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Shift (game)

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Producer(s)
  
Antony Lavelle

Mode(s)
  
Single-player

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Developer(s)
  
Armor Games Fishing Cactus (Shift Extended/Shifting World/Shift DX)

Publisher(s)
  
Armor Games (Shift 1-4) Zallag (Shift Extended) JP: Arc System Works (Shifting World) JP: COSEN (Shift DX) NA: Aksys Games (Shifting World) EU: Rising Star Games (Shifting World)

Platform(s)
  
PC, Mac, iOS, PlayStation Network, Nintendo 3DS

Release
  
Shift February 1, 2008 (Flash) May 1, 2009 (iOS) Shift 2 April 12, 2008 (Flash) December 22, 2010 (iOS) Shift 3 October 27, 2008 Shift 4 May 20, 2009 Shift Lite May 2, 2009 Shift Extended NA: January 18, 2011 EU: January 19, 2011 Shifting World JP: April 26, 2012 NA: April 24, 2012 EU: September 28, 2012 Shift DX JP: July 27, 2016

Genres
  
Puzzle video game, Action game

Shift is a flash game series created and developed by Antony Lavelle and published by Armor Games. The game has had many versions and has been ported to iOS and PlayStation Minis. The gameplay revolves around pressing the shift key to flip the room. The games have had critical success with Shift 2 having a score of 87/100 on Metacritic.

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Gameplay

In Shift, the player is in a room that is half black, half white, one of which is solid. When the player presses the Shift, the room flips upside down, and the opposite color becomes solid. The player tries to get keys and get to doors while avoiding spikes and other objects. Shift makes a few references in some levels to the popular Valve game Portal, with the phrases 'the timer is a lie!' and 'Now you're thinking with shifting'

Main series

  • Shift was released February 1, 2008. It was released for iOS on May 1, 2009.
  • Shift 2 was released April 12, 2008. It was released for iOS on Dec 22, 2010.
  • Shift 3 was released October 27, 2008.
  • Shift 4 was released May 20, 2009.

    • Other games

  • Shift 2 Mini-game
  • Shift: Freedom! (formerly known as AltShift) is expected to become another Shift series.
  • Shift Lite is a version of the game released for iOS on May 2, 2009.
  • Shift Extended is a version made by Fishing Cactus for PlayStation Minis on Jan 18, 2011.
  • Shifting World is a game based on the Shift series that was developed by Fishing Cactus and was published by Arc System Works in Japan (where it is known as Shifting World: The White and Black Labyrinth (SHIFTING WORLD 白と黒の迷宮, Shifutingu Wārudo: Shiro to Kuro no Meikyū)), Aksys Games in North America and Rising Star Games in Europe for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released on April 24, 2012 in North America, April 26, 2012 in Japan and in September 28, 2012 in Europe.
  • Shift DX (Nintendo 3DS)

    • Reception

    The iOS version of Shift was rated 3/4 by Slide to Play, stating "While the iPhone edition of the game has some issues, the mind-bending idea at the core of the experience still captivates."

    The iOS version of Shift 2 has a score of 87/100 on Metacritic. Slide to Play rated it 4/4, stating "Shift 2 has the most content of any game in the series on any platform, and it's a great way to spend a dollar."

    Shift Extended has a score of 76 on Metacritic.

    References

    Shift (game) Wikipedia
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