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New Video: Prope Announces Ivy the Kiwi? for Mobiles

Tristan Oliver | November 13, 2009

Ivy-KiwiTouch Enabled, but its Platform will be Different

From the department of left of field comes word today that Prope, the development house run by Yuji Naka, will be bringing a new character and a new challenge to mobile phones next month.

Ivy the Kiwi? (the question mark is intentional) is looking for her mother through 50 challenging stages.  The character by default moves forward, and players have to draw ivy lines with a stylus to help her navigate.  The vines can be used to avoid obstacles, or propel the character through breakable blocks.

The game seems like a perfect fit for the iPhone, and the Let’s Tap line of minigames had previously been released on the platform.  Ivy the Kiwi?, however, is for the moment exclusive to Windows Phone enabled platforms.  This could be the result of that Sonic-esque character Prope was to be working on for a while now…or it could be a new way to have some fun and have Windows Phone be a viable mobile gaming platform.  Take a look at the video below of the game in action, and decide for yourself.  Thanks to Danielle for sending this in to our News Tips system.

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14 Responses to “New Video: Prope Announces Ivy the Kiwi? for Mobiles”

  1. SonicArawi on November 13th, 2009 8.14 pm

    “Sonic the egg? :D

  2. the Krayon on November 13th, 2009 8.38 pm

    I hope this comess to the DS.

  3. Unknownlight on November 13th, 2009 8.57 pm

    Windows Phone? This would be perfect for DS, but they chose Windows Phone instead?

  4. Sonikku Master on November 13th, 2009 11.23 pm

    The music…the gameplay… the character design… Yoshi Touch and Go anyone?

  5. Sonikku Master on November 13th, 2009 11.30 pm

    It does look pretty cool though.

  6. TheOGB on November 13th, 2009 11.47 pm

    Future DSiWare? I hope so.

  7. Sonikku Master on November 14th, 2009 12.19 am

    @Unknownlight: Testing the waters I presume.

  8. Stephen on November 14th, 2009 8.18 am

    that looks great , but what is prope?

  9. Kits'Okami on November 14th, 2009 9.05 am

    @Stephen: Prope is Yuji Naka’s own development studio.

    @Unknownlight: EXACTLY! 0_o Couldn’t have said it better myself.

    Still, this looks like my kind of game. I’d get it if it weren’t for such a obscure “console”.

  10. Yuji Naka presents new Mobile Phone game: Ivy the Kiwi « SEGA Neptune – Passion For SEGA on November 14th, 2009 10.33 am

    [...] News reported yesterday that Yuji Naka’s Prope studio has revealed yet another Mobile Phone game, this one named Ivy [...]

  11. w2rockstar on November 14th, 2009 2.16 pm

    Wow. Finally a game that embraces our national bird! And it’s being made by Yuji Naka’s studio!
    (I live in New Zealand)

  12. Treleus on November 15th, 2009 12.15 am

    Cute. I’d play it. :)

    Downloaded as a rom and hacked to work on the DS :P .

  13. JJ on November 15th, 2009 1.21 am

    Reminds me of Kirby’s Canvas Curse.

  14. Prope’s Ivy the Kiwi? Coming to Wii, DS | tssz|news on February 3rd, 2010 12.08 am

    [...] in November when we first told you about Prope’s latest game Ivy the Kiwi?, it was intended as a Windows Mobile exclusive.  One [...]

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