Cut the Rope (video game)

Cut the Rope is a physics-based puzzle video game developed by ZeptoLab and published by Chillingo for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, web browsers, DSi and 3DS.

Cut the Rope
Developer(s)ZeptoLab
Publisher(s)Chillingo
SeriesCut the Rope
Platform(s)iOS
Android
Windows Phone
Browser
3DS
DSi
Release
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay
A level of Cut the Rope. The candy floats in a bubble, which can be popped with a touch or blown to the right with the blue bellows. The red button reverses the direction of gravity.

In each level, a candy hangs by one or several ropes which must be sliced with a swipe by using the screen.[1]

Release

Cut the Rope premiered on October 4, 2010 for iOS.[2] This was followed by a free version with fewer levels for each device, called Cut the Rope Free and Cut the Rope HD Free respectively.

The Android version was released in June 2011.[3] The DSiWare version was released September 22, 2011 for Europe and November 2011 for North America on Nintendo DS (DSi),[4] and August 22, 2013 for Nintendo 3DS users.[5]

In January 2012, a limited version of the game was published as a browser game for HTML5 browsers.[6] In January 2013, the BlackBerry version of Cut the Rope was released to BlackBerry World following the announcement of BlackBerry 10.[7]

Reception

Cut the Rope was received well by critics. The aggregator website Metacritic has a score of 93 out of 100 based on 14 reviews, a rating of "universal acclaim".[8] IGN has praised the game for having "the addictive qualities of Angry Birds – great puzzles, near-perfect use of touch controls, and cute personality".[11] GameSpot has described it as "fresh, challenging, gorgeous, and highly entertaining”.[10] Jon Mundy of Pocket Gamer was equally positive, calling it "bright, imaginative, and supremely polished".[17]

At the 11th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2010), Cut the Rope won in the "Best Handheld Game" category, beating such prominent contesters as Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and God of War: Ghost of Sparta, which debuted on PSP that year.[16] At WWDC 2011, Cut the Rope won an Apple Design Award for the iOS platform.[12] In March 2011, it won the 7th British Academy Video Games Awards in the "Handheld" category and a BaFTA Award, the first iOS game to do so.[18]

Nine days after its initial release, the game had been purchased one million times and rose to the top of the App Store's charts. According to Chillingo, this made it the fastest-selling iOS game to reach that number of sales.[19]

References
  1. Kuchera, Ben (October 11, 2010). "Cut the Rope on iOS combines physics, monsters, and candy". Ars Technica.
  2. McMillan, Graeme (October 5, 2012). "Would you watch a live-action TV show based on 'Cut The Rope'?". Digital Trends. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. Nelson, Randy (June 24, 2011). "Cut the Rope debuts on Android, free for one week". Engadget. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. "Cut the Rope landing on DSiWare this week for a whopping £4.50". Pocket Gamer.
  5. "Weekly download news". Nintendo of Europe GmbH.
  6. "Cut the Rope Hits the Web via Internet Explorer 9". Mashable. 2012-01-10.
  7. "BlackBerry shows off some of its 70,000 new third-party apps, including Skype, Rdio, Kindle, and Whatsapp". The Verge. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  8. "Cut the Rope iOS". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  9. Reed, Kristan (11 October 2010). "Mobile Games Roundup". Eurogamer. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  10. Reed, Chris (29 April 2011). "Cut the Rope Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  11. Buchanan, Levi (October 8, 2010). "Cut the Rope iPhone Review - The Next Angry Birds?". IGN. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  12. Apple Design Awards
  13. "Video Games Awards Winners in 2011". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  14. "Pocket Gamer Readers' Choice Awards 2012". pocketgamer.co.uk.
  15. "Cut the Rope". webbyawards.com.
  16. "Game Developers Choice Awards". gamechoiceawards.com.
  17. Jon Mundy (2010-10-06). "Cut the Rope Review". PocketGamer.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  18. "Cut the Rope Makes History". IGN. Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  19. Benedetti, Winda. "Superb 'Cut the Rope' game ties up iPhone/iPad charts".
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