Vienna, Austria, 02/22/2008

Radio Flare: SALE, first major update + Radio Flare Lite

Studio radiolaris is proud to announce the availability of Radio Flare Lite in the Apple App Store. The game is a free version of the musical shooter game Radio Flare. It is fully playable with highscore lists and two game modes featuring more than 50 enemy formations. At the same time we would like to advertise that Radio Flare is getting its first major update. Version 1.1 of the acclaimed musical shooter game features new stages, power-ups, more enemy types, and much crisper graphics. Radio Flare is now available for the reduced price of $ 2.99 / € 2.39.

“We are a young studio committed to producing great quality games. We listened to the audience and critics to learn what to make better in Radio Flare” explains Fares Kayali, one of the two founders of studio radiolaris. Martin Pichlmair adds: “We knew that we had got the game mechanics right but that the level design needed one more iteration. The game started out too easy and went too hard later on. We balanced it better in this release, made the difficulty curve smoother”

At this point we want to take the opportunity to thank all players, critics and reviewers for their valuable feedback. We received a lot of suggestions and have been working on improving your experience of the game. The result is a completely new experience of the game: More intensity, more action, more interactivity.

We are very pleased to let you know that Radio Flare is a finalist for Best Audio at the 2009 Independent Games Festival Mobile. We will present Radio Flare and Radio Flare Lite at the IGF mobile booth at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, March 23rd to 27th. Be sure to visit us, if you are there.

New in Radio Flare 1.1:
+ 2 completely new stages
+ Several new and challenging enemy types
+ Power-ups for greater gameplay variety and fun
+ Huge graphics update
+ All of the 20 achievements are unveiled
+ A cleaner, sleeker and fancier menu interface
+ Numerous bug fixes

Radio Flare is available at the App Store for $2.99 (€2.39)
Radio Flare Lite is available on the App Store for free.

Radio Flare App Store link

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=299937094&mt=8

Radio Flare Lite App Store link

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=305357269&mt=8

studio radiolaris – http://www.radiolaris.com
Radio Flare – http://www.radiolaris.com/radioflare
IGF Mobile 2009 competition – http://www.igfmobile.com/02finalists.html
Screenshots – http://radiolaris.com/radioflare/RadioFlare-Screenshots-Update1.1.zip
Gameplay Video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxw407Qwh8k

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 proud to announce that our update as well as the new Lite version of Radio Flare were accepted by the Apple App Store. Both are available in iTunes Stores worldwide.

Radio Flare Lite
This is the free version of Radio Flare. It is fully playable with highscore lists and two game modes featuring more than 50 enemy formations. Radio Flare Lite gives you an impression of the first two levels of the game.

Radio Flare Update
At the same time we would like to advertise that Radio Flare is getting its first major update. Version 1.1 of the acclaimed musical shooter game features new stages, power-ups, more enemy types, and much crisper graphics. We received a lot of suggestions and have been working on improving your experience of the game. The result is a completely new experience of the game: More intensity, more action, more interactivity. Thank you all for critique, acclaim and encouragement.

You can see one of the new enemies in the image below. It resembles a deadly flower that blooms when you target it.

Other new and updated features include:
+ 2 completely new stages
+ Several new and challenging enemy types
+ Power-ups for greater gameplay variety and fun
+ Huge graphics update
+ A cleaner yet fancier menu interface
+ Quit & Continue
+ Numerous bug fixes

Get Radio Flare
Get Radio Flare Lite

UPDATE 22/02: We just dropped the price of Radio Flare to $2.99 / €2.39. See our updated press release and news post for further info.

Vienna, Austria, 02/19/2008

Radio Flare: First major update + Radio Flare Lite

Studio radiolaris is proud to announce the availability of Radio Flare Lite in the Apple App Store. The game is a free version of the musical shooter game Radio Flare. It is fully playable with highscore lists and two game modes featuring more than 50 enemy formations. At the same time we would like to advertise that Radio Flare is getting its first major update. Version 1.1 of the acclaimed musical shooter game features new stages, power-ups, more enemy types, and much crisper graphics.

“We are a young studio committed to producing great quality games. We listened to the audience and critics to learn what to make better in Radio Flare” explains Fares Kayali, one of the two founders of studio radiolaris. Martin Pichlmair adds: “We knew that we had got the game mechanics right but that the level design needed one more iteration. The game started out too easy and went too hard later on. We balanced it better in this release, made the difficulty curve smoother”

At this point we want to take the opportunity to thank all players, critics and reviewers for their valuable feedback. We received a lot of suggestions and have been working on improving your experience of the game. The result is a completely new experience of the game: More intensity, more action, more interactivity.

We are very pleased to let you know that Radio Flare is a finalist for Best Audio at the 2009 Independent Games Festival Mobile. We will present Radio Flare and Radio Flare Lite at the IGF mobile booth at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, March 23rd to 27th. Be sure to visit us, if you are there.

New in Radio Flare 1.1:
+ 2 completely new stages
+ Several new and challenging enemy types
+ Power-ups for greater gameplay variety and fun
+ Huge graphics update
+ A cleaner yet fancier menu interface
+ Numerous bug fixes

Radio Flare is available at the App Store for $4.99 (€3.99)
Radio Flare Lite is available on the App Store for free.

Radio Flare App Store link -

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=299937094&mt=8

Radio Flare lite App Store link -

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=305357269&mt=8

studio radiolaris – http://www.radiolaris.com
Radio Flare – http://www.radiolaris.com/radioflare
IGF Mobile 2009 competition – http://www.igfmobile.com/02finalists.html
Screenshots – http://radiolaris.com/radioflare/RadioFlare-Screenshots-Update1.1.zip
Gameplay Video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxw407Qwh8k
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.