Flappy Bird maker Dong Nguyen published his new game called Swing Copters. The creator of Flappy Bird is launching his follow up game. Mobile game review site TouchArcade got the exclusive news and game play footage. Nguyen has confirmed on Twitter that the new game will be released for iOS and Android mobile phones and devices.
Swing Copters was released on August 21 as a free download with players able to pay $0.99 via in-app purchase to remove advertising from the game. Swing Copters has a few things in common with its Flappy Bird, it is just as addictive and frustrating too. How does Swing Copters move on from Flappy Bird difficult one-tap game play? Players have to tap the screen rhythmically to keep the Copter up in the air this time in upward motion. Swing Copters scrolls vertically, with players tapping to make a Copter move from side to side, avoiding platforms and swinging hammers. What makes this game so difficult is how the gamer constantly swinging from left to right, trying to negotiate your way through gaps without colliding into the mallets which swing from side to side.
Swing Copters has been compared to Helicopter Game created by David McCandless in 2000. Its creator even tweeted about the similarities, calling it another rip of my helicopter game. The game which looks extremely similar to Flappy Bird and features a little guy with a helicopter attached to his helmet.
This is just Flappy Bird rotated 90 degrees, with some vaguely swinging objects added. It will be successful because of where it is coming from, but it does imply that he's somewhat of a one trick pony. With luck people will recognize Swing Copters is just more of the same and get a new smash hit game that is actually interesting.