Swing Racers

Short description: 2015 video game

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Swing Racers

Developer(s)| Morepork Games
Publisher(s)| Morepork Games
Engine| Unreal Engine 3
Platform(s)| iOS
Release| App Store

* WW: June 17, 2015

Genre(s)| Racing
Mode(s)| Single-player

Swing Racers is a 3D racing video game developed and published by Morepork Games.[1] It was released on June 17, 2015, for iOS and is available worldwide on the iOS App Store.[2] Upon release, the game was included in the App Store's "Best New Games" list.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Gameplay
* 2 Reception
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Gameplay

Swing Racers uses touch-screen-centric controls, where the player must hold the screen in order to "pull" their car around various household environments with a rubber band. Various pickups can be used to dispatch opponents. Additional cars and rubber bands can be unlocked, which alter the speed and handling for the player.[4]

## Reception

Swing Racers, according to the developer website, reached number 1 Racing Game on the iOS App Store in 39 countries, including UK, Australia, France, Germany, Italy and Japan.[4] Swing Racers received a score of 4/5 from AppleNApps, who write "Swing Racers is an all new way to race that is easy to recommend".[5] AppGemeinde also scored the game 4/5.[6] Both praised the game's innovative controls while stating that it could do with more tracks. The game received significant publicity in New Zealand, with articles on Stuff.co.nz and The New Zealand Herald website.[7][8]

## References

1. ↑ "Morepork Games about page". http://www.moreporkgames.com/about. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
2. ↑ "Swing Racers on the App Store". https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/swing-racers/id925659640?ls=1&mt=8. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
3. ↑ "Swing Racers Featured on the App Store". http://www.moreporkgames.com/index/2015/6/18/swing-racers-featured-on-the-app-store. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Swing Racers information page". http://www.moreporkgames.com/swingracers/. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
5. ↑ "Swing Racers – Burning Rubber, And Your Fingers On iOS". http://applenapps.com/review/swing-racers-burning-rubber-and-your-fingers-on-ios. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
6. ↑ "Swing Racers – Micro Machines wie am Schnürchen". June 18, 2015. http://www.appgemeinde.de/2015/06/test-swing-racers-ios-33931. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
7. ↑ "Kiwi Morepork Games Swing Racers takes off on the App Store". June 23, 2015. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/games/69622735/Kiwi-Morepork-Games-Swing-Racers-takes-off-on-the-App-Store. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
8. ↑ "Carterton app leaves game rivals in dust". http://m.nzherald.co.nz/wairarapa-times-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503414&objectid=11470800. Retrieved July 13, 2015.

## External links

* Official website
* Swing Racers at Metacritic

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