The first thing that strikes you about Eggs in Space is the bold and original visuals that come from the mind of expert animator and director Andy Cooper. The 2D characters are reminiscent of Parappa the Rapper, the environment and gameplay feeling like you are inside a 3D Space Invaders. Playing Eggs in Space is like watching Easter eggs getting hurled at you in zero-gravity through a kaleidoscope.
Each egg has its own personality, which is helped by the superb sound effects from musician Chris Barker. His soundtrack is a superb take on B movie sci-fi music, it's laden with eerie synths and theremins that float above the modern, slow-burning house-tinged beats and wobbly bass-lines. This is one app that you should dig out the headphones for.
Eggs in Space was made within the Unity Pro software development suite - an excellent tool for creating games on any platform. With this being The Lonely Bee's first real experience at creating a game we approached things slightly differently, which we believe has benefited rather than hampered our first release.
The Lonely Bee's lead developer John Keefe explains, "We wanted our app to have its own signature style, so we created a 3D environment in which we placed our vivid 2D characters. Making an unusual game wasn't the most straightforward approach to our first release, but we believed it focused us into making a better and more original product."
Eggs in Space will retail in the Apple App Store from mid-September for only $1 (59p).