Check out this fabulous review of Radio Flare on Slide to Play: “The gameplay turns out to [be] a natural fit for the touch screen”.

Merry christmas, everybody. Studio Radiolaris will go on holiday for a few days. Of course we will be monitoring the forums to answer your questions.

Be sure to check back, because there are some announcements to make in a few days. Stay tuned + fasten your headphones.

Vienna, Austria, 12/20/2008

Radio Flare – A musical shooter game – Release

studio radiolaris is proud to announce that Radio Flare, a musical shooter game for the iPhone and iPod touch, is now available on the App Store.

In Radio Flare, your space ship is equipped with a sonification beam that desynchronizes space debris, as well as an entire alien invasion force. Propelled by radio flares, your ship speeds pulsing through deep space, taking you on a journey into sound. The game features an interactive electronica track from Berlin based electronic musician DJ Glow (Trust Records).

“For us, the most important thing was to get the gameplay right. We wanted the controls to be as precise as a shooter requires them” says Martin Pichlmair, one of the two game designers behind Radio Flare. “The depth is in the music and how it unfolds. We kept Radio Flare easily approachable. The idea is that you play it over and over again.” adds Fares Kayali, the other game designer and responsible for the sound design of Radio Flare.

You steer your ship with one finger while targeting enemies with another. Hit enemies are desynchronized in time to the beat and blast out radio flares. Collect radio flares to advance to the next stage and intensify the soundtrack. Rack up points and unlock achievements through tactically executed quadruple shot combos. Radio Flare features five stages, over 100 enemy formations, and a crowning final boss battle.

FEATURES:
- A 2D shooter with beautifully rendered 3D graphics.
- Licensed interactive electronica soundtrack and high-fidelity sound effects.
- Precise multi-touch interactivity for exact navigation and aiming.
- Flow mode for short casual playing sessions. Arcade mode for ruthless high score hunting.
- More than 100 enemy formations.
- 20 unlockable achievements.
- Score attack and time attack rankings.

Radio Flare is available on the App Store for $4.99.

studio radiolaris – http://www.radiolaris.com
Radio Flare – http://www.radiolaris.com/radioflare
Screenshots – http://radiolaris.com/radioflare/RadioFlare-Screenshots-Release.zip
Gameplay Video – http://radiolaris.com/studio/?p=14
App Store – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=299937094&mt=8

studio radiolaris is a newly founded game studio of Martin Pichlmair and Fares Kayali. The focus of studio radiolaris is on games about music. Both founders have their roots in electronic music, media art, and academic research.

We are happy to announce that Radio Flare is now available on the App Store. For $ 4.99 (€ 3.99) you get the full package:

Radio Flare – a musical shooter game

Fight back waves of intruders in this musical shooter game. Propelled by radio flares, your space ship speeds pulsing through deep space, taking you on a journey into sound. Radio Flare invites you to experience a beautifully modelled space trip accompanied by an interactive electronica soundtrack.

You steer your ship with one finger while targeting enemies with another. Hit enemies are desynchronised in time to the beat and blast out radio flares. Collect radio flares to advance to the next stage and intensify the soundtrack. Rack up points and unlock achievements through tactically executed quadruple shot combos. Radio Flare features five stages, over 100 enemy formations, and a crowning final boss battle.

Radio Flare is a music game featuring an interactive version of the licensed song “Libration Point” by renown electronic musician DJ Glow / Trust (Berlin).

Outstanding features of Radio Flare:
- A 2d shooter with beautifully rendered graphics.
- Licensed interactive electronica soundtrack and high-fidelity sound effects.
- Precise multi-touch interactivity for exact navigation and aiming.
- Flow mode for short casual playing sessions. Arcade mode for ruthless high score hunting.
- More than 100 enemy formations and 20 unlockable achievements.
- Score attack and time attack rankings.

Immerse yourself in a synaesthetic world of flow. Play Radio Flare.

We are happy to see that some blogs out there already cover Radio Flare. Even the comments are quite pleasing. Though both, articles and comments, focus on a different game than ours … Looks like we’re all standing on the shoulders of giants.

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Vienna, Austria. studio radiolaris is proud to announce Radio Flare, a musical shooter game for the iPhone and iPod touch.

In Radio Flare, your space ship is equipped with a sonification beam that desynchronizes space debris, as well as an entire alien invasion force. Propelled by radio flares, your ship speeds pulsing through deep space, taking you on a journey into sound. The game features an interactive electronica track from Berlin based electronic musician DJ Glow (Trust Records).

You steer your ship with one finger while targeting enemies with another. Hit enemies are desynchronized in time to the beat and blast out radio flares. Collect radio flares to advance to the next stage and intensify the soundtrack. Rack up points and unlock achievements through tactically executed quadruple shot combos. Radio Flare features five stages, over 100 enemy formations, and a crowning final boss battle.

“Radio Flare immerses the player in music. It’s not about reproducing a song but about turning music into an interactive experience” explains Fares Kayali. “Our focus was on devising intuitive controls for a traditional genre on a platform with unique capabilities. Everything you do in this shooter is part of the soundtrack, every shot and every maneuver is in rhythm.” adds Martin Pichlmair.

Radio Flare is currently in review by Apple and will be available on the App Store for $4.99.

studio radiolaris – http://www.radiolaris.com
Radio Flare – http://www.radiolaris.com/radioflare
Screenshots – http://radiolaris.com/radioflare/RadioFlare-Screenshots.zip
Gameplay Video – http://radiolaris.com/studio/?p=14

studio radiolaris is a newly founded game studio of Martin Pichlmair and Fares Kayali. The focus of studio radiolaris is on games about music. Both founders have their roots in electronic music, media art, and academic research.

We just released a gameplay video of Radio Flare. Watch it below!