Software:When Ski Lifts Go Wrong

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Short description: 2019 video game


When Ski Lifts Go Wrong
Developer(s)Hugecalf Studios
Publisher(s)Curve Digital
Platform(s)Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch
Release
  • WW: 23 January 2019
Genre(s)Construction and management simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong is a 2019 construction and management simulation video game developed by British indie developer Hugecalf Studios and published by Curve Digital. When Ski Lifts Go Wrong was released in early access on 4 October 2017[1] and fully released on 23 January 2019 on Windows, macOS and Nintendo Switch.[2][3]

Gameplay

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong is a low-poly physics-based construction simulation game in which the player must construct chairlifts, gondolas, jumps and bridges to get non-playable character skiers through a snowy mountain setting.[4]

The goal is to achieve success in attempts to build strong structures within a budget.[5] Each stage begins with a landscape over a paper background, where the materials can be placed and a cable is attached to these structures.[6] The game visualises the amount of stress on each attached structure using colours so that the player knows which aspects of their construction they should improve on.[7]

Each level is completed when the player creates a working structure to carry a set number of controllable non-player character riders to the other side of the map.[8][9] In over 100 levels, riders have to be carried across safely and the map has to remain intact.[10] There are other factors in each level, such as a star rating which counts the number of stars the riders collect during the level, and a price limit which the player should stay under. A level editor is available, where players can create their own maps to play on.[11]

Development

When Ski Lift Go Wrong was released in early access under the name Carried Away on 4 October 2017.[1][12] A downloadable content pack, titled Carried Away: Winter Sports, was released on 9 February 2018, which features new modes and enables the player to compete in different sports.[13] When Ski Lift Go Wrong was fully released on 23 January 2019 for Windows, macOS and Nintendo Switch.[3]

Reception

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong has been described as a game that is "easy to pick up, but hard to master."[7] The game has been compared to Happy Wheels and Bridge Constructor.[by whom?]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Press Kit". https://carriedaway.hugecalf.com/contact/. Retrieved 30 May 2018. 
  2. ↑ "When Ski Lifts Go Wrong". Curve Digital. http://www.curve-digital.com/en-gb/games/detail/42/when-ski-lifts-go-wrong/. Retrieved 29 May 2019. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Seedhouse, Alex (23 January 2019). "When Ski Lifts Go Wrong Out Now On Nintendo Switch". Nintendo Insider. https://www.nintendo-insider.com/when-ski-lifts-go-wrong-out-now-on-nintendo-switch/. Retrieved 29 February 2020. 
  4. ↑ Musgrave, Shaun (24 January 2019). "SwitchArcade Round-Up: Nintendo's Indie Highlights, 'Cursed Castilla', 'When Ski Lifts Go Wrong', More New Releases, Today's Sales, and More". TouchArcade. https://toucharcade.com/2019/01/24/switcharcade-round-up-nintendos-indie-highlights-cursed-castilla-when-ski-lifts-go-wrong-more-new-releases-todays-sales-and-more/. Retrieved 29 May 2019. 
  5. ↑ Koopman, Daan (5 February 2019). "When Ski Lifts Go Wrong (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/49622/when-ski-lifts-go-wrong-switch-review. Retrieved 29 May 2019. 
  6. ↑ Lane, Gavin (28 January 2019). "When Ski Lifts Go Wrong Review (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/when_ski_lifts_go_wrong. Retrieved 29 May 2019. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Bell, Alice (5 September 2018). "Strange indie games to watch from GamesCom 2018". Rock Paper Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/09/05/strange-indie-games-to-watch-from-gamescom-2018/4/. Retrieved 13 December 2018. 
  8. ↑ Hartley, Gary (29 April 2019). "When Ski Lifts Go Wrong (PC) review: It's snow way to make a living". Honest Gamers. http://www.honestgamers.com/14403/pc/when-ski-lifts-go-wrong/review.html. Retrieved 29 May 2019. 
  9. ↑ Svartas, Odd (17 March 2019). "When Ski Lifts Go Wrong". Gamereactor. https://www.gamereactor.eu/when-ski-lifts-go-wrong-review/. Retrieved 29 May 2019. 
  10. ↑ Stauffer, Derek (3 February 2019). "When Ski Lifts Go Wrong Review: A Charming and Challenging Puzzler". Screen Rant. https://screenrant.com/when-ski-lifts-go-wrong-review/. Retrieved 29 May 2019. 
  11. ↑ Hadley, Jupiter (4 April 2019). "How When Ski Lifts Go Wrong hits the right mix of blood and physics puzzles". Gamasutra. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/340037/How_When_Ski_Lifts_Go_Wrong_hits_the_right_mix_of_blood_and_physics_puzzles.php. 
  12. ↑ "'Carried Away' (ALL) Now Called 'When Ski Lifts Go Wrong' - Screens & Trailer" (in en). WorthPlaying. 8 November 2018. https://worthplaying.com/article/2018/11/8/news/111662/. Retrieved 29 February 2020. 
  13. ↑ "Carried Away: Winter Sports". https://store.steampowered.com/app/788010/Carried_Away_Winter_Sports/. Retrieved 14 December 2018. 



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