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New Jeff Minter Game Mocks Scientology, Panders to Bronies
Article by James Cottee - Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:35pm - 0 Comments
Eccentric British programmer Jeff Minter has unveiled his third game for iOS: a remake of his 8-bit classic Deflex.


Hubbard is watching.
The retro gameplay of this ball-deflecting puzzler has been buttressed by trip-tactular graphics and global leader-boards, and the visual stylings have been informed by two of Minter's obsessions: Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, and adult male My Little Pony fans, or 'bronies'. The player's ball will start to trail spectral Hubbard faces once a certain multiplier is reached, and much of the games imagery appears to be heavily influenced by the children's cartoon My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Deflex is a game that is pretty chilled and relaxing - there isn't even a "Game Over". You can play any level you've unlocked at any time, and the unlocking itself is designed not to be arduous. Levels unlock in chunks of 4 at a time, and the next chunk will open up when 3 out of the 4 previous have been completed; so even if one level has you stumped it needn't block progress through the game.

The nooding piano music and the gently pulsing backgrounds make for a nice relaxing time, and the very nature of the game - lots of individual levels each with their own score tables and which can be played in any sequence at any time - lends itself to being dipped into for a quick go every now and again. No need for huge marathon sessions in order to get a high score (although an aggregate high score for the whole game is used on the Overall leader board).
In other words, it's another instant classic from Llamasoft.

More details at Minter's Livejournal.

In related news, both Gridrunner Revolution and Space Giraffe are currently on special via Steam.


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