Badland (video game)

This article is about the 2013 game. For the 1984 western shooter laserdisc video game by Konami, see Badlands (1984 video game). For the 1989 racing game by Midway, see Badlands (video game).

2013 mobile video game

2013 video game

Badland

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Developer(s)| Frogmind Games
Publisher(s)| Frogmind Games
Series| Badland
Engine|

* Cocos2d

Platform(s)| Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8, BlackBerry 10, Kindle Fire
Release|

4 April 2013

* iOS

* WW: 4 April 2013

* Android

* WW: 29 November 2013

* Windows Phone

* WW: 3 June 2014

* BlackBerry 10

* WW: 18 February 2015

* PS3, PS4, PS Vita

* NA: 26 May 2015
* EU: 28 May 2015

* Windows, OS X, Linux

* WW: 28 May 2015

* Xbox One

* WW: 29 May 2015

* Wii U

* WW: 30 July 2015

* Nintendo Switch

* WW: 06 August 2021

Genre(s)| Adventure
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer

Badland (stylized BADLAND) is a mobile video game developed by Frogmind Games and first released on the iOS and Android platforms in 2013.[1] It was released on Windows Phone 8 in June 2014.[2] There is also a Game of the Year Edition that was released in May 2015 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U and Steam for Linux, Microsoft Windows and OS X,[3] and in August 2021 for Nintendo Switch.[4]

In December 2015, its sequel Badland 2 was released on iOS and Android.[5] For the same platforms, a real-time strategy spin-off, Badland Brawl, was released in September 2018, where gameplay is a mash-up between Angry Birds and Clash Royale.

## Gameplay[edit]

The player flies around a little black creature called a Clone through the woods of the game. Beginning in Day I, the game progresses through four stages which consist of Dawn, Noon, Dusk, and Night, each with a separate color scheme and new theme of traps. As the player goes through Day I, egg-shaped machines begin to come out of the water of the background. Heading into the night, the machines begin to turn on and the game becomes harder as the machines become part of the dangers of the forest. Eventually, the character succeeds in disabling the machines and the machines become dormant once again until Day II begins it all over. Most of Day II is similar in plot structure, but smaller octopus-like machines begin to make themselves known and the animals in the forest begin to disappear. The last level includes saving a rabbit that was hanging by its foot and eventually coming to fly in front of a giant eye of one of the machines, leaving a cliffhanger into possible future updates. Also included in the game are possible in-app purchases that continue the story with some of Clony's friends, including ones nicknamed Snorf and Fury, featured in their own level packs.

## Development[edit]

Badland was created by Finland-based Frogmind Games. In early 2014, level pack Doomsday was released, featuring Fury and his escape from the machine infested woods. Also included is the Daydream level pack in which Snorf escapes, finding the magic of the forest makes the woods not all as it seems to be. In 2015 a new multiplayer feature was released which allowed up to 4 players to play at the same time. Another new feature, "Level World" was introduced, in which players could make their own levels and release it in the "Level World" for other players to explore.

## Reception[edit]

Reception

Aggregate scoreAggregator| Score

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Metacritic| iOS: 85/100[6]
PS4: 76/100[7]
PC: 79/100[8]
XONE: 69/100[9]
WIIU: 80/100[10]
Review scorePublication| Score

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TouchArcade| iOS: [11]

The game won Apple Inc.'s 2013 iPad Game of the Year award.[12] It also won the Grand Prix award in the 10th annual International Mobile Gaming Awards.[13] The game has a Metacritic score of 85/100 based on 20 critic reviews.[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Webster, Andrew (29 November 2013). "Twisted iOS hit 'Badland' now on Android". The Verge. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
2. ^ Litchfield, Steve (4 June 2014). "BADLAND arrives on Windows Phone - rolling, flapping(!) and jumping fun". All About Windows Phone. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
3. ^ Vikki Blake (30 January 2015). "Badland: GotY Edition Coming In Spring 2015". IGN. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
4. ^ QubicGames (30 July 2021). "BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition - Official Gameplay Trailer - Nintendo Switch". YouTube. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
5. ^ "Badland 2 gets a surprise release on iOS". Phonearena.com. Phonearena. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
6. ^ a b "BADLAND for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
7. ^ "BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
8. ^ "BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
9. ^ "BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
10. ^ "BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition for Wii U Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
11. ^ Leray, Joseph (12 April 2013). "'Badland' Review – A Stylish, Physics-based Adventure". TouchArcade. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
12. ^ Kubba, Sinan (17 December 2013). "Ridiculous Fishing, Badland win App Store's Best of 2013 awards". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
13. ^ Priestman, Chris (21 March 2014). "Badland wins the Grand Prix award at this year's IMGAs". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 4 April 2014.

## Further reading[edit]

* Badland reviewed on Android Apps Zone

## External links[edit]

* Badland official website
* Badland Online Web Version Archived 19 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine

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