Rail Adventures made it to no. 92 best seller in the US App Store (Racing category)
I just got back to the office and found an awesome surprise.
Our recently released game, Rail Adventures for the iPhone, just made it to no. 92, in the Top Paid applications in the US App Store.
This is yet another recognition of the success and quality of the games developed here at exosyphen studios.
We would like to thank everyone for supporting our game, and making this possible.
Rail Adventures 3D for the iPhone
After being in development for almost 6 months (as a secondary project), today we proudly released Rail Adventures 3D for the iPhone:
I always had a passion for trains,railroads, 3D graphics and few other assorted things. I added in some extra details (adventure, horror, etc), and decided to write a 3D game in which you hop in a mine cart and race your way through an abandoned mine (and other nice sceneries), shooting monsters, jumping over obstacles, picking up objects, etc. And yes, I enjoyed the Indiana Jones movies, and specially the race scene on the mine railway 
This project allowed me to explore the possibilities offered by the hardware OpenGL acceleration present in the iPhone. I programmed a lot of OpenGL and 3D graphics back when I was still in college. The iPhone has some amazing hardware capabilities, so expect more cool games from us.
There are a couple of cool concepts that were involved in the development of the 3D engine. It was also a research project, so I have taken the liberty to play around with some ideas. The whole 3D scene through which you race, is mostly generated mathematically on the fly. Basically, I have designed a cross section of a 3D mine (scene) model, and repeat/twisted it around a curved track. I had to go through some pen & paper moments to remember most of the math I have studied back in college, but it did work out eventually. You might think that the scenery becomes repetitive, but it doesn’t. There are a lot of other elements that change at each cross-section repetition (pillars, lights, etc). The cool thing with this model is that I can design new levels very quickly, meaning that you can expect a lot of new levels in future updates.
You will also notice something “new” in our games. A lot of 2D art graphics. That is thanks to my girlfriend and her talent in drawing things. I decided to spice up the game a bit with some nice art. Check out the splash image below, which is mostly hand drawn:
Head to the App Store and grab your copy of the game. It’s only $1.99 (as usual, we did our best to keep our prices as affordable as possible)
Here is the iTunes link:
Updates
Things have been quiet here for a while, but all with a good reason.
We just finished a version of Hacker Evolution for the iPhone. It’s going to be available in the App Store in a few days.
Until then, here is a teaser screenshot:
Also, Hacker Evolution: Untold has been picked up for publishing, by IGN Entertainment’s Direct2Drive publishing service.
We are running a promo with them, so for a limited time, you can order the game and save 50% of the standard price (only $12.50 now).
Click the image below, to order your copy now:
A bit of spotlight…
Recently, our Symbian antivirus, exoVirusStop, has been picked by Phoload.com an featured on their front page. It’s nice to see whenever the success of our products is recognized.
See it yourself here: Phoload.com
exoVirusStop antivirus now offered for free
Since Nokia has discontinued manufacturing mobile phones with the Symbian Series 60 1st and 2nd edition mobile phones, and since we no longer offer our antivirus for that platform, we have decided to give it away for free to everyone. You can download it from:
There are no strings attached and no catches. Download the full version of the antivirus completely free, and keep your mobile phone free and secure.