Games2win achieves the title of the first Indian Games Company to be ranked No. 1 on iTunes USA and also on almost all global iTunes markets for its new game ‘Parking Frenzy’ – a free, casual, mobile game.
‘Parking Frenzy’ is currently ranked #1 in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, UAE and Saudi Arabia. It’s in the top 10 in India and has even entered in the top 10 on the Android charts. To date, it’s been downloaded nearly 5 million times. The game was released on the iOS Platform on the 31st of May, 2012 and now it is already amongst the leading flash games.
Sharing his thoughts with AnimationXpress.com about the achievement Angelo Lobo, Senior Game Producer, Games2win.com said, “It’s a tremendous honor for us to hit #01 on the iOS Charts. We always put a lot of love and effort into all our games and we’re glad that this title resonated so well with people across the world. We’d like to maintain its position in the top 10 for as long as possible. To ensure this happens, we’re already working on the next 3 updates, which will make the game smoother, add new levels and polish the graphics and controls.”
“Parking Frenzy was first released on the Android, where it quickly shot to the top of the charts. To date, it’s been downloaded nearly 5 million times! When we were close to the iOS release, we knew that the game was special, that it would be successful. We really didn’t expect it to rise so fast or so high. It’s exciting, but also very humbling. We’d like to thank each and every person who downloaded and rated the game, even those few who rated it negatively. It’s thanks to your comments that we know what works and which areas we need to improve on.” Angelo added.
Parking Frenzy is a game inspired by the real life challenges of dealing with traffic and pedestrians while you are searching for a parking spot.
The game is broken up into 16 levels. Your job is to park your car as soon as possible, without damaging it. If you cause too much damage to your car then you restart the level from scratch.
Parking Frenzy is a game that’s simple to learn, but tough to master. The art and animations in the game are simple with clean, clear lines. The first few levels are extremely easy, allowing players to pick up the controls at their own pace. There is even a level where the player is encouraged to damage the car fully, just to experience what it’s like!
In a nutshell, the game is accessible to all types of players, from experience hardcore players to older folks playing a game for the first time. It does get tougher in later levels, but at no point does the player feel helpless. The player is always aware of what went wrong and how to avoid it next time.
The game has a rather unique concept and mechanic. The need to perfectly control your car, avoid damage and slide the car perfectly into the parking slot is clearly something that resonates with millions of people across the world.
Talkingabout the challenges faced during the development of the game, Angelo Lobo said that, “We had a team of 2 artists work on the game, an illustrator and an animator. It took them just over a month to complete the art for the game. That was remarkably a good time for us. But the biggest challenge was working with software that allowed you to port the game for both the iOS and Android platforms. This was an important requirement, as we wanted to release both versions within a few months of each other.”
“Apart from all the hard work it’s an amazing honour to achieve such success. We’re happy that so many people have downloaded the app and we’re working furiously on an update.” Angelo added.
Advising the upcoming gaming artists Angelo said, “The iOS Store and Google Play have opened up the world to any artist with a dream and the capability to deliver on that dream. If you are a small team of avid gamers with a big idea, then we’re more than happy to help you achieve your goal. We look forward to many other Indian Game Developers tasting success in the mobile realm.”
Games2win has two major portalsgames2win.com and gangofgamers.com. They have developed various kinds of games like parking, shooting, driving, physics, sports and action games for boys, they even have romance, dress up, tycoon, puzzle and celebrity games for girls.
Games2win is presently working on a physics based game, with a mechanic that is similar to Angry Birds. They also have a parking game with 100 levels in the pipeline. Their next major game is Volcano Flight Frenzy, a side-scrolling endless game, similar to Jetpack Joyride.