{"id":1178,"date":"2014-08-18T09:36:09","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T09:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.knicket.com\/magazine\/?p=1178"},"modified":"2014-08-22T12:51:36","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T12:51:36","slug":"sometimes-die-iphone-game-tops-u-s-charts-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/en.knicket.com\/magazine\/sometimes-die-iphone-game-tops-u-s-charts-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Sometimes You Die\u2019 Might be the Best iPhone Game 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Philipp Stollenmayer<\/strong>, Dutch 22-year-old, recently developed and released his first iPhone app game, <strong>\u2018Sometimes You Die\u2019<\/strong>. The app came out in early 2014 and was received well by avid gamers searching the App Store for something new and different. This app takes an interesting approach towards death \u2013 rather than starting over from the beginning, like many games when the player dies, a corpse is left in the game play and can be used to advance when restarting the level. In this game, <strong>sometimes a strategic death is necessary to advance<\/strong> to the next level. Stollenmayer gained the idea from a game he played as a child in which it was required to avoid the player\u2019s shadow when forced back to the start.<\/p>\n<h2>Does \u2018Sometimes You Die\u2019 qualify as a game?<\/h2>\n<p>Stollenmayer struggled through the development of the app wondering if it really constituted a game and if it would be perceived as fun for others. Lately, there have been many apps that call into question what a game really is and why they are fun. There are numerous addictive games that require no skill or strategy and yet are played by thousands of iPhone users. Stollenmayer\u2019s fear were put to rest when his game was received so widely by users. For <strong>only $1.99<\/strong> this iPhone game can be purchased from the App Store, and it has quickly <strong>topped the U.S. app charts. \u2018Sometimes You Die\u2019<\/strong> was ranked number 1 in games in the USA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\" style=\"margin-top:20px;\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V7B-N5Q2lRE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>What makes this app so popular?<\/h2>\n<p>According to many reviews of \u2018Sometimes You Die\u2019 available in the App Store, users find the game totally enthralling and addictive. The <strong>App Store rating is 4.7 stars<\/strong> out of 5 stars and has received only a handful of negative reviews. Users comment on things like \u2018this games calls to question the reality of the term game\u2019 and \u2018a very unique game that provides a cool experience.\u2019 Many users are requesting the next chapter and a possible sequel to this game. It really is addicting! Stollenmayer agrees that he will begin the project after his well-deserved vacation. Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/V7B-N5Q2lRE\">\u2018Sometimes You Die\u2019 trailer<\/a> and see if it\u2019s possible to stay away!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101063227675579127913?rel=author\">Thomas\u00a0Jung<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philipp Stollenmayer, Dutch 22-year-old, recently developed and released his first iPhone app game, \u2018Sometimes You Die\u2019. 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