Contre Jour
2011 video game
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::summary 2011 video game ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | Contre Jour |
| image | Contre_Jour_iOS_icon.png |
| caption | Contre Jour icon |
| developer | Mokus |
| publisher | Chillingo |
| composer | David Ari Leon |
| released | iOS |
| August 24, 2011 | |
| genre | Puzzle |
| modes | Single-player |
| platforms | Browser, iOS, Windows Phone, Android, Windows 8 |
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::callout[type=note] the video game ::
| title = Contre Jour | collapsible = | state = | image = Contre_Jour_iOS_icon.png | caption = Contre Jour icon | developer = Mokus | publisher = Chillingo | composer = David Ari Leon | series = | released = iOS August 24, 2011 | genre = Puzzle | modes = Single-player | platforms = Browser, iOS, Windows Phone, Android, Windows 8
Contre Jour is a physics-based puzzle video game for web browsers, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Android, iOS and Symbian. It was developed in 2011 by Ukrainian developer Mokus and published by Electronic Arts through its label Chillingo. The art for the game Contre Jour was created by artist Mihai Tymoshenko. The soundtrack for Contre Jour was composed by David Ari Leon. The game focuses upon a little blob named Petit, a reference to Le Petit Prince, whose means of locomotion is to be manoeuvered around by manipulating his environment through the various areas of the game using the touch screen.
Development
On 3 November 2011 Contre Jour for iOS was made available through the App Store. A native (HD) version for the iPad was released on the same day. This was followed by the release of a free version with fewer levels for each device on the next day, called Contre Jour Lite. The game won Best Mobile Game of E3 in 2011 by GamePro and reached #1 on App Store sales charts
The art of Contre Jour was created by artist Mihai Tymoshenko. The first concept art sketches for the game were done in two hours. The main character was inspired by the yin-yang. The black character appears in chapters 1–3, the white (blue) one in chapters 2 and 4. All the artwork was finished in six weeks. Over ten versions of the game environment were proposed. The stylistics of the art derive from black-and-white pictures. Animation and visual effects were made by Mokus.
In October 2012, the web version of the game at www.contrejour.ie was launched due to a partnership between the developers and Microsoft. The purpose was to showcase what is possible on the Web with HTML5. Later the web version went down.
Reception and awards
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Reviews of Contre Jour were very positive for both the game and the music, among both critics and the game's audience. Blake Sabatinelli of ABC Action News called the game a masterpiece of mobile gaming, saying, "the game is so well designed that it almost feels like you're playing a piece of art," and David Carnoy from CBS News said the game, "has spectacular art design and music, along with creative imagination." In December 2011, Contre Jour HD received the "iPad Game of the Year" award by Apple in their annual "iTunes Rewind." Also in December 2011, Contre Jour was named the "Best Physics" iOS game of the year in Touchgen's Editor's Choice Awards.{{cite web |title=TouchGen Editors' Choice Awards 2011 |url=http://www.touchgen.net/touchgen-editors-choice-awards-2011 |publisher=TouchGen.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530050921/http://www.touchgen.net/touchgen-editors-choice-awards-2011 |archive-date=2012-05-30
References
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