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COMIC BOY

Action • FredBear Games LTD
4+ v1.4 Recorded price: Free App Store →
★★★★★
★★★★★
(763 App Store ratings)
IPA Analysis
Technical Specs
Bundle ID com.fredbeargames.comicboy
Version 1.4
App Store Size 463.73 MB
Minimum iOS 8.0
Devices iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Catalog release date 2018-05-01
Latest recorded version date 2018-09-25
Features & Support
Game CenterVision Pro
Advisory 4+
Languages (1)
English
Top In App Purchases
No In App Purchases Listed

Preview

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Description

Dash. Jump. Flip. Play The Best Action Platformer Game With Comic Book Art Style PLAY THE BEST PLATFORMER GAME WITH COMIC BOOK ART STYLE ON MOBILE You are trapped inside the inkful pages of a comic book. Find your way out of the pages and escape the comic book! But beware for the many different traps, challenges and environment which can end your quest too soon. Are you ready to help Comic Boy escape? Jump and dodge your way through danger in this rhythm-based action jumper! DASH as fast as you can! JUMP over snakes, zombies and sharks. DODGE the oncoming Vultures, Ghosts & Hurricanes! COLLECT all the different coins ONE FINGER TAP AND SWIPE CONTROL! You do not need complicated controls to play Comic Boy. Tap to make your character jump. Swipe to perform a special action such as power stomps, saltos, backflips and even flying kicks. Simple control makes Comic Boy to be easily picked up by anyone. GENEROUS NUMBER OF LEVELS TO PLAY! Starting out in a jungle, your dash adventure to find your way out continues onto the BEACH, DESERT, GOLD MINE and more! Each environment has their own set of enemies and traps. They will become progressively more and more difficult as you venture deep into the comic book. All levels are autogenerated every time for optimised replay value. COMPETE WITH YOUR FRIENDS! Completing each level may be easy enough. But can you be the quickest and score the most points at the same time? Compare your total score with your opponents and other Comic Boy players globally! Compete for that bragging rights. UNLOCK THE CHARACTERS! Comic Boy is not the only person trapped in the comic book. Help ParkourGirl, Foxy and Ninjoe dash and escape the page as well. Each character has their own distinct special move and trait. Give them a try and you will find out that each chararacter gives you a unique experience for every level. ROCKIN' MUSIC BY REAL ROCK MUSICIAN! Awesome rockin' music goes along with your adventure. A real rocker musician helps us to come up with the catchy music for our game. WANT MORE? Dash and complete Comic Boy and find out more! Comic Boy is loosely influenced by the retro game by Sega, Comix Zone. If you are a fan of Comix Zone, Comic Boy might be one for you to download and try. Official Page: http://playplayfun.com/comic-boy-game-official-page/ Like: https://www.facebook.com/comicboy/ Follow: https://twitter.com/ComicBoyGame Comic Boy is completely free to play. You will be able to complete the game without any purchases. However, there are optional in-app purchases available in case you need it.

What's New

Version 1.4 2018-09-25
More Movement More Fun! Engaging Levels and Absolutely Freedom of Movements. Run effortlessly through all the levels and journey forth and back in the panels. T...More Movement More Fun! Engaging Levels and Absolutely Freedom of Movements. Run effortlessly through all the levels and journey forth and back in the panels. Travel lustrous jungles, deep caves to the snowy arctics...
Version 1.3 2018-05-25
- Mute and Unmute button for the background music - More new music for each world - More optimization and bug fixes
Version 1.2 2018-05-11
Mute button added New more balanced soundtracks for each world
Version 1.0 2018-04-20

App Store User Reviews

Neutral Gameboy 2022-09-25
★★★★★
★★★★★

Amazing game. Just needs enough improvements to pay homage to Comix Zone.

I know the game is as great as the developers say it really is and on that I personally couldn’t agree more. They just need to make enough improvements to pay h...I know the game is as great as the developers say it really is and on that I personally couldn’t agree more. They just need to make enough improvements to pay homage to Comix Zone. If there’s more than one thing I personally believe the developers can do to prove just that they should put in a opening introduction to the game so that everytime players load up the game they can see something similar to Comix Zone itself. Another thing I had in mind is interactions between the four characters like comicboy and parkourgirl talking about how they got into the comic book and what they should do to celebrate once they finally escape from the comic book. And one last thing I had in mind is that upon completing all the other levels there should be a level where comicboy confronts the alien blob like creature that brought him into the comic book world and upon defeating it he and his friends are sent back to the real world. Message to the developers: if this advice helps out I sincerely you give you a shot. Thank you and good night.
richdiesal 2018-05-13
★★★★★
★★★★★

Pretty but poor platformer gameplay

I was drawn to this game for its art style but can’t get past the poor gameplay. It looks like a side-scrolling endless runner crossed with a platformer, remind...I was drawn to this game for its art style but can’t get past the poor gameplay. It looks like a side-scrolling endless runner crossed with a platformer, reminding me of games like Nitrome’s Leap Day, but the control responsiveness and physics are off. So for example, the first character has a roll move that allows you to dodge under hanging obstacles. However, this dodge has a tightly predefined distance, so the character pops up immediately upon completion. That’s fine in a game with stationary objects, like most endless runners, but here there are objects that move. That means you can easily find yourself in situations that are unwinnable, e.g., if you are moving in the same direction as a swinging platform that you need to dodge under, because you run a little slower than the swing, your only option is to dodge under it (limited distance) or jump over it (finicky hit box). Combine that with limited lives and an unskippable countdown timer after losing 3 lives, and you have a lot of unnecessary and repetitive frustration. There are also odd choices for the physics; for example, your character typically sails through the air when jumping in a slow arc yet if you walk off of a ledge, you drop literally straight down like a rock, and at a FASTER rate than you fall in jumps! That just makes no sense at all; the game does not consistently apply its own physics, which for a platformer, for me, is the kiss of death.
Slightly Irritated as well 2018-05-06
★★★★★
★★★★★

Calvin?

The design for the main character seems quite similar to Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes. I played through the first 10 levels, and was pretty bored. Not bad, but...The design for the main character seems quite similar to Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes. I played through the first 10 levels, and was pretty bored. Not bad, but also not terribly inspired gameplay, but I can see myself wasting some time at the DMV playing this or something. The UI seems pretty weird though? Why is there no settings button? I wanted to turn off the music, but could not find a way. When I tapped the sound box on the right side of the main menu it brought me to the level select screen. Once there, there’s no way to go back to the main menu. Ok, weird but I guess if there is no reason to be on the main menu (such as to turn the sound off) it doesn’t matter too much. Also when in the game, the pause button does not have any way to restart the level, it forces you to quit to the level select screen and then reselect the level you were playing. Which wastes time and there’s no reason for. And of course, again no way to get to settings from the pause menu or turn off the sounds. Overall, it’s ok.
Church inning 2018-05-07
★★★★★
★★★★★

Bummed

I’m bummed man, the song is pretty repetitive and annoying, but some times that happens with games like this, and endless running games aren’t always that great...I’m bummed man, the song is pretty repetitive and annoying, but some times that happens with games like this, and endless running games aren’t always that great, maybe you thought about making the character control-able, maybe not idk, but I would have preferred the control. But what I’m truly bummed about is your main character.... I’m a massive fan of Calvin and Hobbes, so to see you try to make some a game in honor of that is cool, but poorly executed. Calvin and Hobbes is something very dear to millions, and I’m assuming to you as well, at least I hope so, so I bummed to see that your inspiration veered to closely to plagiarism, the main character looks ALMOST identical to Calvin. From a business standpoint that’s just marketing, from a fans perspective of the original IP, it hurts because Bill Watterson hated gimmicky sellout stuff.... I believe you were inspired, I just don’t think you understood how to go about it without making the true fans angry, BUT I’m also bummed at how some people are just being insanely hurt to the point that they can’t give constructive criticism, so from one artist to another I’m sorry you have to deal with that, but I also can see where both sides are coming from.
KayStar Rater 2018-05-13
★★★★★
★★★★★

Cool Concept - Needs Tweeks

(Review Updated) It’s kind of disappointing because somewhere in this app is a fun, creative game wanting to break free. But it’s held back by — A.) I don’t ca...(Review Updated) It’s kind of disappointing because somewhere in this app is a fun, creative game wanting to break free. But it’s held back by — A.) I don’t care if it was an attempt at a homage or not - The main character looks too close to Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes to be acceptable! Buuuut that said, other issues are: B.) The obnoxious, unbearably annoying rock music... EDIT: Fixed! Great work! The new music fits in very smoothly with the levels now and is no longer distracting. Made the game MUCH more playable and —along with the simplistic gameplay— dare I say, relaxing! The added mute button is appreciated too. However, if you’re not looking for a potentially relaxing game: C.) The gameplay and levels themselves really lack energy. The game honesty looks great visually with smooth character animations, but actually gets pretty boring and mindless once you start playing it. Just run through the panel. Pick up collectibles. Duck. Jump. Done. Incorporating some more variety, such as an attack move that can be performed against enemies (as opposed to just jumping over everything) could possibly fix this problem. The controls need to be a little more responsive too. And the menus need to be more user friendly (Add a “restart level” button!) The concept is really cool though, and if these features of the game were fixed (with a new main character and more fun and engaging levels) it would be awesome!
IzzyEMM 2018-05-06
★★★★★
★★★★★

Tributing a classic artstyle but disgracing the art and the genre.

Kudos for obviously taking inspiration of Bill Waterson. Calvin and Hobbes was an amazing comic growing up and better as an adult understanding the satire. Tha...Kudos for obviously taking inspiration of Bill Waterson. Calvin and Hobbes was an amazing comic growing up and better as an adult understanding the satire. That being said, this isnt a good game. The animation is unpolished, the levels are pretty bland, the gameplay and control are not fluid or executed well. It's got ads at the end of every level (the ads are longer than most levels....). Its overall a very unpolished, amateur attempt at a game. Devs should work on animation, better world/level art and design, game play and mechanics polish; basically realize this was a very shoddy attempt at a game but in line with a very amateur release and needs major improvement or complete overhaul. The fact that its Apple's game of the day is a disgrace against titles that actually have some polish and fun to play
BlackGuy from New England 2018-05-07
★★★★★
★★★★★

Just...AWFUL

This is perhaps one of THE worst games I’ve ever downloaded in the App Store. I’m not even going to talk about the obvious rip off of Calvin from Calvin and Hob...This is perhaps one of THE worst games I’ve ever downloaded in the App Store. I’m not even going to talk about the obvious rip off of Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes (it’s already been talked about ad nauseam in reviews here). I will talk about the game play, which quite frankly is boring. It feels like a mediocre side-scroller crossed with a repetitive endless runner. And that annoying music—-UGH!!! It is SO obnoxiously distracting and grating. It is certainly not the kind of music one thinks about when looking at a comic like this. Overall, the game simply doesn’t feel like it was well thought out at all. It is free, so you can try it out yourself but my guess is you won’t be keeping it on your device very long. I lasted about five minutes and promptly deleted it. A big miss on this one.
Kwistowee 2018-05-06
★★★★★
★★★★★

PLAGIARIZED CHARACTER

The main character is so obviously plagiarized from Bill Waterson’s ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ comic strip that at first, I got excited thinking this might be a ‘Calvi...The main character is so obviously plagiarized from Bill Waterson’s ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ comic strip that at first, I got excited thinking this might be a ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ game. The likeness is so unmistakable that the App of the Day story in the App Store references your source material; much of what the 6 year old Calvin does is “sit around cracking jokes and pondering life.” It’s disrespectful. Theft is disgusting and should not be tolerated or supported. Regardless of the quality of the game you have created, your credibility was immediately damaged when you stole someone else’s work and tried to pass it off as your own. I downloaded just to have the freedom to voice this opinion. And now I’ve deleted it.
esotericsean 2018-11-23
★★★★★
★★★★★

Why is this Featured?

This game is a nice concept. It sounds cool to control a character inside a comic. But the execution is extremely poor. It’s like a very early alpha of a game, ...This game is a nice concept. It sounds cool to control a character inside a comic. But the execution is extremely poor. It’s like a very early alpha of a game, but doesn’t have any sort of polish. It’s repetitive and the controls are not all that great. I don’t normally write bad reviews like this, but since Apple featured this app for some reason I decided to check it out only to be pretty disappointed. Hopefully the developers see these reviews and improve the game. It could be really good, but it’s just not there yet.
Crooked Muse 2018-05-07
★★★★★
★★★★★

Why is this blatant rip off of Calvin and Hobbes on the front page?

This game desperately wishes it could be Comix Zone, a game that actually uses the comic aesthetic in creative and interesting ways. Pretty pathetic that this g...This game desperately wishes it could be Comix Zone, a game that actually uses the comic aesthetic in creative and interesting ways. Pretty pathetic that this game doesn’t even come close despite having almost 30 years of technological advances and insight. The game play boils down to a super generic endless runner, and the visuals are either extremely uninspired or plagiarized. Please get this game off the front page back into obscurity where it belongs.

Technical Analysis

Package Overview Package analysis available
Bundle ID com.fredbeargames.comicboy
Current Version 1.4
Minimum iOS 8.0
Package Size App Store Size
Package Metadata 1 / 5 version records
AdColonyAdapter com.tapdaq.AdColonyAdapter
v3.2.1iOS 8.0+2.68 MB
Encryption Exempt: Unknown
Permission Requests (3)
PhotoLibrary Motion Calendars
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armv7 gamekit

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135.09 MB 		v1.4
App Store ID: 828711935Build: 6 		2018-09-25 03:32:22 Get Version
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Not archived 		v1.3
App Store ID: 827277532Build: 1.3 		2018-05-25 18:02:42 Request Version
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Not archived 		v1.2
App Store ID: 826956957Build: 1.2 		2018-05-11 20:07:22 Request Version
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Not archived 		v1.1
App Store ID: 826850778Build: 1.1 		2018-05-03 01:52:22 Request Version
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Not archived 		v1.0
App Store ID: 825068529Build: 1.0 		2018-04-20 16:56:58 Request Version