Papa Sangre

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  • Summary: **Requires minimum iPhone 3GS / iPhone 4 / iPad / 4th generation iPod touch ... does not currently support original iPhone or iPhone 3G**
    The video game with no video! Channel 4 and the multiple BAFTA award-winning Somethin' Else proudly present PAPA SANGRE: a breakthrough game for iOS    **Requires minimum iPhone 3GS / iPhone 4 / iPad / 4th generation iPod touch ... does not currently support original iPhone or iPhone 3G**
    The video game with no video! Channel 4 and the multiple BAFTA award-winning Somethin' Else proudly present PAPA SANGRE: a breakthrough game for iOS devices … a beautiful, terrifying world created in real-time using the most advanced, immersive 3D sound and audio ever on a mobile device. The ultimate first-person game, you’re trapped in Papa Sangre's palace — a ‘Day of the Dead’ style afterlife. Your task: save the soul of someone you love, avoiding the terrifying creatures who want you dead. Do you dare enter the dark palace of Papa Sangre?

    —Requires minimum of 3GS or iPad … Papa Sangre pushes mobile devices to their limits!
    —Even better on 4th generation devices … automatically features additional audio effects!
    —Requires minimum of iOS 4.1 … this game is possible thanks to advanced features in iOS 4!
    —Requires headphones

    THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE. THEY WERE ALMOST RIGHT. BUT THE PAPA'S FINALLY HERE!

    ***Featured in Wired Magazine, the BBC, The Guardian and all over the web, Papa Sangre is one of the most eagerly-awaited iOS games of the year***

    YOU ARE LOST, DEEP IN THE DARKNESS OF THE LAND OF THE DEAD ...

    • Explore an entire world created in real-time using incredibly realistic 3D binaural audio
    • "See" with your ears — we'll teach you how, and then it's up to you to survive …
    • Turn, walk and run using a beautiful, intuitive interface
    • Escape back to the land of the living without getting eaten … or worse!
    • Solve Papa Sangre's puzzles and dilemmas
    • A fully accessible game, tested by the RNIB.

    You’re in Papa Sangre’s palace. His palace is in an afterlife that takes the form of a malevolent, unpredictable carnival: imagine a Mexican graveyard on the Day of the Dead — with the lights off. You’re the piñata for a host of partying monsters. They probably look a lot worse than they sound. You should count yourself lucky it’s too dark to see them.

    Your eyes are useless to you here — but your ears are filled with sound. And what is it you can hear … ? All you know is the soul of someone you love is in grave danger and desperately needs your help. Can you save them and make your escape or will you be trapped in the blackness forever?

    Papa Sangre is a true breakthrough in mobile games, created by an amazing team of designers and technologists in California and London.

    "Terrifying … I'm sure Papa Sangre will be a hit" — The Guardian

    ESCAPE. SAVE THE ONE YOU LOVE. DO THE RIGHT THING.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. 148Apps
    Jan 27, 2011
    100
    Papa Sangre really is one of the most unique games out there on the App Store. It's clever use of binaural audio and Hollywood quality voice acting and sound makes it a game that I will show off again and again to my friends.
  2. AppSpy
    Jan 27, 2011
    100
    The monster that's unseen is far worse than anything that could be legitimately shown on screen and far more realistic too; Papa Sangre makes use of this 'theater of the mind' to create an immersive and chilling survival title.
  3. IGN
    Jan 27, 2011
    90
    Papa Sangre is a true horror game, as you are stripped of your pivotal sense – sight – and plunged into a desperate survival situation where you can only rely on your ears. At first, it's disconcerting. But if you play in an ideal environment (quiet, low lights), Papa Sangre is a wonderful gaming experience.
  4. TouchGen
    Jan 27, 2011
    80
    Papa Sangre is an engineering marvel, and it is a game that should be experienced by every iOS gamer out there.(if you have a 3GS/4/iPad)
  5. Thunderbolt
    Mar 4, 2011
    80
    Papa Sangre is survival-horror, where you're cast into the land of the dead, using 360 degree sound to avoid creatures, save lost souls and avoid being torn apart; intense.
  6. Eurogamer
    Jan 27, 2011
    70
    For a while, Papa Sangre is a wonderful novelty. Unfortunately, the further you get, the more trial-and-error annoyance starts to put a crimp on your enjoyment.
  7. Slide to Play
    Jan 27, 2011
    50
    While it's conceptually brilliant, Papa Sangre isn't all that fun to play.

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  1. Dosil
    Mar 25, 2011
    9
    A great horror game, and a outstanding new idea. The binaural sound makes you really imerse into this world. The narrator gets its job doneA great horror game, and a outstanding new idea. The binaural sound makes you really imerse into this world. The narrator gets its job done and frequently has dubius positioning (is she really a friend)?… Expand

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#91 Most Shared iOS Game of 2010

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