I’ve always been a fan of the FlipChamps concept, ever since developer Brad Erkkila released the first version of the game more than 5 years ago. It’s a competitive 1-on-1 battler where you have a platform in each of the 4 corners of the screen, and tapping on any of them will send your character flying over to that platform. During play, orbs will appear in various patterns and you’ll want to flip between the platforms to collect those orbs before your opponent is able to. Collect enough orbs to fill up your power meter and you can unleash an attack, and if you’re able to hit your opponent with that attack you’ll win the round.
It’s a concept that works really well on the touchscreen due to the entire screen essentially being split into 4 giant buttons, and the back-and-forth collecting to build up your special meter and trying to anticipate what your opponent will do next is very reminiscent of fighting games strategy, without actually being a fighting game. It’s very cool.
Mr. Erkkila has revised and improved on that original formula over the years. The original FlipChamps is no longer available and has been replaced with FlipChamps Retro, which retains the chunky pixels and pure gameplay of that original release from 2015. FlipChamps Reloaded released in 2017 and featured higher fidelity pixel art, a larger roster of unique playable characters, a campaign-like single-player Championship mode, and more. As was originally unveil...