And a happy new year to all too! :)

Twas a busy bee last week,  but the internet’s been pretty buzzed about these adorable white and black creatures which kept me amused amidst the chaos. Here’s some of my links to check out if you havn’t already:

• Never Say No to Panda (cheese)
• Researchers dressed in panda costumes
• Or perhaps you fancy a comfy panda chair for $75,000 by Brazilian artists/designers Fernando and Humberto Campana:
  
  (via Craziest Gadgets)

Prior to  MiniSquadron, Tak was working on another game idea of his called Fat Suns Alight! The brief was simple: he needed a bunch of characters and some concept artwork to complement the prototype build he had done, so that he could pitch it to the publishers. Concept artwork for games was a whole new ball game to me,  but it seemed like a fun-type of challenge so I decided to give it a go.

However, Fat Suns Alight! never saw the light of day (get the pun?), but the lessons weaned from it did result in him producing the highly addictive MiniSquadron. As much as I would have loved to see the characters in situ on the game itself, I do like the bunch of  Fat Suns that were created and I’m sure they will probably come to life sometime in the future!

View the suite of characters

Thats the look I’ve got nailed down from the French gangster films seen recently:

Left: Mesrine: Killer Instinct & Public Enemy No. 1, Right: Un Prophet

Of course its a pretty generic statement, but couldn’t help noticing they were carrying a similar look  (although you should check out the Guardian’s image gallery of Jacques Mesrine for the multitude of disguises he pulled off!).

While they both tell the story of a gangster’s rise to notoriety, they are still different enough to stand on their own.If you havn’t seen these 2 films (or 3 rather if you consider that Mesrine comprises of 2 films) they should definitely be ones to consider watching on the celluloid.

From top – bottom: Cherry Bomb, Blueprint and Greenwave.

Each have their own unique weaponry capabilities to defeat those zany enemy fighter planes and can be unlocked when you hit a certain score at different levels. Its highly addictive and easy to play and am still trying to unlock all the planes at the mo! (Of course, the ones I’ve designed have already been unlocked and deployed successfully in gameplay!)

Cherry Bomb’s my favourite and you get a sneak preview of her in this trailer here (the second plane featured):

And for those who already have iPhone, get your Mini Squadron now!!

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Mini Squadron website