Minigore

Minigore
Minigore cover art
Developer(s)	Mountain Sheep
Publisher(s)	Chillingo
Platform(s)	iOS, PlayStation Portable
Release date(s)	July 30, 2009
Genre(s)	Survival
Mode(s)	Single-player
Rating(s)	Apple: 9+
Media/distribution	Digital distribution

Minigore is a game for the iOS developed by Mountain Sheep^[1] and published by Chillingo.^[2] The lead character, John Gore, is voiced by Arin Hanson. Recently it was announced that the game would be released for PSP minis.^[3]

An in-game image showing the dual-stick controls.

Gameplay

Players control the games main character John Gore in a world called 'Hardland'. They must defend John from creatures called furries attacking him by shooting them using John's gun. A clover will generate at random after furry kills. Collecting three clovers will turn John into a minotaur, giving him invincibility for around 15-20 seconds. The player has three lives and racks up points for each furry killed. There are also OpenFeint leaderboards and achievements.^[4]

Episode 3 added more playable characters, such as Enviro-Bear, Jerry Gore, Evan Hsu, Xmas Gore, Sensei Evan, Kid Gore and Santa. It also features a grenade launcher and upgradeable weapons, a day and night cycle, and a snowy forest level.^[5]

Updates

Episode 3.5 featured Gangster Gore, Lizzy, Ninja Man and Zombieville Guy, a Kid Gore redux, Charactrs can dual wield weapons and support was added for OpenFeint 2.4.

Episode 3.6 included the character Hook Champ from its eponymous game and also added special traits for Gangster Gore, Sensei Evan and Sway's Ninja.

Episode 3.7 included the character Predator Furry, Zombie Gore, and Easter Bunny. It also graphics improvements to the map screen and showing bullet shell casings.

Episode 3.8 included new graphics for Apple's new retina display featured in the iPhone 4 and fourth-generation iPod touch. It also featured weapon recoil effects and options to increase or decrease performance.

Episode 3.9 included new furrys called fur-bombs, a new hidden difficulty called inferno, and auto-aim.

Episode 4 features multiplayer, another character pack, changes to the encyclopedia, and some graphics upgrades.

Episode 5 features three encyclopedia pages and new characters including the Penguin and the Penguin Mob along with some bug fixes.

Episode 6 features three new characters including Bike Barron, Batman, and The Boss

Appearances in other games

John Gore has made special appearances in other games:

• John appeared as a playable character in the Illusion labs game Sway, Rocketcat Games game Hook Champ, and Mika Mobile game Zombieville USA.
• John Gore appeared as the final boss of Guerrilla Bob, which was developed by Angry Mob Games and published by Chillingo. In the game, John and Bob grew up together but took different paths when they were older. The boss level features John Gore shooting his rifle and collecting clovers which appear on the ground to turn into his beast mode. With the latest update, the player can play as John if they complete the game once. He is exactly the same as Bob and has no special attributes.
• John Gore is one of the bosses in the iOS version of Death Rally.
• John has appeared in Zen Bound 2, a game for iOS on the Apple App Store, and on Windows PC and Macintosh through Steam.

References

1. ^ Mountain Sheep homepage-Minigore
2. ^ Minigore on iTunes Store
3. ^ Minigore announced for PSP
4. ^ Touch Arcade gameplay video
5. ^ Episode 3 features - Minigore Blog