Hop Swap

Hop Swap is a puzzle platformer released on released on Google Play on November 23rd, 2016^[2] and the App Store on November 24th, 2016^[3]. Nitrome plans to release the game for Android on the Amazon App Store^[4] and browser^[4]. The player plays as a boy who has the ability to swap between two worlds.

Controls

Side swipe - Change the direction that the boy runs in

• Upwards swipe - Jump
• Downwards swipe - Ground pound downwards

Story

The game begins with an intro sequence showing the boy in his bed, sleeping. At this point, he has yellow skin, and wears blue jammies. He hears a noise outside his room, and then walks out into the living room, looking drowsy. He sees a glimmer of light on the floor, which then becomes a large portal. The boy, who looks shocked falls inside. At this point, he transforms into his in-game form, and continues falling until he lands on a platform. He gets up, looks around, and continues.

Gameplay

In the game, the boy will automatically run in the direction he is facing, and you have to swipe in order to make him go the opposite direction. The boy cannot stop running, however if you stand at a sign marked with a '!', he will automatically stop unless you swipe in any direction. The game has two dimensions stacked together; the upper one has a yellow sky and blue ground, while the lower one is vice versa. In order to transverse between dimensions, you must swipe downwards/upwards, and the boy will ground pound downwards and transverse. If there is terrain in between the dimensions, you can merely smash downwards/upwards, but this is effective in killing enemies more precisely, rather than just jumping on them.

Checkpoints

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In-app purchases

Enemies

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Butt stomp

Follows the player, can be killed by top.

Flying monsters

Flies stationary, bounces the player.

Stationary monsters

This enemy doesn't move, can be killed by top.

Hazards

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Eyed blades

This not moves kills the player in contact.

Moving blades

It moves slowly kills the player in contact.

Interactive objects

• Signs - Stops the player from moving.
• Teleporters - Teleports the player out of another teleporter.
• Springs - Bounces the player upwards.

Pick-ups

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Diamonds

Versions

Apple App Store release version

This version was released on November 24th, 2016, and is labelled Version 1. This was the game's initial release version.

Google Play update version 1

This version was released on November 23rd, 2016, and is labelled Version 41.

Google Play update version 2

This version was released on December 1st, 2016, and is labelled Version 42. The notes for the update mention that it fixes glitches.

Gem counter glitch update

This update was released for Google Play on December 8th, 2016, and on the Apple App Store on December 12th, 2016, and is labelled Version 43 on Google Play and Version 2 on the Apple App Store. This update fixes a glitch with the game's pause menu showing for some checkpoints less gems than collected.

Announcements

• November 24th, 2016 - Nitrome posts on Twitter that the game has been released on the Apple App Store and Google Play.
• December 7th, 2016 - Nitrome posts on Twitter that the game has been featured on the Apple App Store on the front page.

Development

During development, Hop Swap was released early on Google Play as an unfinished app. The game was present on Google Play on November 3rd, 2016^[5] but was later removed^[6]. The game became available again on November 4th^[7] and was present on the store on November 5th^[8] and 7th^[9], but was later removed on this day^[10]. The game was released on the Google Play store on November 23rd, 2016^[2], and on the Apple App Store on November 24th^[3].

Reception

On December 7th, 2016, the game was featured on the front page of the App Store^[11].

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