the ducks from the hungry wolf. It received positive reviews from various sources including The Independent who said “Combines winningly simple gameplay with the most stunning yet understated graphics possible...Beautiful and just a little bit spooky, this is a great buy at 59p.”[7]

Forever Drive[]

Forever Drive was a futuristic 3D racing game with the ability for users to create and share content. The game used a customizable and never-ending race track, as well as customizable vehicles and a leveling system. Players would race against the clock to gain experience points to level up, unlocking additional features in the process. The game used a free-to-play business model, where the game was free to download and play, but players had the option to pay for in-game credits to speed progression. Its server is now down, preventing further gameplay.[8]

MiniSquadron[]

Main article: MiniSquadron

MiniSquadron is an arcade dogfighting game which involves the user taking control of one of many aeroplanes with the objective of defeating waves of enemies in order to advance to another stage. In total there are eight levels of increasing difficulty, over 50 planes to unlock and different weapons to choose from. This is the company's most successful game, as it received positive reviews and made it to #3 on appadvice.com's list of 100 greatest iPhone apps of all time. “Fluid, smooth, and above all a fantastic plane-based shooter.”[9]

Mini Squadron SE[]

The game was re-released as a special edition. This brought new features to the game in the form of additional unlockable planes, helicopters, weapons and levels. The special edition also improved on graphics.[10]

Rescue Rush[]

A location-based arcade game that used real-world map data to generate in-game level content.[11]

Other platforms[]

There are versions of "Mini Squadron" on Android, Palm Pre and Sony PSP. Although the PSP version has not received the same critical success as other versions.[12] It was noted that while it was sold at a competitive price on the PSP Minis sections of the PlayStation Network. The PSP version of the game also does not currently support the multiplayer aspect of the game due to the quick approval rate advertised by Sony for the line of PSP mini games.[13] The non-iOS ports of the game were not published by Supermono Studios but instead were handled on Android and PSP by Grey Fin Studios[14] and Grip Games[15] respectively.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Supermono Studios news and reviews, Pocket Gamer". Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  2. ^ "Supermono Studios - Posts - Facebook". 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  3. ^ "Supermono Studios on Twitter: MiniSquadron is featured in @PocketGamer's 150 great iOS games that you forgot existed!". Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  4. ^ " "EpicWin on the App Store". Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  5. ^ "EpicWin: The geek to-do iPhone app". Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  6. ^ Donlan, Chris (August 27, 2010). "The Friday Game: EpicWin and Godville". Features. Edge Online. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012.
  7. ^ "{title}". 2010-04-08. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  8. ^ "Forever Drive on the App Store". Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  9. ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2011-10-30. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  10. ^ "{title}". January 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-10-30. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  11. ^ "Rescue Rush - Review - Games Asylum". 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  12. ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  13. ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  14. ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  15. ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2018-10-21.

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