Flip's Twisted World
{{Short description|2010 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Flip's Twisted World
| image = Flips Twisted World box cover.jpg
| developer = Frozen North Productions
| caption = North American box art
| publisher = Majesco Entertainment
| designer = Douglas Gregory
| composer = Tommy Tallarico
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|October 25, 2010}}
| genre = Platform
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Wii
}}
Flip's Twisted World is a platform game published by Majesco Entertainment and developed by Frozen North Productions for the Wii. The game was released on October 25, 2010 in North America.
Gameplay
Flip's Twisted World is a 3D puzzle platforming game in which the player is able to use the Wii Remote to rotate the angle of the world, creating new pathways, turning ceilings and walls into floors, and allowing the player to creatively move around on all available surfaces.{{cite web | url=http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/09/flips-twisted-world-team-spins-a-dev-diary/ |title=Flip's Twisted World team spins a dev diary |date=March 9, 2010 |first=Andrew |last=Yoon |publisher=Joystiq |accessdate=October 18, 2010}}
Plot
The story of the game follows the tale of a wizard's apprentice named Flip, who gets sucked into a distorted universe inside of a forbidden magic book. Flip, with the assistance of his cube companion Pivot, has to make his way through multiple worlds inside this universe and defeat a boss in each world to gain a Chapter Stone. Using the power of the Chapter Stones, Flip must defeat the evil, destructive mage Axel to save the universe and return home.{{cite web |first=Mitch |last=Gladney |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/devjournal/23850 |title=Flip's Twisted World Developer Diary: The Story of Flip's Twisted World |date=August 10, 2010 |publisher=Nintendo World Report |accessdate=October 18, 2010 |archive-date=September 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902051541/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/devjournal/23850 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |first=Levi |last=Buchanan |date=June 5, 2009 |title=E3 2009: Flip's Twisted World Hands-On. |website=IGN |url=http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/992/992082p1.html |accessdate=October 18, 2010}}
Development
Flip's Twisted World has been in development by Canadian developer Frozen North Productions since their inception in 2006.
Anthony Head was the lead voice actor for Master Fulcrum and the game also featured Toronto actress Emily Schooley as the voice of Flip.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1629274 IMDB listing][http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=69573&tab=credits Allgames Credits Listing]{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
In September 2010, they previewed the game for local children at nearby St. Cyril's Elementary School.{{cite web | url=http://jason.con.ca/2010/09/07/preview-flips-twisted-world/ | title="Preview: Flip's Twisted World" - Jason.con.ca (website of Jason MacIsaac, Executive Editor of G4 series' Electric Playground) | access-date=2010-10-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918050047/http://jason.con.ca/2010/09/07/preview-flips-twisted-world/ | archive-date=2010-09-18 | url-status=dead }}
The game was originally scheduled for release in January 2010.{{cite web |first=David |last=Hinkle |title=Hands-on: Flip's Twisted World |date=June 8, 2009 |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/08/hands-on-flips-twisted-world-wii/ |publisher=Joystiq |accessdate=October 18, 2010}}{{cite web |first=JC |last=Fletcher |date=May 26, 2009 |title=Flip's Twisted World: Majesco's new platformer has a twist |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/26/flips-twisted-world-majescos-new-platformer-has-a-twist/ |publisher=Joystiq |accessdate=October 18, 2010}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 48.44%{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/wii/960343-flips-twisted-world/index.html |title=Flip's Twisted World Reviews |accessdate=2012-08-19 |publisher=GameRankings |archive-date=2012-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016173627/http://www.gamerankings.com/wii/960343-flips-twisted-world/index.html |url-status=live }}
| MC = 47{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/flips-twisted-world/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |title=Flip's Twisted World Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=2012-08-19}}
| GI = 3.50 / 10{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/flip/b/wii/archive/2010/11/11/a-fine-idea-twisted-in-all-the-wrong-ways.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819013536/https://www.gameinformer.com/games/flip/b/wii/archive/2010/11/11/a-fine-idea-twisted-in-all-the-wrong-ways.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |title=A Fine Idea Twisted In All The Wrong Ways - Flip - Nintendo Wii |magazine=Game Informer |date=2010-11-11 |access-date=2012-08-19 |author=Kollar, Phil}}
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Flip's Twisted World received generally negative reviews, gaining aggregate scores of 48.44% and 47 on GameRankings and Metacritic, respectively.
In previews, the game's control scheme was lauded by Joystiq.com as enticing, and they and several other reviewers compared the controls to Nintendo's Super Mario Galaxy. However, the article also said that the platforming does not show much promise and controls are lacking, and that the game felt very linear and lacks content. In the end, they referred to the game as a "poor man's Super Mario Galaxy". An article at IGN noted that the rotating mechanics need more work, but admitted that the controls could become natural if fixed.
Following its release, the game received a final score of 6.0/10 from Nintendo Power magazine, citing a "lack of polish and poor enemy design".
Frozen North Productions
Frozen North Productions is a Canadian video game developer founded in 2006.{{cite web | url = http://www.linkedin.com/companies/frozen-north-productions-inc. | title = LinkedIn Company Profile}} The studio is based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada,{{cite news | url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/games/article/873224--toronto-s-got-next-game | title = "Toronto's Got Next Game" - Toronto Star | work=The Star | first=Raju | last=Mudhar | date=October 10, 2010}} though it began in Waterloo, Ontario in the University of Waterloo Accelerator Centre.{{cite web | url = http://www.bulletin.uwaterloo.ca/2009/dec/11fr.html | title = University of Waterloo Daily Bulletin}}
The company is now closed down.{{cite web | url =http://thirdrateminion.blogspot.ca/2012/08/third-rate-game-play-flips-twisted-world.html | title = Third Rate Minion - Flip's Twisted World Review| date = 8 August 2012}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.majescoent.com/games/flips-twisted-world Flip's Official Website]
Category:Majesco Entertainment games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in Canada