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GyrOrbital – Casual Game Review
GyrOrbital is a Casual/Action game from Patrick Winchell, first launched in 2nd May 2013.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 17+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes GyrOrbital Stand Out
Gyroscope controlled missile defense! Protect a doomed world by finding and destroying an endless horde of enemies before they can break through your planet's shields.
- Use your gyroscope to its full potential!
- Target and destroy the enemy missiles to protect the planet.
- Gamecenter and Twitter Integration
This Casual game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, GyrOrbital is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 12th August 2014
Recent improvements include:
Better performance on older devices
Better gyroscope stabilization
Graphics improvements
Score Multiplier now maxes out at 20
New leaderboards for this version
Download & Availability
GyrOrbital is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We love how this game makes use of the iPhones gyroscope to create an immersive game. The art is beautiful. The task is simple. A real hidden gem.
This game makes great use of the gyroscope, is very simple, & is one of a kind. We would love to see an update that requires you to defend from above and below since all of your movement is only lateral.
First off, this game looks amazing, they pulled off the minimalism perfectly. The gameplay is very simple and satisfying, though with the gyro controls, it makes the game a little less accessible. Also, the game drops you in with no explanation. The first few times we played, we just tapped randomly because we didn't know what else to do. Overall, a must-have for pretty much everyone.
Even after deleting this, we still get error messages from this, telling us to delete. Please fix. Nightmare.
The concept is cool, the interface is simple and well designed, but yes it probably needs more thrilling features.
This game is all about using your gyroscope in order to view the 3D space in all angles and tapping the screen to destroy incoming the missiles. That means you're going to have to stand up so you can look in all directions and look like a weirdo playing this game. But still, it's fun being able to use your gyroscope to it's full potential and refreshing seeing a new take on a Missile Defender-type game. GyrOrbital could use some extra features though.
Nice game but it need more weapons and power ups. Without these it's pretty boring.
Awesome game that's both challenging and fun.
This is the first game we see with the use of the gyroscope and its really great! We have lots of more room for improving.
To see our kids or wife spin around like fools while playing it as we record them with another device! What an awesome idea for a game :).
We have never seen anything like this game before, downloaded it out of curiosity and within a few minutes we were spinning around our room shooting down the incoming missiles. Awesome game.
A great fun game! Quick to play each round….terrific for skill building.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.2
- Size: 2.30 MB
- iOS: 6.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: [Patrick Winchell]()
Last updated: 12th August 2014 | Genre: Casual, Action | Developer: Patrick Winchell