''Flip's Twisted World'' is a

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published by

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and developed by Frozen North Productions for the Wii. The game was released on October 19, 2010 to the USA market.

Gameplay

''Flip's Twisted World'' is a 3D puzzle platforming game in which the player is able to use the

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to rotate the angle of the world, creating new pathways, turning ceilings and walls into floors, and allowing the player to creatively move around on all available surfaces.

Plot

The story of the game follows the tale of a wizard's apprentice named Flip, who gets sucked into a distorted universe inside of a forbidden magic book. Flip, with the assistance of his cube companion Pivot, has to make his way through multiple worlds inside this universe and defeat a boss in each world to gain a Chapter Stone. Using the power of the Chapter Stones, Flip must defeat the evil, destructive mage Axel to save the universe and return home.

Development

Flip's Twisted World has been in development by Canadian developer Frozen North Productions since their inception in 2006.

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was the lead voice actor for Master Fulcrum and the game also featured Toronto actress Emily Schooley as the voice of Flip.IMDB listing
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/ref> In September 2010, they previewed the game for local children at nearby St. Cyril's Elementary School. The game was originally scheduled for release in January 2010.

Reception

''Flip's Twisted World'' received generally negative reviews, gaining aggregate scores of 48.44% and 47 on GameRankings and

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, respectively. In previews, the game's control scheme was lauded by Joystiq.com as enticing, and they and several other reviewers compared the controls to Nintendo's

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. However, the article also said that the platforming does not show much promise and controls are lacking, and that the game felt very linear and lacks content. In the end, they referred to the game as a "poor man's ''Super Mario Galaxy''". An article at

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noted that the rotating mechanics need more work, but admitted that the controls could become natural if fixed. Following its release, the game received a final score of 6.0/10 from

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magazine, citing a "lack of polish and poor enemy design".

Frozen North Productions

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, though it began in

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in the

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Accelerator Centre. Though Flip's Twisted World is only for the Wii, the studio is licensed to develop for all the major

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, as well as touch devices such as

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, TouchPCs, and the Apple hardware line. The company is now closed down.

References

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External links

Flip's Official Website
2010 video games Majesco Entertainment games Platform games Video games developed in Canada Video games scored by Tommy Tallarico Wii games Wii-only games