Apple Concept - initial research

When beginning my research the first thing i looked at was how much the iphone could be pushed to its limits, i began to look at games that made use of 3D, i looked at the game 'worms', which makes use of 3D looking characters but 2D environments on a flat plane. which i thought was a clever idea.

i then found the game 'fruit ninja' which is one of the most downloaded games on the iphone today, which uses basic 3D graphics, but is a very simple concept, fruit flies onto the screen which you then have to mke use of the touch screen and slice them in half, the aim is just to amass the highest score possible, possibly this is another case of the game itself doesn't need to be hugely complex, just fun to play.

almost every game i looked at was 3D, so in my opinion having it 3D is a necessity.

Having come up with possible ideas i have decided to go with a robot themed 3rd person action game, in the style of 'robot wars' but on a much larger scale, with customisable guns and armour.

I have found the perfect game to research for the customisable robot aspect of this idea, it's called 'chromehounds' and it's very much the sort of game i would think of designing for this concept, the mech customisation is unrivaled and is a very good reference point for me to admire when designing characters.

EDIT:   i have decided to change my idea, but sticking with a robot theme it's now set in the wild west, with a sherrif/cowboy style robot, the reason for changing is that the original battle idea was too run of the mill, too standard, and it didn't really showcase what the iphone is capable of, i'll now research a few robot characters and western settings to determine a final character.

1. Cl4p-TP

a character from the game 'borderlands' by gearbox software, i have always adored the character design for this little robot, it has a perfectly fitting voice for such a creature it's stature and personality, also i find the overall design very unique, very subtle and very inspring, i would love to come up with a main character who is as appealing.