Cube Life: Island Survival
| Cube Life: Island Survival | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Cypronia |
| Publisher(s) |
Cypronia |
| Platform(s) | Wii U |
| Release date(s) |
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| Genre(s) | Sandbox |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Cube Life: Island Survival is a sandbox video game by Slovak developer Cypronia, that was made exclusively for Nintendo's Wii U console. It was released by Cypronia in North America and Europe in June 2015, and was later released in Japan in February 2016, courtesy of Teyon. Due to the nature of its block-building, open world gameplay, and its graphic style, the game is noted for being another clone of Minecraft.[1]
Development
Mojang's highly popular sandbox title Minecraft, which saw its first console outing on the Xbox 360 in 2012, was not officially announced for the Wii U until December 2015. Prior to this, Microsoft wholly acquired Mojang in September 2014, and at the time Minecraft was already either available or announced for most major platforms except Nintendo's. Following the acquisition, many gaming news outlets expressed skepticism that Minecraft would arrive on any Nintendo platform, let alone Wii U. However, later that same month, startup developer Nexis Games announced their own sandbox title UCraft for the Wii U.[2] According to Nintendo Life, UCraft is regarded as very similar in both graphical aesthetic and gameplay to Minecraft, and likely "could fulfil a key gap in the market on the Wii U."[2] Due to Nexis Games' poor track record, and following the sketchy development of UCraft,[3] other indie developers decided to follow suit and release their own iterations of Minecraft-inspired titles for Nintendo platforms. One of those developers was Cypronia.
Cypronia announces Cube Life: Island Survival in January 2015 with a Q2 2015 release date, promising that the "goal is [to] create the best block building open-world sandbox game for Nintendo platforms."[1] Cypronia emphasized they would continue to update the game throughout 2015 and beyond, improving the game based on consumer feedback via Miiverse, Facebook, Twitter and various online community forums, such as on their official website, and Nintendo Life's forums.[1] Cypronia is keen on distancing Cube Life: Island Survival from being defined as a Minecraft clone.[1]
In May 2015, Cypronia announced Cube Life: Island Survival will be available in both North America and Europe the following month. Cypronia CEO Stefan Pavelka was confident that their title has a lot to offer, claiming, "If we compare the game to competitors, other Wii U games of that genre, we will offer much more fun and greater value, either by means of lower price or by providing more content and features."[4] The game had a promotional discount during launch period.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Calvert, Darren (January 19, 2015). "Cube Life: Island Survival is Another Minecraft-Inspired Title Heading to the Wii U eShop". Nintendo Life. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- 1 2 Whitehead, Thomas (September 30, 2014). "Nexis Games is Developing U Craft, a Minecraft Clone, for the eShop". Nintendo Life. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (May 18, 2015). "UCraft is a Wii U Exclusive Once Again". Nintendo Life. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- 1 2 McFerran, Damien (May 21, 2015). "Minecraft Clone Cube Life: Island Survival Confirmed For June Release, Launch Discount Revealed". Nintendo Life. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
Vogel, Mitch (11 June 2015). "Cube Life: Island Survival review". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
Seedhouse, Alex (22 July 2015). "Cube Life: Island Survival review". Nintendo Insider. Retrieved 28 July 2015.