Thu, Aug 09, 2012 | 16:40 BST
Pitfall! for iOS reboot available now, gets new trailer
Activision’s HD reboot of the classic Atari 2600 title Pitfall! is available now for iOS.
Pitfall Harry’s latest adventure is coming in the form of a re-imagined running game in the same vein as fellow classic Temple Run.
Activision’s dedicated Leeds studio The Blast Furnace, which is headed by industry veterans formerly from Rockstar London and Rockstar Leeds, is on developing duty.
“The original Pitfall! on the Atari 2600 pioneered the action-platform/runner genre,” said The Blast Furnace chief creative officer Gordon Hall. “We loved Pitfall! then—along with millions of gamers around the world—and we still love it now. In fact, it was the game that inspired quite a few of us to seek a career in game development.
“This new incarnation delivers a best-in-class experience of the game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The team has kept the elements that made the original so much fun to play, and merged them with a cool, retro HD art style, updated controls and play mechanics to keep both old-school fans and newcomers happy. We’re really excited to kick off Pitfall!’s 30th birthday by rebooting the franchise for the mobile audience.”
For more on the new Pitfall!, check out the game’s launch trailer below.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Apple, Mobile, iOS
Tags: activision, ios, Pitfall, Pitfall Harry
5 comments
#1
aseddon130
09/08/12, 4:18 pm
The headline had me write this game off right away, but that video makes it look alright. Reminds me of Pepsi Man from the PS1.
Can’t be too bad!
#2
Gheritt White
10/08/12, 10:49 am
This actually looks really good!
#3
Deacon
10/08/12, 10:56 am
iOS games like this just look like an extended series of glorified QTE’s to me.
#4
Da Man
10/08/12, 11:01 am
#3, agreed, just like Sands of Time, Ass Creed and Uncharted.
#5
friendlydave
10/08/12, 11:11 am
Any one ever play Pitfull The lost expedition? That game was great, played a lot my first year of university.
Pitfall TLE was a good pitfall game, this however does not look like a good pitfall game. It looks like games similar to temple run, which in fairness is pretty fun once in a while but there is already enough games like that.
The term “Retro HD” bugs me too.