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| title =
| title = Badland
| image = File:Badland video game logo.jpg
| image = Badland video game logo.jpg
| caption = App icon on [[itunes]]
| caption = [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] icon
| developer = Frogmind
| developer = Frogmind
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| publisher = Frogmind<br>Untold Tales (Switch)
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[OS X]], [[Linux]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Wii U]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Windows Phone 8]], [[BlackBerry 10]], [[Kindle Fire]]
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| '''Android'''{{Video game release|WW|29 November 2013}}
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| '''Windows Phone'''{{Video game release|WW|3 June 2014}}
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| '''Windows''', '''OS X''', '''Linux'''{{Video game release|WW|28 May 2015}}
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| '''Xbox One'''{{Video game release|WW|29 May 2015}}
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| '''Nintendo Switch'''{{Video game release|WW|6 August 2021}}
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| genre = [[Adventure game|Adventure]]
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'''''Badland''''' (stylized '''''BADLAND''''') is a [[mobile video game]] developed by Frogmind Games and released on the [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] platforms.<ref>{{cite news|title=Twisted iOS hit 'Badland' now on Android|url=http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/29/5157782/badland-now-on-android|first=Andrew|last=Webster|date=Nov 29, 2013|work=[[The Verge]]|accessdate=Apr 4, 2014}}</ref> It was released on [[Windows Phone 8]] in June 2014. <ref>{{cite news|title=BADLAND arrives on Windows Phone - rolling, flapping(!) and jumping fun|url=http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/flow/item/19830_BADLAND_arrives_on_Windows_Pho.php|first=Steve|last=Litchfield|date=Jun 4, 2014|work=[[All About Windows Phone]]|accessdate=Jun 6, 2014}}</ref>
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'''''Badland''''' (stylized '''''BADLAND''''') is a [[video game]] developed and published by Frogmind (now HypeHype). It was first released on [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Twisted iOS hit 'Badland' now on Android|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/11/29/5157782/badland-now-on-android|first=Andrew|last=Webster|date=29 Nov 2013|work=[[The Verge]]|accessdate=4 April 2014}}</ref> It was released on [[Windows Phone 8]] in June 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=BADLAND arrives on Windows Phone - rolling, flapping(!) and jumping fun|url=http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/flow/item/19830_BADLAND_arrives_on_Windows_Pho.php|first=Steve|last=Litchfield|date=4 Jun 2014|work=[[All About Windows Phone]]|accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref> There is also a ''Game of the Year Edition'' that was released in May 2015 for [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[Xbox One]], [[Wii U]] and [[Steam (service)|Steam]] for [[Linux]], [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[OS X]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ap.ign.com/badland-game-of-the-year-edition-mac/86150/news/badland-goty-edition-coming-in-spring-2015|title=Badland: GotY Edition Coming In Spring 2015|author=Vikki Blake|work=[[IGN]]|date=30 January 2015|accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref> and in August 2021 for [[Nintendo Switch]] by Untold Tales.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL5I6p7Do6U|title=BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition - Official Gameplay Trailer - Nintendo Switch|author=QubicGames|work=[[YouTube]]|date=30 July 2021|accessdate=30 July 2021}}</ref>


In December 2015, its sequel ''[[Badland 2]]'' was released on [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Badland 2 gets a surprise release on iOS|url=http://www.phonearena.com/news/Badland-2-gets-a-surprise-release-on-iOS_id76792|website=Phonearena.com|publisher=Phonearena|date=18 December 2015|accessdate=19 December 2015}}</ref> For the same platforms, a [[real-time strategy]] spin-off, ''Badland Brawl'', was released in September 2018, where gameplay is a mash-up between ''[[Angry Birds (franchise)|Angry Birds]]'' and ''[[Clash Royale]]''. A multiplayer party game spin-off, ''Badland Party'' was released in May 2022 on iOS, macOS and tvOS through [[Apple Arcade]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dellosa |first=Catherine |date=2022-05-09 |title=Badland Party launches on Apple Arcade with online and local multiplayer modes |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/badland-party/apple-arcade-with-online-local-multiplayer/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=www.pocketgamer.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Plot ==


==Gameplay==
The player starts off as one of the creatures in a mysterious forest, where at first, everything seems normal, but there is something wrong about it.
The player controls a little black creature called a Clony (The plural is Clonies and groups of them are called Clones) through the woods of the game. Beginning in Day I, the game progresses through four stages which consist of Dawn, Noon, Dusk, and Night, each with a separate color scheme and new theme of traps. As the player goes through Day I, egg-shaped machines begin to come out of the water of the background. Heading into the night, the machines begin to turn on and the game becomes harder as the machines become part of the dangers of the forest. Eventually, the character succeeds in disabling the machines and the machines become dormant once again until Day II begins it all over. Most of Day II is similar in plot structure, but smaller octopus-like machines begin to make themselves known and the animals in the forest begin to disappear. The last level includes saving a rabbit that was hanging by its foot and eventually coming to fly in front of a giant eye of one of the machines, leaving a cliffhanger into possible future updates.
Towards the end of Day 1-Dawn, a mysterious machine appears, which when lighted up kills all the creatures shown on the screen. With that, the game progresses onto noon.
Also included in the game are possible in-app purchases that continue the story with some of Clony's friends, including ones nicknamed Snorf and Fury, featured in their own level packs.
Then, at the end of Day 1-Noon, the machine appears again, at the break of dusk. This time, the light is more powerful.

At the end of Day 1-Dusk, an egg-looking object appears, with three small lights, which when the main character passes by, switch on by itself.
== Development ==
Then, at the end of Day 1-Night, the forest suddenly turns red, and the main character is sucked into a huge red portal, similar to the portal at the start of the game. After this, the machine appears again, this time made more evil by the red background.
''Badland'' was created by Finland-based Frogmind Games. In early 2014, level pack Doomsday was released, featuring Fury and his escape from the machine infested woods. Also included is the Daydream level pack in which Snorf escapes, finding the magic of the forest makes the woods not all as it seems to be. In 2015 a new multiplayer feature was released which allowed up to 4 players to play at the same time. Another new feature, "Level World" was introduced, in which players could make their own levels and release it in the "Level World" for other players to explore.


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
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The game won [[Apple Inc.]]'s 2013 iPad Game of the Year award.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ridiculous Fishing, Badland win App Store's Best of 2013 awards|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2013/12/17/ridiculous-fishing-badland-win-app-stores-best-of-2013-awards/|first=Sinan|last=Kubba|date=Dec 17, 2013|work=[[Joystiq]]|accessdate=Apr 4, 2014}}</ref> It also won the Grand Prix award in the 9th annual International Mobile Gaming Awards.<ref>{{cite news|title=Badland wins the Grand Prix award at this year's IMGAs|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Android/Badland/news.asp?c=58393|first=Chris|last=Priestman|date=Mar 21, 2014|work=Pocket Gamer|accessdate=Apr 4, 2014}}</ref>
| MC = iOS: 85/100<ref name="MC_iOS">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/badland/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |title=BADLAND for iPhone/iPad Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=26 March 2019}}</ref><br />PS4: 76/100<ref name="MC_PS4">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/badland/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition for PlayStation 4 Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=26 March 2019}}</ref><br />PC: 79/100<ref name="MC_PC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/badland/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition for PC Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=26 March 2019}}</ref><br />XONE: 69/100<ref name="MC_XONE">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/badland/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition for Xbox One Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=26 March 2019}}</ref><br />WIIU: 80/100<ref name="MC_WIIU">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/badland/critic-reviews/?platform=wii-u |title=BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition for Wii U Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=26 March 2019}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[TouchArcade]]''
| rev1Score = iOS: {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://toucharcade.com/2013/04/12/badland-review/ |title='Badland' Review – A Stylish, Physics-based Adventure |last=Leray |first=Joseph |date=12 April 2013 |website=[[TouchArcade]] |accessdate=26 March 2019}}</ref>
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The game won [[Apple Inc.]]'s 2013 iPad Game of the Year award.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ridiculous Fishing, Badland win App Store's Best of 2013 awards|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2013/12/17/ridiculous-fishing-badland-win-app-stores-best-of-2013-awards/|first=Sinan|last=Kubba|date=17 Dec 2013|work=[[Joystiq]]|accessdate=4 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407083950/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/12/17/ridiculous-fishing-badland-win-app-stores-best-of-2013-awards/|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It also won the Grand Prix award in the 10th annual International Mobile Gaming Awards.<ref>{{cite news|title=Badland wins the Grand Prix award at this year's IMGAs|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Android/Badland/news.asp?c=58393|first=Chris|last=Priestman|date=21 Mar 2014|work=Pocket Gamer|accessdate=4 April 2014}}</ref> The game has a [[Metacritic]] score of 85/100 based on 20 critic reviews.<ref name="MC_iOS" />
The game has a Metacritic score of 85% based on 20 critic reviews.<ref>http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/badland</ref>


== References ==
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== Further reading ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170101033206/http://www.androidapps.zone/2015/08/badland.html Badland reviewed on Android Apps Zone]


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.badlandgame.com/ ''Badland'' official website]
*[http://www.badlandgame.com/ ''Badland'' official website]
*[http://www.ozogames.com/badland.html ''Badland Online'' Web Version] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419201051/http://www.ozogames.com/badland.html |date=19 April 2017 }}


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Revision as of 05:28, 16 June 2024

This article is about the 2013 game. For the 1984 western shooter laserdisc video game by Konami, see Badlands (1984 video game). For the 1989 racing game by Midway, see Badlands (video game).

Badland
App Store icon
Developer(s)Frogmind
Publisher(s)Frogmind
Untold Tales (Switch)
Engine
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8, BlackBerry 10, Kindle Fire
Release
4 April 2013
  • iOS
    • WW: 4 April 2013
  • Android
    • WW: 29 November 2013
  • Windows Phone
    • WW: 3 June 2014
  • BlackBerry 10
    • WW: 18 February 2015
  • PS3, PS4, PS Vita
    • NA: 26 May 2015
    • EU: 28 May 2015
  • Windows, OS X, Linux
    • WW: 28 May 2015
  • Xbox One
    • WW: 29 May 2015
  • Wii U
    • WW: 30 July 2015
  • Nintendo Switch
    • WW: 6 August 2021
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Badland (stylized BADLAND) is a video game developed and published by Frogmind (now HypeHype). It was first released on iOS and Android in 2013.[1] It was released on Windows Phone 8 in June 2014.[2] There is also a Game of the Year Edition that was released in May 2015 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U and Steam for Linux, Microsoft Windows and OS X,[3] and in August 2021 for Nintendo Switch by Untold Tales.[4]

In December 2015, its sequel Badland 2 was released on iOS and Android.[5] For the same platforms, a real-time strategy spin-off, Badland Brawl, was released in September 2018, where gameplay is a mash-up between Angry Birds and Clash Royale. A multiplayer party game spin-off, Badland Party was released in May 2022 on iOS, macOS and tvOS through Apple Arcade.[6]

Gameplay

The player controls a little black creature called a Clony (The plural is Clonies and groups of them are called Clones) through the woods of the game. Beginning in Day I, the game progresses through four stages which consist of Dawn, Noon, Dusk, and Night, each with a separate color scheme and new theme of traps. As the player goes through Day I, egg-shaped machines begin to come out of the water of the background. Heading into the night, the machines begin to turn on and the game becomes harder as the machines become part of the dangers of the forest. Eventually, the character succeeds in disabling the machines and the machines become dormant once again until Day II begins it all over. Most of Day II is similar in plot structure, but smaller octopus-like machines begin to make themselves known and the animals in the forest begin to disappear. The last level includes saving a rabbit that was hanging by its foot and eventually coming to fly in front of a giant eye of one of the machines, leaving a cliffhanger into possible future updates. Also included in the game are possible in-app purchases that continue the story with some of Clony's friends, including ones nicknamed Snorf and Fury, featured in their own level packs.

Development

Badland was created by Finland-based Frogmind Games. In early 2014, level pack Doomsday was released, featuring Fury and his escape from the machine infested woods. Also included is the Daydream level pack in which Snorf escapes, finding the magic of the forest makes the woods not all as it seems to be. In 2015 a new multiplayer feature was released which allowed up to 4 players to play at the same time. Another new feature, "Level World" was introduced, in which players could make their own levels and release it in the "Level World" for other players to explore.

Reception

The game won Apple Inc.'s 2013 iPad Game of the Year award.[13] It also won the Grand Prix award in the 10th annual International Mobile Gaming Awards.[14] The game has a Metacritic score of 85/100 based on 20 critic reviews.[7]

References

  1. ^ Webster, Andrew (29 November 2013). "Twisted iOS hit 'Badland' now on Android". The Verge. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ^ Litchfield, Steve (4 June 2014). "BADLAND arrives on Windows Phone - rolling, flapping(!) and jumping fun". All About Windows Phone. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ^ Vikki Blake (30 January 2015). "Badland: GotY Edition Coming In Spring 2015". IGN. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  4. ^ QubicGames (30 July 2021). "BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition - Official Gameplay Trailer - Nintendo Switch". YouTube. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Badland 2 gets a surprise release on iOS". Phonearena.com. Phonearena. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  6. ^ Dellosa, Catherine (9 May 2022). "Badland Party launches on Apple Arcade with online and local multiplayer modes". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b "BADLAND for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  8. ^ "BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  9. ^ "BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  10. ^ "BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  11. ^ "BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition for Wii U Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  12. ^ Leray, Joseph (12 April 2013). "'Badland' Review – A Stylish, Physics-based Adventure". TouchArcade. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  13. ^ Kubba, Sinan (17 December 2013). "Ridiculous Fishing, Badland win App Store's Best of 2013 awards". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  14. ^ Priestman, Chris (21 March 2014). "Badland wins the Grand Prix award at this year's IMGAs". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 4 April 2014.

Further reading

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