Dropchord
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| Developer(s) | Double Fine Productions |
| Publisher(s) | Double Fine Productions |
| Designer(s) | Patrick Hackett, Drew Skillman |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows OS X Ouya Android iOS |
| Release | Microsoft Windows,OS X July 22, 2013 Ouya July 31, 2013 iOS,Android August 1, 2013 |
| Genre(s) | Music,puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Dropchordis a motion controlled music-basedpuzzlevideo game forWindowsandOS Xusing theLeap Motion controller.It was developed and published byDouble Fine Productions.The game was one of the first games released onLeap Motion's Airspace app store, when it went live on July 22, 2013.[1]It was also released forOuyaon July 31, 2013, and onAndroidandiOSon August 1, 2013.[2]
Gameplay[edit]
Dropchordis a motion controlled music-based puzzle video game using the Leap Motion controller. Players use two fingers to create two glowing spheres. Once the spheres are locked into place on the level's circular track, players must navigate a beam of light around a series of obstacles that appear within the circle, which threaten to interrupt the beam. Certain sections require the player to paint large portions of the circle with the beam, by flicking their finger around the perimeter. There are also nodes to collect which will increase the score.[3]At the end of each song, the player is given more health. If the health bar goes above maximum level, the player is awarded astarand a new layer of health will start filling up. You lose a star once all of the health in a layer has been depleted, and you lose the game when all health has been depleted. The game will automatically end when the final song ends.
A mode called Full Mix allows the player to play endlessly until their health runs out, but this mode does not give any health at the end of each song.
Development[edit]
Dropchordwas principally designed and developed by Double Fine's Patrick Hackett and Drew Skillman, who previously worked together onKinect Party.[3]It was originally titledRadius,[4]but was retitledDropchordbefore its premiere atPAX East 2013.[5]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 71/100[6] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Destructoid | 6.5/10[7] |
| Eurogamer | 7/10[8] |
| Game Informer | 6.5/10[9] |
| Gamezebo |    [10] |
| Hyper | 8/10[11] |
| MacLife | [12] |
| Pocket Gamer | [13] |
| TouchArcade | [14] |
| National Post | 6.5/10[15] |
The iOS version received above-average reviews according to thereview aggregationwebsiteMetacritic.[6]
References[edit]
- ^Jennifer (March 25, 2013)."Double Fine's Dischord is now called Dropchord".The International House of Mojo.RetrievedMarch 25,2013.
- ^Jennifer (July 28, 2013)."Dropchord Leaps to PC/Mac. Android/Ouya/iOS soon".The International House of Mojo.RetrievedJuly 28,2013.
- ^abMcElroy, Griffin (March 23, 2013)."Dropchord continues the motion control experimentation of Double Fine".Polygon.Vox Media.RetrievedMarch 25,2013.
- ^Rémi (February 28, 2013)."Double Fine announces a new game which utilizes some odd thing".The International House of Mojo.RetrievedMarch 25,2013.
- ^Ryckert, Dan (March 23, 2013)."Leap Motion Device Demonstrated With Double Fine's Dropchord".Game Informer.GameStop.RetrievedMarch 25,2013.
- ^ab"Dropchord for iPhone/iPad Reviews".Metacritic.Fandom.RetrievedMarch 25,2018.
- ^Carter, Chris (August 8, 2013)."Review: Dropchord (iOS)".Destructoid.Gamurs.RetrievedDecember 17,2022.
- ^Parkin, Simon (August 19, 2013)."Dropchord review (iOS)".Eurogamer.Gamer Network.RetrievedMarch 25,2018.
- ^Cork, Jeff (August 1, 2013)."Dropchord Review (iOS)".Game Informer.GameStop.RetrievedMarch 25,2018.
- ^Rose, Mike (August 5, 2013)."Dropchord Review (iOS)".Gamezebo.RetrievedDecember 17,2022.
- ^"Review: Dropchord (iOS)".Hyper.Next Media Pty Ltd.October 2013. p. 78.
- ^Hayward, Andrew (August 2, 2013)."Dropchord Review".MacLife.Future US.Archived fromthe originalon August 5, 2013.RetrievedDecember 17,2022.
- ^Brown, Mark (August 1, 2013)."Dropchord (iOS)".Pocket Gamer.Steel Media Ltd.RetrievedDecember 17,2022.
- ^Clarke, David (August 26, 2013)."'Dropchord' Review – Double Fine Goes Disco ".TouchArcade.TouchArcade, LLC.RetrievedMarch 25,2018.
- ^Sapieha, Chad (August 13, 2013)."What's on Post Arcade's phones and tablets right now".National Post.Postmedia Network.RetrievedDecember 17,2022.
