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2011 · Puzzle

Contre Jour

Contre Jour is a physics-based puzzle game based on guiding the blob-like character Petit through different levels. Instead of controlling the character directly, the player can only manipulate the environment to move the character and bring it to the destination.

Released
24 August 2011
Platforms
AndroidBlackBerry OSBrowserWindowsiOS
Genres
Puzzle
Developers
—
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Fantasy
Country
Ukraine
Age ratings
ESRB E
Composers
David Ari Leon

About

Contre Jour is a physics-based puzzle video game for web browsers, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Android, iOS and Symbian. It was developed in 2011 by Ukrainian developer Mokus and published by Electronic Arts through its label Chillingo. The art for the game Contre Jour was created by artist Mihai Tymoshenko. The soundtrack for Contre Jour was composed by David Ari Leon. The game focuses upon a little blob named Petit, a reference to Le Petit Prince, whose means of locomotion is to be manoeuvered around by manipulating his environment through the various areas of the game using the touch screen.

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Development

On 3 November 2011 Contre Jour for iOS was made available through the App Store. A native (HD) version for the iPad was released on the same day. This was followed by the release of a free version with fewer levels for each device on the next day, called Contre Jour Lite. The game won Best Mobile Game of E3 in 2011 by GamePro and reached #1 on App Store sales charts

The art of Contre Jour was created by artist Mihai Tymoshenko. The first concept art sketches for the game were done in two hours. The main character was inspired by the yin-yang. The black character appears in chapters 1–3, the white (blue) one in chapters 2 and 4.

Reception

Reviews of Contre Jour were very positive for both the game and the music, among both critics and the game's audience. Blake Sabatinelli of ABC Action News called the game a masterpiece of mobile gaming, saying, "the game is so well designed that it almost feels like you're playing a piece of art," and David Carnoy from CBS News said the game, "has spectacular art design and music, along with creative imagination." In December 2011, Contre Jour HD received the "iPad Game of the Year" award by Apple in their annual "iTunes Rewind." Also in December 2011, Contre Jour was named the "Best Physics" iOS game of the year in Touchgen's Editor's Choice Awards.

In March 2012, the game won an Appy Award for "Best Puzzle Game." Also in March 2012, Contre Jour was honored at the International Mobile Game Awards (IMGA) in Barcelona, Spain with the "Jury's Honorable Mention" prize. ". In September 2012, the game won "Xbox Live Game of the Week".

Awards

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
iOS24 August 2011Worldwide
Windows5 September 2012Worldwide · Worldwide 9 October 2012
Browser9 October 2012Worldwide
Android11 December 2012Worldwide
BlackBerry OS19 September 2013Worldwide

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