Turn N Run debuts for WP7, doesn't run well on WP8 (for now)

As we exclusively revealed over the weekend, this week'south Xbox Windows Phone release is Turn N Run, from Russian developer MaxNick (makers of Spider Jack) and Chillingo/EA. The lighthearted puzzle game is now available on the Windows Phone Shop. Plough N Run plays neat and definitely has piece of cake Achievements, only Windows Phone 8 gamers will have to look to enjoy it...

Turn N Run is a puzzle game that combines the camera rotation mechanics of XBLA hit Fez with the laid-dorsum puzzles and cuboid environments of ilomilo. The game is played from a 2D side-view perspective. Just swiping anywhere on-screen allows you to rotate the camera at volition. Yous can peer above and below the level to get an idea of its layout, merely the main utilise of swiping is to brand new pathways open to the alien. While one 2d perspective may be filled with gaps, rotating the view xc degrees reveals a solid path for him to accept.

While you tin't die inTurn N Run, the game does increment in complexity as yous progress through its threescore levels. The challenge comes not simply from reaching the rocket which acts as each level's go out, merely also in collecting all of a phase'southward crystals. You'll need them to unlock new planets, and also Achievements! Every bit predicted though, Turn N Run is adequately easy overall and you lot can get the full 200 GamerScore in iii-iv hours, which should delight hungry Achievement hunters.

Non ready for 920 and family

And now for some bad news: Plow N Run is not fully Windows Phone 8 compatible. You lot tin can purchase it on any device, but it will crash on the Nokia Lumia 810, 820, 822 and 920 handsets. A reader tells the states it runs fine on the HTC 8X, but nosotros haven't tried this ourselves. MaxNick is already in the process of developing a WP8 compatibility update for the game. The developer estimates the update should take about a calendar month to clear certification. One time it passes, Turn N Run will work fine on WP7 and WP8 devices.

Microsoft'due south decision to permit the publishing of a WP7-specific game (which yesterday's Spy Mouse and Fiddling Pursuit may well be too) is curious considering at present at to the lowest degree 22 Xbox Windows Phone games that are incompatible with WP8 take been delisted from the WP Shop in about regions. Even Big Cadet Hunter Pro got pulled only a week after its release for just that reason. Hopefully Turn N Run doesn't share the same fate. I see no reason that WP7-only games tin't exist on the Store. After all, there volition be plenty of WP8-exclusive games equally fourth dimension rolls on.

Cost wars

We originally reported that Plough North Run would cost only a dollar, in keeping with its simplistic visuals and casual gameplay. Unfortunately, the game has launched at $2.99 instead of a dollar. The developer fully intended to sell it at 99 cents, so something has gone awry. Chillingo, Plough N Run's publisher may have opted for a higher price at the last minute, or maybe someone on Microsoft's end made a mistake. MaxNick is already investigating the discrepancy and will report their findings dorsum to us shortly.

College price or not, Turn N Run is notwithstanding a pleasant footling game full of deliciously piece of cake Achievements. Windows Phone 7 users, grab it here on the Windows Phone Store.

Update: As it turns out, the pricing error came from Microsoft's end. The game should revert to 99 cents within the side by side twenty-four hours or so. Hold tight, gamers!

Update 2: Plough N Run now costs 99 cents as intended. Sweetness!

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