GDC: Hands on with games from EA Mobile and Chillingo

05.03.2011

The questions range from easy to tricky, and supposedly get harder the higher you go (I didn't notice much of a difference, but perhaps I didn't get high enough).

Players get one "lifeline," which is actually just a "life." I'm not sure why it's called a lifeline, or why players are allowed to choose whether they want to use it (if you don't use it...you die), but perhaps Chillingo will introduce more functionality before the game is officially released.

At the moment Quiz Climber is still in alpha build, and it looks the part--there are no options, there's no way to choose a categories of questions (though Chillingo hinted that this may be a feature, later), and you only have one life before you fail. Still, it's a cute take on the quiz game, and with some work it could be a hit. Quiz Climber is coming in April.

Storm in a Teacup is a whimsical platform game that's reminiscent of retro games like Super Mario.