Happy Black Friday!

Still waiting for the first update. The good news is that we're already working on the second update! More news on this to come!

Hook Champ Roundup 4 and Update 1 News

More reviews!

AppSmile: 4 out of 5.
The Appera calls us an "App store classic", and those are totally their italics.
NoDPad recently gave us their Game of the Month honors.
AppVee gave us a 5/5 and has a gameplay video up.
Gaygamer gives us a 10/10.

We had to delay the submission of Hook Champ for about a week. Why? To cram two more huge features into the first update. We're totally done now, we swear. The update will be played by everyone as soon as Apple approves it.

The two extra features:
- OpenFeint Challenges now let you *race against the challenger's ghost*. Their ghost replays all their moves. Beat their ghost and you'll also beat their time!
- Whenever you replay a level, it will play the ghost of your best time for you. Beat your own ghost and you'll be looking at a new personal best time!

We'll take a short break and then get to work on update 2. Update 2 is going to be a little smaller than update 1. It will also be much less secretive. We'll be posting features and screenshots as we work on it.

Hook Champ First Update TouchArcade Exclusive

That's kind of a long title.

See a bunch of info about new major features in the first update for Hook Champ right here, on TouchArcade. They also have a video of the new character, levels, and some hats!

We're on track to submit this massive update on the weekend. The update should get to the hands of the players before November's over with.

Hook Champ Roundup 3

"I can’t recommend this retro style platformer enough, especially at this price. It’s the first game I’ve reviewed here that I think is a must buy. This game should definitely be in the top 100 games in the App Store."

-- 148Apps.com Review

"Video game characters love grappling hooks, and we love to help them swing around with them."

-- JayisGames.com Mobile Mondays

"Hook Champ for the iPhone and iPod Touch is a platform game in a league of its own."

-- Game Itch Review

"The equipment upgrade system is particularly excellent—it significantly adds to the game’s replayability, as you can return to previously defeated levels, and explore different paths in the hopes of getting new treasures, or finding faster travel routes."

-- ArtoftheiPhone.com Review

"With excellent old school pixel graphics, killer retro music, and perfectly tuned controls, Hook Champ came into the ring swinging and earned its title as the new world champion grappling platformer."

-- TheCurrentGamer.com Review

The Current Gamer also made Hook Champ their Game of the Month!

We're ranking on AppClassics.com. Not bad!

As a bonus, enjoy some Hook Champ Tips.