DoCrew Uses the Citrus Engine
The DoCrew is a new website that does some amazing things to mix webcam technology with Flash games. The site introduces brand new interface technologies that allow people to play games just by waving their hands around, right from the browser! I am proud to say that many of the DoCrew games are powered by the Citrus Engine.
The site is geared toward parents with young children, but even if you don’t have a mini-me I still recommend playing through the minigames so that you can see some of the great interface advances that these guys have made. It makes me excited for the future.
Hamutzim Goes With Citrus Engine
The Israeli agency Hamutzim recently developed a game using the Citrus Engine. If you don’t speak Hebrew then you won’t understand the website, but you don’t need to read to notice how gorgeous their graphics are, and how solid the gameplay is. Hamutzim did a wonderful job extending the pre-made Citrus Engine game objects to create their own objects, and they balanced the levels wonderfully. An overall huge success.
Travis’ Terror
Ever wonder what happens to your toys while you’re asleep? Well in Travis’ Terror, developed by the Vancouver Film School on the Citrus Engine, Travis’ toys turn into his worst nightmare. As Travis makes his way through the levels during the day, all is well. He collects candy, soccer balls, video game controllers, all the things that hold back the the dreaded night. Once it comes, Travis’ toy T-Rex turns into a real blood-thirsty dinosaur. His toy robot comes to life and attacks him, while his pet bird tries to slip him up by dropping eggs in his path.
Travis’ Terror has great game play, easy to use controls and great graphics. There are several fun features, including a cape you can collect which will help you jump extra high, and a flashlight to guide you through the night. Thanks Vancouver Film School, for another great game built on the Citrus Engine!
Prehistotubes
Take trip back to the ice age in Prehistotubes, a new game by Thibaut Duverneix built on the Citrus Engine. Your fellow cavemen have been frozen in the ice. Luckily, you have fire! Your mission is to melt the ice and free as many of your comrades as you can in a minute. You’ll have to dodge Caribou as they try to foil your mission with their antlers.
Take a minute, literally, and try your skill at Prehistotubes, then do it again, beat your time, and pass it on to a friend!
The Jacobee Code
The Jacobee Code is a visually stunning children’s game built on top of the Citrus Engine by Studiocom. It has fantastically rendered backgrounds, a great educational plot line and and easy to use community features that connect users with other kids playing the game.
Once you create your custom avatar, you begin an epic journey through the Jacobee’s mansion to solve puzzles, collect glyphs and learn a little history while you’re at it. You are joined by three friends, Dooley, Abbey, and a fun-to-fly-with eagle named Baldy. My favorite part (besides the graphics) is looking for the hidden glyphs in each quest. The farther you get into the game and the more glyphs you collect the more connected you become to the community of users
Fun, educational for kids, and easy to use, the Jacobee Code is a fantastic addition to Citrus Engine’s Repertoire.
ABC Launches Game Using Citrus Engine
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has completed a fun game using the Citrus Engine at Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure site. There is a lot of content on the site, so in order to see the Citrus Engine game, click on “Find Love” and then click “Love is a game”. It’s a fun, quick playthough, so give it a try!
Glen McNab, the game’s developer said: “The CITRUS engine was a delight to use. It provided everything we needed to create and skin our platform game exactly the way we wanted it. Creating new levels was a breeze with the level editor and the API was intuitive and easy to extend.”
The Citrus Engine is currently closed to beta testers until beta 2. It will re-open in the future, even bigger and better. Subscribe to the blog to find out when you can download it!,
