Comments on: 'Giana Sisters' 2D Platformer Arrives, First Impressions http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Vegard http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/#comment-198836 Vegard Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:32:20 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=31960#comment-198836 the last world is a bit of a headache on ipad, so tricky timing jumps... all i want to do is unlock retro though... love it. the last world is a bit of a headache on ipad, so tricky timing jumps... all i want to do is unlock retro though...

love it.

]]> By: Vegard http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/#comment-331390 Vegard Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:32:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=31960#comment-331390 the last world is a bit of a headache on ipad, so tricky timing jumps... all i want to do is unlock retro though... love it. the last world is a bit of a headache on ipad, so tricky timing jumps... all i want to do is unlock retro though...

love it.

]]> By: D~C http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/#comment-57263 D~C Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:32:59 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=31960#comment-57263 I remember this game on my Commodore 64! BUT! I only had a special version that I mail-ordered from some guy. The version I had was literally called "Super Mario Brothers," and the sprites were replaced with - guess. Super Mario Brothers characters! It was so much fun, and I remember the music being especially catchy cool. I remember this game on my Commodore 64! BUT! I only had a special version that I mail-ordered from some guy. The version I had was literally called "Super Mario Brothers," and the sprites were replaced with - guess. Super Mario Brothers characters! It was so much fun, and I remember the music being especially catchy cool.

]]> By: D~C http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/#comment-331389 D~C Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:32:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=31960#comment-331389 I remember this game on my Commodore 64! BUT! I only had a special version that I mail-ordered from some guy. The version I had was literally called "Super Mario Brothers," and the sprites were replaced with - guess. Super Mario Brothers characters! It was so much fun, and I remember the music being especially catchy cool. I remember this game on my Commodore 64! BUT! I only had a special version that I mail-ordered from some guy. The version I had was literally called "Super Mario Brothers," and the sprites were replaced with - guess. Super Mario Brothers characters! It was so much fun, and I remember the music being especially catchy cool.

]]> By: LBN http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/#comment-55109 LBN Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:25:36 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=31960#comment-55109 I've played through about 20 levels so far and I have to say I think it's pretty boring. :( And I love traditional Mario/platformers. I particularly cannot stand the way that the ceilings are so low, so that when you jump from place to place, you hit your head and fall into the water and die, unless you jump at the last possible second. It's just annoying. Other than that it's also way too easy, at least the first 20 levels. I've played through about 20 levels so far and I have to say I think it's pretty boring. :( And I love traditional Mario/platformers. I particularly cannot stand the way that the ceilings are so low, so that when you jump from place to place, you hit your head and fall into the water and die, unless you jump at the last possible second. It's just annoying. Other than that it's also way too easy, at least the first 20 levels.

]]> By: LBN http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/#comment-331388 LBN Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:25:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=31960#comment-331388 I've played through about 20 levels so far and I have to say I think it's pretty boring. :( And I love traditional Mario/platformers. I particularly cannot stand the way that the ceilings are so low, so that when you jump from place to place, you hit your head and fall into the water and die, unless you jump at the last possible second. It's just annoying. Other than that it's also way too easy, at least the first 20 levels. I've played through about 20 levels so far and I have to say I think it's pretty boring. :( And I love traditional Mario/platformers. I particularly cannot stand the way that the ceilings are so low, so that when you jump from place to place, you hit your head and fall into the water and die, unless you jump at the last possible second. It's just annoying. Other than that it's also way too easy, at least the first 20 levels.

]]> By: MojoMadison http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/#comment-54168 MojoMadison Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:32:28 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=31960#comment-54168 Too bad the kind of departed from the original appearance of the sisters: http://kaninkanon.nu/punyhumans.dk/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/great-giana-sisters-c64-box-cover.jpg Too bad the kind of departed from the original appearance of the sisters:
http://kaninkanon.nu/punyhumans.dk/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/great-giana-sisters-c64-box-cover.jpg

]]> By: MojoMadison http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/#comment-331387 MojoMadison Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:32:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=31960#comment-331387 Too bad the kind of departed from the original appearance of the sisters: http://kaninkanon.nu/punyhumans.dk/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/great-giana-sisters-c64-box-cover.jpg Too bad the kind of departed from the original appearance of the sisters:
http://kaninkanon.nu/punyhumans.dk/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/great-giana-sisters-c64-box-cover.jpg

]]> By: munkee http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/#comment-54052 munkee Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:01:17 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=31960#comment-54052 End of second world is nothing. Come back when you're on the last world. End of second world is nothing. Come back when you're on the last world.

]]> By: munkee http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/#comment-331386 munkee Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:01:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=31960#comment-331386 End of second world is nothing. Come back when you're on the last world. End of second world is nothing. Come back when you're on the last world.

]]> By: ECM http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/#comment-54029 ECM Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:56:43 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=31960#comment-54029 Yeah, you need to get quite a bit deeper to start seeing some of the nastier levels. (The game stays super easy for about, oh, 75% of the game then the last 25-30% finally ramps up nicely, assuming you're going for 100% completion.) Yeah, you need to get quite a bit deeper to start seeing some of the nastier levels. (The game stays super easy for about, oh, 75% of the game then the last 25-30% finally ramps up nicely, assuming you're going for 100% completion.)

]]> By: ECM http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/#comment-331385 ECM Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:56:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=31960#comment-331385 Yeah, you need to get quite a bit deeper to start seeing some of the nastier levels. (The game stays super easy for about, oh, 75% of the game then the last 25-30% finally ramps up nicely, assuming you're going for 100% completion.) Yeah, you need to get quite a bit deeper to start seeing some of the nastier levels. (The game stays super easy for about, oh, 75% of the game then the last 25-30% finally ramps up nicely, assuming you're going for 100% completion.)

]]> By: squarezero http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/#comment-54028 squarezero Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:49:54 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=31960#comment-54028 I'm only at the end of the second world, but I have yet to encounter anything that was made particularly difficult by the touch controls. So far they've been very responsive and easy to keep track of -- but then again, I type faster on an iPhone than on a Blackberry, so perhaps I'm not the right person to comment. I'm only at the end of the second world, but I have yet to encounter anything that was made particularly difficult by the touch controls. So far they've been very responsive and easy to keep track of -- but then again, I type faster on an iPhone than on a Blackberry, so perhaps I'm not the right person to comment.

]]> By: squarezero http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/#comment-331384 squarezero Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:49:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=31960#comment-331384 I'm only at the end of the second world, but I have yet to encounter anything that was made particularly difficult by the touch controls. So far they've been very responsive and easy to keep track of -- but then again, I type faster on an iPhone than on a Blackberry, so perhaps I'm not the right person to comment. I'm only at the end of the second world, but I have yet to encounter anything that was made particularly difficult by the touch controls. So far they've been very responsive and easy to keep track of -- but then again, I type faster on an iPhone than on a Blackberry, so perhaps I'm not the right person to comment.

]]> By: ECM http://toucharcade.com/2010/02/08/giana-sisters-2d-platformer-arrives-first-impressions/#comment-54027 ECM Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:36:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=31960#comment-54027 I have this on DS and my only concern is, as the game progresses, you are faced with some pretty tricky, old school, platforming challenges that do not strike me as ideal for a touch-only interface. Can anyone comment on the later stages or if they are 'remixed' from the DS rev? I have this on DS and my only concern is, as the game progresses, you are faced with some pretty tricky, old school, platforming challenges that do not strike me as ideal for a touch-only interface.

Can anyone comment on the later stages or if they are 'remixed' from the DS rev?

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