Fenix Rage

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Fenix Rage
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Developer(s) Green Lava Studios
Publisher(s) Reverb Triple XP
Engine GameMaker
Platform(s)
ReleaseWindows
September 24, 2014
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
June 8, 2016
Genre(s) Platform
Mode(s) Single-player

Fenix Rage is a platform video game developed by the Costa Rican developer Green Lava Studios. The gameplay has been compared to a cross between Super Meat Boy and Flappy Bird . Its developers were inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog and the 90s cartoon SWAT Kats . The game was released in September 24, 2014 on Microsoft Windows. The title was rebranded as Fenix Furia for its release in 2016 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms, with the announced PlayStation Vita version being cancelled.

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Gameplay

The player-character, Fenix, pursues an evil creature after it freezes and destroys his town. Fenix can jump infinitely as well as dash. There are 200 levels, and the game has no tutorial. [1] The player jumps around each level to reach a blue door. [2] Each level has an optional cookie hidden in a difficult to access area. Players who collect them receive out-of-game recipes for new cookies. [1] Players must restart the entire level upon dying, [2] though respawns are fast. [3]

Development

Fenix Rage was made by Green Lava Studios, a three-person team from Costa Rica: CEO and programmer Eduardo Ramirez, [1] Diego Vasquez, and Jose Mora. [4] The gameplay is inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog and its art direction is influenced by 90s cartoon SWAT Kats [1] and the Hellboy comics by Mike Mignola. [4] Ramirez has said that they want players "to recapture the feeling of discovery". [1] They debuted a "simple" prototype of the game on Google Play "a couple of years" before its late May 2014 announcement for the PlayStation 4. [4] The game made its first public demo at PAX East 2014, where the team received positive feedback about the controls. [4] Fenix Rage was released in September 24, 2014 for Windows. [5] It was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One under the title Fenix Furia on June 8, 2016. [2] [6] [7] The PlayStation Vita version was cancelled. [8]

Reception

Video game journalists compared the game to a cross between Super Meat Boy and Flappy Bird . [1] [2] IGN wrote that dying often was what made the game fun. [2] Hardcore Gamer said the game is "a worthy entry into an unfortunately short line of hardcore and enjoyable platformers, with great aesthetics and music backed by solid mechanics." [9]

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