iPhone/iPods charge up for Scarlett and the Spark of Life

Written by Jack Allin — April 26, 2010 at 15:43

Calling all iPhone and iPod Touch users (figuratively speaking), a new fantasy adventure is on its way soon, as indie New Zealand developer Launching Pad Games has announced an original new title called Scarlett and the Spark of Life.

At first glance, the game seems to adhere to traditional fairy tale clichés, with a kidnapped princess seeking to flee her captors. Scarlett is no helpless damsel in distress, however, and the plucky heroine needs no Prince Charming to come to her aid. Instead, "with a distinct lack of patience and a crowbar named Chester, she’s going to escape into the sunset on the back of a surly mechanical horse", and along the way she just might discover the "secret spark that brings about life itself".

With the platforms' touch-based controls and compact screens, the developers claim that the "point-and-tap" Scarlett and the Spark of Life has been "designed from the ground up for the iPhone and iPod Touch". This project marks the debut adventure for Launching Pad, but the company is no stranger to puzzle-based gameplay, having previously released two episodes of a free browser-based puzzle-platformer called The Pretender.

There is currently no firm release date scheduled for Scarlett and the Spark of Life, but the developers are targeting completion this June.