A Ride into the Mountains is a 2013 action game developed and published by Sunhead Games. It was released for iOS and Android on July 23, 2013. The game was met with a mostly positive reception.
A Ride into the Mountains | |
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Developer(s) | Sunhead Games |
Publisher(s) | Sunhead Games |
Designer(s) | Lee Kuo-Chen |
Composer(s) | Otomata |
Platform(s) | iOS, Android, Ouya |
Release | July 23, 2013 |
Genre(s) | Action |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
The player controls an archer named Zu, who rides a horse through the mountains. To attack incoming enemies, the player must shoot arrows. [1]
The player controls a man named Zu. [2]
The game was developed by Taiwanese studio Sunhead Games, a two-person team composed of Lee Kuo and Chia-Yu Chen. [3] The pair combined their ideas; Lee-Kuo was inspired by artistic games, while Chia-Yu prefers action. [3]
A Ride into the Mountains was released on the App Store on July 23, 2013. [4]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 80/100 [5] |
Publication | Score |
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CNET Gamecenter | 8.1/10 [6] |
Gamezebo | 100/100 [7] |
MacLife | 4.5/5 [8] |
Pocket Gamer | 3.5/5 [9] |
TouchArcade | 4.5/5 [10] |
AppSpy | Average [11] |
The game has a "generally favorable" rating on Metacritic. [5] The game was praised. [7] [11] [9] [10] [6] [8]
A Ride into the Mountains was considered to be one of the best Ouya games by Gamezebo . [12]
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