Crayon Physics Deluxe for iPhone

Crayon Physics Deluxe (App Store) is an iPod Touch/iPhone 2.0 game highly similar to Touch Physics (App Store) in that you must move a ball to the goal (represented by the star on the right) by drawing various things on the screen. For instance, to move a ball across a gap, you would simply draw a line with your finger over the gap.

The game has 50 levels, and it includes a level editor so that you can make your own levels to increase replay value. You can play straight through the levels, or use the level chooser to jump around and play any levels (useful if you get stuck on a particular level). The music is calming and the graphics are good, but the levels initially draw very slowly.

Some of the App Store reviews complain about not being able to draw and having to reboot the device. In my testing, I never had to reboot, but I noticed one obvious bug: sometimes when the ball moves, it doesn't move on my drawn lines; instead, it "floats" about 3 mm above or below the line which can then cause the ball to never reach the goal.

Crayon Physics Deluxe is available for $4.99 US, but you may want to spend $.99 for Touch Physics first to see if these physics-style games are your cup of tea.

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Source: http://www.dothehudson.net/en/app/crayon-physics/

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dugnsand

I find the level editor impossible to use. Everything you create simply falls below the level of the screen. This "feature" either needs a manual or an update.

January 20 2009 at 10:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ian

In fairness, I'd say it's more like touch physics is highly similar to Crayon Physics. Crayon Physics Deluxe won the Independent Game Festival grand prize last February. So far as I can tell, touch physics is greatly simplified.

January 19 2009 at 11:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

vandil

I've been playing this since v1.01 came out last week. It's the original and best drawing/physics game. Accept no substitutes.

Super cheat to beat just about any level:

When the ball starts lower than the star, simply draw two small circles (rotation joints) on the platform under the ball, and then draw a triangular (or amorphous) polygon that forms a ramp to the platform with the star and make sure the line goes through the two rotation joints. You've now created a gravity-defying shaped that's anchored in place.

Now to bring the ball up the slope, simply draw triangles behind the ball, stacking them ontop of another or even drawing them right over existing ones. Each triangle will pop the ball forward and up the ramp.

Modify this tactic for other ball/star placements.

January 19 2009 at 5:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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vandil

I also forgot to mention that the soundtrack is freely available as a free download at the developer's site:

http://www.kloonigames.com/blog/crayonphysics/day-2-music-of-crayon-physics-deluxe

January 19 2009 at 5:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Johnny

Another game kinda like it is Trace.

January 19 2009 at 2:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Matias Singers

seems alot like touchPhysics, kindda the same game.

January 19 2009 at 2:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Xoviet chiK

These games are both based around a proof-of-concept game created in 2007 called "Crayon Physics." Oddly enough, the same guy behind Crayon Physics developed the fully realized version you see in the article.

http://www.kloonigames.com/blog/games/crayon

January 19 2009 at 2:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Xoviet chiK

You could spend $.99 to figure out if it's your cup of tea, or you could let Magic Pen decide that for free.

http://www.bubblebox.com/play/puzzle/975.htm

Crayon Physics Deluxe is also supposed to come out on OS X eventually too.

January 19 2009 at 2:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply