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Avatar Showdown Released!
February 24, 2010
The game just got through peer review this morning. We're super pumped! We finally have a game finished and out on the marketplace. You can queue up the download to your Xbox 360 right here!
However, we have bad news. Some people are experiencing crashes when rematching an opponent in online mode. I'm pretty upset about this because it didn't turn up in testing, though it's only our fault as we should have tested it with more people. But fear not, we're working on a fix! And if it's any consolation, at one point we weren't even going to have an online mode. And hey, if this kinda thing happens to big games like Gears of War, I guess we shouldn't be too hard on ourselves. Plus the game's only a dollar. Just sayin. But nevertheless, a fix is on the way. Apologies from JForce, we know we messed up and you obviously have a right to be pissed. Please forgive us!
And here is our little press release for those interested:
February 24, 2010– (Dallas, TX) JForce Games, creators of the upcoming & highly anticipated “best indie game ever” are freakin’ ecstatic to announce the release of their side project: "Avatar Showdown" on Xbox Live Indie Games. This groundbreaking title marks the first time players can take control of their avatar and punch other avatars right in their cute little faces.
The game features several celebrity appearances in the single player mode, plus a two player versus mode playable locally and online. And all for just 80 Microsoft points ($1).
It also comes with a trailer which some have said to be the greatest trailer of all time.
View the trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weSK_fr98pg
Xbox Live Marketplace page:
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258550452/
Screenshots:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jforcegames/sets/72157623502370278/detail/
Download Screenshots zip file:
http://jforcegames.com/images/avatarshowdown/AvatarShowdownScreens.zip
JForce Games website:
http://jforcegames.com
Upcoming best indie game ever, "JForce: UNSTOPPABLE" trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H91krotx38M&
However, we have bad news. Some people are experiencing crashes when rematching an opponent in online mode. I'm pretty upset about this because it didn't turn up in testing, though it's only our fault as we should have tested it with more people. But fear not, we're working on a fix! And if it's any consolation, at one point we weren't even going to have an online mode. And hey, if this kinda thing happens to big games like Gears of War, I guess we shouldn't be too hard on ourselves. Plus the game's only a dollar. Just sayin. But nevertheless, a fix is on the way. Apologies from JForce, we know we messed up and you obviously have a right to be pissed. Please forgive us!
And here is our little press release for those interested:
February 24, 2010– (Dallas, TX) JForce Games, creators of the upcoming & highly anticipated “best indie game ever” are freakin’ ecstatic to announce the release of their side project: "Avatar Showdown" on Xbox Live Indie Games. This groundbreaking title marks the first time players can take control of their avatar and punch other avatars right in their cute little faces.
The game features several celebrity appearances in the single player mode, plus a two player versus mode playable locally and online. And all for just 80 Microsoft points ($1).
It also comes with a trailer which some have said to be the greatest trailer of all time.
View the trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weSK_fr98pg
Xbox Live Marketplace page:
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258550452/
Screenshots:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jforcegames/sets/72157623502370278/detail/
Download Screenshots zip file:
http://jforcegames.com/images/avatarshowdown/AvatarShowdownScreens.zip
JForce Games website:
http://jforcegames.com
Upcoming best indie game ever, "JForce: UNSTOPPABLE" trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H91krotx38M&
Comments
February 24, 2010February 24, 2010
Jeremy wrote:
Hopefully. So far we've only heard from players, they think the game is cool and funny. We're awaiting press response. Just sent out a bunch of emails.
February 24, 2010
Jerrick wrote:
I hate chuck norris lol got stuck on him, and quit, my dad hit him at .05 though which was crazy.
February 24, 2010
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February 25, 2010
Larry wrote:
Awesome, im gonna try it out now. You guys should send in a email to the xna people, if your students you could get some spotlight....or perhaps you shoudl wait till you release unstoppable.
February 25, 2010
CAshster wrote:
You should also have an xbox.com forum section for Avatar Showdown. There isn't one on there yet.
February 25, 2010
February 25, 2010
CAshster wrote:
I played an online match last nite and the guy was trying to cheese me! He hit the button early to try and time it...but got a false start. He figured it out that it comes up anywhere from 3-6 seconds. So on the 6th second, he pressed the button and punched me at .02 seconds. Too bad its not more random in the time.
February 25, 2010
Jeremy wrote:
Ha, hey that's a valid strategy, it's high risk/reward. And it's actually 3-7 seconds... we tested it at 3-8 and whenever it lasted 8 seconds it just seemed way too long.
February 25, 2010
GZ wrote:
I haven't added MS points yet to get the full game, so as soon as I get some more I'll tell you what I think about the game.
How many downloads did you guys get and what kind of conversion rate do you have (trials to sales)?
How many downloads did you guys get and what kind of conversion rate do you have (trials to sales)?
February 25, 2010
Jeremy wrote:
Well hey you're in luck! I've decided to hand out a free code for the game:
Q662P-73HDM-XG9WT-XX3TJ-YXF6M
Better hurry and use it before someone else does!
And yesterday we had 4,472 trial downloads, which gives us 11.47% conversion rate. We'll post more details later in the week.
Q662P-73HDM-XG9WT-XX3TJ-YXF6M
Better hurry and use it before someone else does!
And yesterday we had 4,472 trial downloads, which gives us 11.47% conversion rate. We'll post more details later in the week.
February 25, 2010
CAshster wrote:
The only problem with knowing it's 3-7 seconds is, if it doesn't come up and you're on the 6th second, you know it will be a second later and if someone wants to time it, they can punch you in .02 seconds....Too bad it's not really random which could mean any amount of seconds.
February 25, 2010
Jonny wrote:
Are you saying that it should last forever? Should you have to wait 3 years for it to happen?
Or are you saying that it only happens at the integer values? Like 4 seconds or 5 seconds but not 4.5 seconds? That is not the case. The range is actually 2 - 6.5 seconds, and it will randomly be any floating point value in between.
Or are you saying that it only happens at the integer values? Like 4 seconds or 5 seconds but not 4.5 seconds? That is not the case. The range is actually 2 - 6.5 seconds, and it will randomly be any floating point value in between.
February 26, 2010
February 26, 2010
February 26, 2010
February 26, 2010
February 26, 2010
February 26, 2010
Daniel wrote:
Hahaha, The last boss! Fucking awesome. ^^
But i didnt get anything for beating the game on easy..:(
But i didnt get anything for beating the game on easy..:(
February 26, 2010
GZ wrote:
I finally got the full version, and it's exactly what you guys advertise it as. It does what it's supposed to, but the game is very shallow. I wouldn't have bought the game if I didn't know you guys made it, but at $1 I'm not going to rip my hair out.
I think you could have done more with the game, but I don't know what your goals were for the project. The ratings reflect this, at 2.75 you stand at the average score for an XBLIA game.
It looks like you are doing good sales though, getting well over 1,000 sales on the first two days.
Overall, I would have liked to see a little more effort on the game. I don't think this was a strong showing for you guys, but it will probably help your bank accounts.
I think you could have done more with the game, but I don't know what your goals were for the project. The ratings reflect this, at 2.75 you stand at the average score for an XBLIA game.
It looks like you are doing good sales though, getting well over 1,000 sales on the first two days.
Overall, I would have liked to see a little more effort on the game. I don't think this was a strong showing for you guys, but it will probably help your bank accounts.
February 26, 2010
Jeremy wrote:
Yeah I think the online crashes are really hurting our rating. Also the fact that many people were expecting this to be a fighting game by looking at the screens, only to find it's just a reaction test, probably hurt our rating too.
Barring the crashing problem, we met our goals for the game. Remake Samurai Kirby with avatars. It was supposed to be really simple with short dev time, but still something that would make us some money.
Barring the crashing problem, we met our goals for the game. Remake Samurai Kirby with avatars. It was supposed to be really simple with short dev time, but still something that would make us some money.
February 26, 2010
GZ wrote:
So do you think this will be worth the time you spent on it? I think you guys said it took a month or two on one of the videos, but I don't know how that works into man hours.
The reason I'm wondering is because it's been a mixed bag for indies, I've seen people do pretty well, while others are having a tough time making it worth their while.
I've been asking you guys a lot of questions, mainly because I am planning to get into XBLIA very soon. I was meaning to very early on, but there were too many problems back then. Now with the ratings, and the reduced price structure, it's looking much more viable.
The reason I'm wondering is because it's been a mixed bag for indies, I've seen people do pretty well, while others are having a tough time making it worth their while.
I've been asking you guys a lot of questions, mainly because I am planning to get into XBLIA very soon. I was meaning to very early on, but there were too many problems back then. Now with the ratings, and the reduced price structure, it's looking much more viable.
February 26, 2010
Jeremy wrote:
Yeah I think so. I really don't know how much time we spent on it. We actually started it in August but Jonny didn't work on it very much during the fall because of school, and being a slacker. But it was worth it. We need the money from this to help pay for the cutscenes in Unstoppable, and this is definitely creating more awareness for it too.
February 26, 2010
CAshster wrote:
Are you working on a fix for the CODE 4 error. The error states, "The game has unexpectedly stopped working".
I have to go back to the dashboard.
I have to go back to the dashboard.
February 26, 2010
Jeremy wrote:
Yeah we're on it. For now, just don't select rematch, this seems to alleviate the problem almost entirely.
February 26, 2010
February 26, 2010
Ben wrote:
Hi, I wrote some stuff about your game on my website,
http://giveusthisdayourdail...
You can also win a showdown token by showing me your funniest Avatar!!
http://giveusthisdayourdail...
You can also win a showdown token by showing me your funniest Avatar!!
March 01, 2010
March 03, 2010
March 06, 2010
March 07, 2010
Jonny wrote:
Sorry, as with all Xbox Live Marketplace purchases, all sales are final. There's no way for us to give you a refund.
Don't worry though, we have fixed the online glitch and will be releasing the fix soon.
Don't worry though, we have fixed the online glitch and will be releasing the fix soon.
March 08, 2010
William A. McDonald wrote:
Just letting you know the Error 4 is a plague of Xbox Indie... Our demo had issues and we eventually exorcised them, but even professional games like PIXEL and JUMP! get that error. I've had PIXEL give it to me 3 times now and they gave their game a TON of polish.
March 09, 2010
March 11, 2010
Jeremy wrote:
They care a lot more about indies than Nintendo and Sony. And the code 4's are always the developers own fault anyway.
March 12, 2010
jyscal1 wrote:
so did you figure out what the cause of the code 4 was code wise? Also do you think there will be a avatar showdown 2 somewhere down the road?
March 12, 2010
Jeremy wrote:
Yeah we've made a lot of progress on the crashing issue, but it's still not perfect. It's tough.
And sequel? Maaaybe. If we did it wouldn't really be a sequel, it would be a full-blown fighter.
And sequel? Maaaybe. If we did it wouldn't really be a sequel, it would be a full-blown fighter.
April 05, 2010
Jeremy ( the evil clone) wrote:
You guys did an awsome job on avatar showdown I really got addicted to it I'm also a new game developer developing in xna and really loved these videos (way better than gyrovorbis's stupid videos)you tottaly left me laughing with TY's impersination of Falco! by the way my real name is actually jeremy and i tottaly dare you check out http://eviljforcegames.webs... (remember the .webs!)by the way this is the second time I posted this (First time I thought k came after i).
April 06, 2010
April 26, 2010
April 26, 2010
Jeremy wrote:
Well we sent out a press release to hundreds of sites, made a funny trailer, put Brian Crecente in the game...also already had a bit of popularity built up from just being JForce, tee hee :]
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