Image & Form

We’re hiring!

Brjann — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:00:55 +0000

Image & Form is currently in an expansion phase and we’re looking for experienced C++ programmers! It’s an on-location, full time job in Gothenburg, Sweden. We’re working on iOS right now, and if all goes well we’ll move on to more platforms in the near future. You’ll work with the bravest, the best and the most beautifully bearded bro’s in the best side of Sweden. Alliteration aside, you’ll love it here

Ask questions & apply by mailing olle@imageform.se. If you want to visit our office, that’s fine too. Just remember to bring fika to bribe the guards.

Björn Håkansson

Brjann — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:51:00 +0000

Every company needs an employee who’s steady as a rock. An anchor that keeps the ship at bay when the gales blow. Björn is not that person. Rather, he’s the guy who’s content by himself in the far corner of the office, pretending not to be a snus addict. Once in a while produces really cool 3D stuff.

Ola Frid

Brjann — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:49:37 +0000

Ola sports a semi-impressive beard and an interesting sense of humor, the kind that gets researched. Loves to come in late and go home early, so as to not be in the way. Jealously guards ”his” pet office plant, which is now down to less than a dozen leaves. Like half of the office he’s from out of town, and thus talks funny.

Marco Podda

Brjann — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:45:07 +0000

It’s a good thing that Marco didn’t become a politician, partly because he doesn’t know the first thing about politics, but also because satirical cartoonists would have a field day with his amusing face. With a background in the restaurant industry, he happily applies all kinds of mob tactics in client meetings.

Anthill on Facebook

Brjann — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:29:52 +0000

If you haven’t seen it before, we’ve got a Facebook group! Visit it here:
www.facebook.com/AnthillGame

Gyro the Sheepdog

Olle — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:03:18 +0000

Did you think being a sheepdog was all about sitting in a lounger chair, drinking piña coladas and playing sudoku while your sheep graze in peace?

Enter the action packed world of Gyro the Sheepdog and his erratic herd of sheep. Lead the herd to safety and watch out for dangers like wolves, trucks and even UFO’s!

Unleash the powerful cane, and watch the sheep run for the exit. Look out for stuff to pick up. Some good, some bad.

“Like, the most fabulous game on Appstore, for sure! I’ll have your puppies anytime, Gyro!” – Muffy the chinchilla

“I love it when Gyro kicks some wolfves a**!” – Wally the sheep

“Buy it now – or else!” – the developer team

“This game is so indie, it almost doesn’t exist.” – Putte

FEATURES

Awesome anti-doodle graphics and animations
Simple controls
Post your highscore to get Facebook achievements
Awesome soundtrack (Thanks again, Jakob Åberg!)
There’s a crapload of cute sheep, and they dance too!
Sarcastic remarks
Isometric view
Combo galore

HOW TO PLAY

TILT to move left and right or up and down
TAP RIGHT SIDE of the screen to bark, TAP AND HOLD to move the herd towards the open exit
When the cane is loaded, TAP LEFT SIDE of the screen to activate

Too hard? Go easy!

Olle — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:22:04 +0000

Quick tip: Surprisingly many seem to forget about the Easy mode – which really is just Easy in comparison to tell the truth! If you feel you can’t win on a level whatever you do, just swap to Easy mode and try that for a while. It’s what it’s there for!

The Sharpshooter

Olle — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:47:41 +0000

The Sharpshooter

Howdy! Welcome to the Tips & Tricks blog, my attempt at helping all the struggling Sheriffs out there.

I’m Olle, designer and programmer of SteamWorld Tower Defense. I’ve been making games since I was 15, and it’s still as enjoyable as my first attempts. I wanted to add something new to the genre with this game, and Sharpshooters is one of those ideas that made it all the way.

The Sharpshooter is one of the “tower” types in SWTD. Sharpshooters are high-damage, low-cost, versatile snipers with great damage-per-gold ratios. They inflict insane amounts of damage, killing most targets with a single hit. While their reload times are long, they’re dirt cheap compared to the punishment they deal out. You simply can’t get more bang for the buck in SteamWorld.

The downside? They’re manually fired. They won’t do squat until you give them a target. However, another way of viewing it is that you are given full control over the target and timing of the shots; for example, they’re the perfect way of taking out those pesky dynamite-wielding hobos before they get the chance to wreck havoc in your lineup. However, you’ll need good multitasking skills in order to handle more than a few Sharpshooters.

It’s often a good idea to keep some space between them. When you focus a target (i.e. tap it), all Sharpshooters within range will fire at the target and will then need some time to reload. This is true even if the poor fellow would have gone down with a single shot!

Bad layout: with overlapping range circles, the two Sharpshooters will fire at the same target all the time. This often leads to overkill.

Better layout: here you can single out targets on the right path without firing your left Sharpshooter.

The best way to go is often to have little or no overlapse in the range circles, but I couldn’t fit that into a single screenshot

While tricky, mastering the use of Sharpshooters is key to SteamWorld Tower Defense. They are your most cost effective way of taking out dangerous enemies while avoiding damage to yourself. Practice makes perfect – it’s quite satisfying when you learn to multitask more than a few of them. In my experience, you’ll need to handle at least four at once to beat the campaign!

Happy sharpshooting!

If you’ve found this post helpful, post a comment or send me an email at olle@imageform.se

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Electronic Entertainment Expo – E3

Malin Grön — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:08:28 +0000

För de av oss som inte kan packa väskan och dra till E3 mässan återstår bara en sak, att följa vad som händer på twitter, facebook eller flickr. Samt att bunkra upp med snacks och ordna sin egen tv-spelturnering på kontoret förstås. (Yarr! May the best pirate win!) Den 15:e juni går mässan av stapeln i Los Angeles.

Image & Form proudly presents:

Malin Grön — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:28:56 +0000

IGN: 8 / 10 – Impressive	wiiloveit: 8 / 10
jouwgames (translated): 8 / 10	aussie-nintendo: 7.5 / 10

SteamWorld Tower Defense is an action packed strategy game for Nintendo DSiWare™. Set in a wondrous world of steam engines, brass and polished wood, you take the roll as Sheriff of the Cowbots, the robotic master race of SteamWorld.

All is not right in the great Western reaches – the humans are invading your lands! They have a mad lust for gold, incomprehensible to even the greatest of Thinkbots. As they get ever closer to your capital city, you must stop them before they reach your gold mines!

Use the special skills of your robots to your advantage in this original Tower Defense variation, where strategy and execution are equally important. You take an active part in the defense by directing your Sharpshooters at extra dangerous targets. Taking out explosive enemies in the midst of their own ranks has never been as satisfying!

Available now for 500 Nintendo Points™ on your Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi XL™ handhelds. Released in the following regions: America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Click here to see how you buy Nintendo DSiWare games, or visit our Tips & Tricks blog for some strategy hints!

Questions? Mail contact@imageform.se.