:Contre Jour
{{Short description|2011 video game}}
{{About|the video game|the photography technique|Contre-jour}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2011}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Contre Jour
| collapsible =
| state =
| image = Contre_Jour_iOS_icon.png
| caption = Contre Jour icon
| developer = Mokus
| publisher = Chillingo
| composer = David Ari Leon
| series =
| released = iOS
August 24, 2011
| genre = Puzzle
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Browser, iOS, Windows Phone, Android, Windows 8
}}
Contre Jour is a physics-based puzzle video game for web browsers,[https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2410716,00.asp Microsoft Brings iOS Game Contre Jour to Web Via HTML5] Windows Phone, Blackberry,[http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/contre-jour/4e66e96f-6390-43a1-921f-d43fd5c9eb13 Contre Jour in Marketplace] Android, iOS and Symbian. It was developed in 2011 by Ukrainian developer Mokus and published by Electronic Arts through its label Chillingo. The art for the game Contre Jour was created by artist Mihai Tymoshenko. The soundtrack for Contre Jour was composed by David Ari Leon.{{cite web | title = Contre Jour Soundtrack | date = November 2011 | url = https://music.apple.com/us/album/contre-jour-original-soundtrack/477629734 | publisher = iTunes}} The game focuses upon a little blob named Petit, a reference to Le Petit Prince, whose means of locomotion is to be manoeuvered around by manipulating his environment through the various areas of the game using the touch screen.
Development
On 3 November 2011 Contre Jour for iOS was made available through the App Store. A native (HD) version for the iPad was released on the same day. This was followed by the release of a free version with fewer levels for each device on the next day, called Contre Jour Lite. The game won Best Mobile Game of E3 in 2011 by GamePro{{cite web | title = EA: The Beat - Chillingo Releases Contre Jour | date=24 August 2011 | quote=Praised by E3 Game Critics as one of the best mobile games and winner of Best Mobile Games of E3 by GamePro. | url=http://www.ea.com/news/chillingo-releases-contre-jour-and-infinity-field | publisher = Electronic Arts}} and reached #1 on App Store sales charts{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/08/29/contre-jour-hd-reaches-1-on-app-store-charts|title=Contre Jour HD Reaches #1 on App Store Charts|work=IGN|date=29 August 2011 }}
The art of Contre Jour was created by artist Mihai Tymoshenko.{{Cite web|url=https://www.behance.net/M-Tymoshenko|title=Mihai Tymoshenko on Behance}} The first concept art sketches for the game were done in two hours. The main character was inspired by the yin-yang. The black character appears in chapters 1–3, the white (blue) one in chapters 2 and 4. All the artwork was finished in six weeks. Over ten versions of the game environment were proposed. The stylistics of the art derive from black-and-white pictures. Animation and visual effects were made by Mokus.
In October 2012, the web version of the game at www.contrejour.ie was launched due to a partnership between the developers and Microsoft. The purpose was to showcase what is possible on the Web with HTML5.{{Cite web|url=https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/testdrive/demos/contrejour/|title=Demo Contre Jour|website=Microsoft Developer Website|access-date=2018-09-27|archive-date=2018-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928003248/https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/testdrive/demos/contrejour/|url-status=dead}} Later the web version went down.
Reception and awards
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 80/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/contre-jour/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |title=Contre Jour for iPhone/iPad Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=2018-07-18}}
(HD) 93/100{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/contre-jour-hd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926153814/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/contre-jour-hd |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 26, 2011 |title=Contre Jour HD for iPhone/iPad Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=2018-07-18}}
| rev1 = TouchArcade
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://toucharcade.com/2011/08/25/contre-jour-review/ |title='Contre Jour' Review – A Monochromatic Trip Through Deadly Worlds |last=Campbell |first=Nissa |date=2011-08-25 |website=TouchArcade |access-date=2018-07-18}}
}}
Reviews of Contre Jour were very positive for both the game and the music, among both critics and the game's audience. Blake Sabatinelli of ABC Action News called the game a masterpiece of mobile gaming, saying, "the game is so well designed that it almost feels like you're playing a piece of art,"{{cite web | title = Contre Jour for iOS a masterpiece of mobile gaming | url = http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/entertainment/video_games/review%3A-contre-jour-for-ios-a-masterpiece-of-mobile-gaming#ixzz1fpcDvHG5 | publisher = ABC Action News | access-date = 2011-12-07 | archive-date = 2011-12-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111203024003/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/entertainment/video_games/review%3A-contre-jour-for-ios-a-masterpiece-of-mobile-gaming#ixzz1fpcDvHG5 | url-status = dead }} and David Carnoy from CBS News said the game, "has spectacular art design and music, along with creative imagination."{{cite news |title=30 Best iPad Games |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/30-best-ipad-games/5/ |work=CBS News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128161640/http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-205_162-10009466-5.html#ixzz1fpbijWSK |archive-date=November 28, 2011 }} In December 2011, Contre Jour HD received the "iPad Game of the Year" award by Apple in their annual "iTunes Rewind."{{cite web | title = Contre Jour Named as iPad Game of the Year on App Store Rewind 2011 | url = http://www.develop-online.net/press-releases/80832/Contre-Jour | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130221094106/http://www.develop-online.net/press-releases/80832/Contre-Jour | url-status = dead | archive-date = February 21, 2013 | work = Develop }} Also in December 2011, Contre Jour was named the "Best Physics" iOS game of the year in Touchgen's Editor's Choice Awards.{{cite web
|title=TouchGen Editors' Choice Awards 2011
|url=http://www.touchgen.net/touchgen-editors-choice-awards-2011
|publisher=TouchGen.com
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530050921/http://www.touchgen.net/touchgen-editors-choice-awards-2011
|archive-date=2012-05-30
}} In March 2012, the game won an Appy Award for "Best Puzzle Game."{{cite web | title =2012 Appy Award Winners |
url = http://www.mediapost.com/appyawards/winners/?event=2012 | publisher = MediaPost.com}} Also in March 2012, Contre Jour was honored at the International Mobile Game Awards (IMGA) in Barcelona, Spain with the "Jury's Honorable Mention" prize.{{cite web | title = 8th Annual IMGA Awards | url = http://www.imgawards.com/EN/previous-years-8th.php | publisher = imgawards.com | access-date = 2012-10-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121029193343/http://www.imgawards.com/EN/previous-years-8th.php | archive-date = 2012-10-29 | url-status = dead }} In April 2012, the game received a Webby Award nomination for "Best Tablet Game.".{{cite web | title =16th Annual Webby Awards Nominees & Winners | url =http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?media_id=127&season=16 | publisher =WebbyAwards.com | access-date =2012-05-08 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120604105754/http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?media_id=127&season=16 | archive-date =2012-06-04 | url-status =dead }} In September 2012, the game won "Xbox Live Game of the Week".{{cite web | title =Xbox Live Game of the Week: Contre Jour | url =http://www.wp7connect.com/2012/09/18/xbox-live-game-of-the-week-contre-jour-available-now/ | publisher =wp7connect.com | access-date =2012-11-19 | archive-date =2012-11-16 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121116094053/http://www.wp7connect.com/2012/09/18/xbox-live-game-of-the-week-contre-jour-available-now/ | url-status =dead }} Also in 2012, Time magazine included the title in their list of "25 Best iPad Games for Your New 'Resolutionary' Tablet".{{cite magazine | title = 25 Best iPad Games for Your New 'Resolutionary' Tablet | url = https://techland.time.com/2012/03/20/25-best-ipad-games-for-your-new-resolutionary-tablet/slide/contre-jour-hd/ | magazine=Time | date = 20 March 2012 | access-date = 21 December 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121118072042/http://techland.time.com/2012/03/20/25-best-ipad-games-for-your-new-resolutionary-tablet/slide/contre-jour-hd/ | archive-date = 18 November 2012 | url-status = live }} During the 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Contre Jour for "Mobile Game of the Year".{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2012&idGameAwardType=75 |title=2012 Awards Category Details Mobile Game of the Year |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |website=interactive.org |access-date=21 November 2023}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://mokusgames.com/}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120503222815/http://www.chillingo.com/games/contre-jour/ Profile at Chillingo.com]
Category:Android (operating system) games
Category:Monochrome video games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in Ukraine
Category:Video games scored by David Ari Leon