for the iPad
Copyright 2007, 2010 by Les Bird
About the iBots
The iBots live on a planet far away. A planet made up entirely of machines. During your space travels you've crash landed on their planet. The iBots aren't happy about it. After all, you are not a machine and are not compatible with their architecture. They see you as a virus. So they've assembled an army dedicated to hunting you down.
iBots aren't very smart. They can move in any direction but they don't know how to avoid obstacles very well. Also, they get angry pretty easily and when they do, they come straight at you ignoring everything in their path.
To survive, you need to trick them into running into the walls. On occasion a power-up will appear that will help you defeat the iBots. Hm... it appears that someone or something on the planet is trying to help you.
About the Game
iBots is a turn based game of strategy. You make a move, then the iBots will make a move, and the cycle continues until all of the iBots are dead or until they catch you. The iBots game supports Apple's Game Center for the iPad. There are 5 leaderboards and 30 achievements to acquire.
iBots was originally written for the 1st gen iPhone way back in 2007 when they first came out. It was programmed in Javascript as a web app and it's still playable using your Safari web browser here.
Features in V1.1 update:
- The game is over when the iBot army has been eliminated.
- After each turn a random number of new iBots will be manufactured and added to the iBot population.
- New artwork plus the ability to switch between skins (classic + new)
- Fix for saving the game properly on 3.2 devices
- New Game Center update notification icon - flashes while updating
- Added icon to bottom of screen showing Game Center authentication status
- New title screen
- New
game icon
Features in V1.2 update:
- Increased time before iBots suddenly get angry.
- Added message "bots are angry" when iBots show angry faces.
- Changed angry message to "bots are furious" when they start to charge.
- Bots only get angry if there are 3 or fewer still alive.
- Added message "find a safe place to hide" when bots show angry faces.
- Neutral bot color changed to blue until mad then they turn red.
- Shield added to player sprite when shield power-up is active.
- Fixed missing bomb pickup texture.
- Added pop-up dialog when you pickup a power-up explaining how to use them.
- Pulse 2x and 4x when points awarded.
- Cleaned up title screen.
Features in V1.3 update:
- New Christmas holiday theme skin
iPad Screenshot
Classic Mode:
Pop Art Mode:
Christmas holiday theme:
iBots was conceived, designed and coded for the iPad by Les Bird in 2010.
New artwork by Karen Sanok.
iBots uses the Cocos2D game engine for the iPhone and iPad.
December 3, 2010