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    • Steampunk Platformer ‘Aeropack’ to Hit App Store

    February 8, 2010

    by Arsen Nazaryan


    aeropackOne of the many things I learned writing for DIYgamer this past year is that people seem to play the hell out of steampunk titles. They gather a respectable amount of attention and give the impression that a core fan base truly loves the steampunk style. At the same time, most of us gamers love platformers. Platformers are a tried and true genre that often impress in a manner that titles of the current generation of gaming still fail to. So now that those two have been combined into Aeropack (an homage to 90s PC game by Adept Software, Jetpack), I felt I should share the press release with all of you.

    Aeropack is available as a free download for the Mac and has just been submitted to the App Store. All further details can be found in the following:

    Steampunk Platformer Aeropack Submitted to the App Store

    Do you like steampunk? The nostalgic thrill of retro gaming? Indie game development studio Insurgent Games has submitted to the iPhone App Store its fourth game to date: Aeropack, a steampunk retro platformer. In Aeropack you play as an inventor in need of precious green gems to power your new space travel engine.

    You must run, climb, and fly your way through 30 unique platform levels, armed only with your steampowered flying device. But watch out, because at every corner there are steam-powered pixelbots, bouncing gears, and dangerous cannons launching purple bullets at you. Both strategy and skill must be used to collect all the gems and unlock the next stage.

    “It’s been really fun to work on,” says Micah Lee, head developer at Insurgent Games, “It’s a nod to Jetpack, an early 90’s PC game by Adept Software.”

    Aeropack will be available for download in the App Store in early February. A Mac version of Aeropack is available as a free download from http://www.insurgentgames.com/aeropack/.

    About Insurgent Games
    Insurgent Games is an indie game development studio founded in 2009 by Micah Lee and Crystal Mayer out of their San Francisco apartment. Insurgent Games is dedicated to creating unique and wellcrafted iPhone and Android games, and currently has three games in the iPhone App Store.

    [Source: GamesPress]

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