Windows Phone 7 Release: September 19th, 2012

Windows Phone 7 Release: September 19th, 2012

A treat for the eyes and ears

Written by litepink on 19 September 12 at 18:37

This week’s title not only features an intriguing visual style, but a pleasing audible experience one as well. Guide Petit in over 100 sense tingling worlds.

Contre Jour (WP) - $2.99/£2.29
Blurring the lines between games and interactive art, Contre Jour welcomes you to a hauntingly beautiful world shaped by the interplay of light and darkness.

Use your finger to morph the landscape, propelling the mysterious creature Petit to safety. Pull, swipe, and tap gadgets such as tendrils, air geysers, and pulleys to complete clever puzzles. Set to a poignant orchestrated soundtrack from composer David Ari Leon, Contre Jour both delights and bedevils from start to finish.

SIMPLY STUNNING
Unique visual style places Contre Jour in a league of it’s own – simply one of the most beautiful games out there. Rich, organic and original soundtrack by David Ari Leon perfectly matches the gameplay. Get some headphones and lose yourself in the world of Contre Jour.

INTUITIVE CONTROL
Use extremely intuitive controls to change the environment around you and master the different interactive elements; portals, slingshots, tentacles, blowers and more.
Contre Jour Screens

Contre Jour Screens

Contre Jour Screens

Contre Jour Screens

Contre Jour Screens

Contre Jour Screens


Wondering what the title means? Translated form French to English, Contre Jour means “against light” or “against daylight”.

Contre Jour QR code
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PhonySpoon
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 18:40
World Of Goo anyone?
Sol Corona
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 18:42
Reminiscent of Limbo, though I'm sure that's more to do with the aesthetics than anything else...
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Mattpm13
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 18:44
Looks great, buying it now.
Throni360
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 18:47
Has been available since last night.
I NuII I
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 18:52
Awesome!
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Loch Doun
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 19:50
Buyer beware:

This game costs only 99 cents for iPhone.

Do not buy until Microsoft fixes their horrible pricing strategy.
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 19:51
Looks so much like limbo of off xbla......im sold!
FailedSeppuku
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 20:04, Edited on 19 September 12 at 20:05 by FailedSeppuku
Something as high quality as this is probably worth 2.29, instead of the usual crap they try to shovel on us at 2.29. However when its cheaper on other formats, i kinda feel like they're taking us for mugs.

Love the look of it, but on a principal i won't be buying.
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 20:36, Edited on 19 September 12 at 20:43 by Reborn Insanity
I almost want to buy it just from viewing the screens. As many have stated above it does remind me of Limbo with the dark art style.

Getting the trial for sure, but something tells me I will end up buying it in the end. laugh
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 21:10, Edited on 19 September 12 at 21:11 by PAULINE F0WLER
Seems like one of those games that require you to complete all worlds, 3 star every level etc for the cheevos. I've done a lot of those sort of games, dunno if I can be arsed tbf.
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 21:24
Looks nice, need my lumia 920 soon !!!
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 22:19
With achieves and such, I think $2.99 is fair. Integrating with Xbox Live is a real deal breaker for me, I wouldn't play phone games at all if it didn't connect with everything else I did. I think they have a great system going. On the iPhone, their is no seemless connectivity with anything else. It's just there. I personally think most of the prices are justified.

Then again, I guess I'm just not as cheap as you guys apparently.

Why are you even on this website then, actually? If your big concern is pricing and that it is priced higher, why do you have an Xbox? Most games are far cheaper on a PC, go on sale faster, and even have mods and such. People are stupid.
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 22:30
PhonySpoon said:World Of Goo anyone?I've played both the iPhone and iPad (HD) versions to completion: it's absolutely nothing like World of Goo.
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 22:43
The only reason I feel a little worried is because it looks a lot like tentacles and that game aghhhhhh
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 22:53
PhonySpoon said:World Of Goo anyone?more like tentacles to me and

Loch Doun said:Buyer beware:

This game costs only 99 cents for iPhone.

Do not buy until Microsoft fixes their horrible pricing strategy.
windows7 games are always more expensive due to achievements being added, think it would be better to have achievement and none achievement versions but i guess then it wouldnt be microsoft orf benificial. I'll pay up to £2.20 for the games but only if i like them, the £0.79 games being released i take regardless as a decent time killer
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Posted on 19 September 12 at 23:12
Interesting comments about pricing on this thread. Are the inclusion of [xbox] achievements REALLY worth the $2 difference between WP7 and iOS releases?

Yeah, the integration etc is great, but a lot of people forget that other formats now have "achievements" too..

WP7 users are getting ripped off compared to other formats. end of.
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Posted on 20 September 12 at 00:46
the achievement inclusions are not worth the extra cost, however they do justify the purchase at any cost
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Posted on 20 September 12 at 00:55
looks fun... gonna try the demo first
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Posted on 20 September 12 at 01:08
Grex, end of nothing. Other formats may have their own form of achievements, but they do no connect flawlessly between multiple devices that bring all of your gaming to one place - your gamertag. I can't play games on the iPhone, because I mostly think they are shallow and pointless. However, when I DO need a time waster, it gives me a nice little incentive knowing it'll be adding to my gamerscore and I can track it right along with everything else.

Most iPhone releases are also $1 because the marketplace is crowded and flooded with crap. Unfortunately, most casuals that buy games on them will only pay a $1 and only expect to pay such. They couldn't care less about what it connects to. The WP7 marketplace is actually managed and does a decent job of giving us a decent game every week and not over-doing it. It has its problems, but the price point isn't one of them. It is worth the price up for connectivity alone.
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