london england industry indie game development products flash and iphone platform games website johnnytwoshoes.com launched 1 august 2007 johnny two shoes is an indie game development studio based in london uk . johnny two shoes has developed online flash games as well as games for the iphone ipad platform . to date the studio has released 17 flash games and 2 iphone games . 1 the studio has won multiple awards for their work . contents 1 site history 2 works 2.1 commissioned works 2.2 flash game releases 2.3 planned works 2.3.1 the flying machine 2.4 iphone game releases 2.4.1 high speed chase2 2.4.2 plunderland 2.4.2.1 reception 3 awards and recognitions 4 references site history edit in may 2007 johnny two shoes was born as a portfolio for founder joshua scott slade but the site was redesigned in july of the same year as an adobe flash game site with the flash works of joshua scott slade and graphics from sarah jones . the site was entirely redesigned in june 2008 . the newly redesigned site hosted and promoted only johnny two shoes games added a leaderboard based on a medals system and contained a relevant blog that users could comment on . 2 johnnytwoshoes also created an image blog called llllost that uses jing to share their works in progress with members . 3 in the summer of 2009 johnny two shoes opened a forum for all users . 4 this forum allowed more feedback for the developers and the creation of a true community for the members . the forum would eventually be updated with a ratings system full search and rss capability and a private notes system . 5 shortly after the release of high speed chase 2 the web site was updated with a new theme . this time a space theme took center stage and the johnny two shoes logo was updated to include a spaceman . a hip hap was also added to the front page . this new feature allows users to see what is happening on the site such as users logging in winning medals and posting on the forum . the hip hap s theme usually reflects the theme of a new or upcoming game . the hip hap is currently disabled . works edit commissioned works edit the heist was released in october 2008 marking the beginning of a series of corporate partnerships . the heist was developed as a commission for addictinggames a viacom company . the game based on the sandstorm and high speed chase platforms features a get away scene but no actual robbery scene . in july 2009 johnny two shoes released the heist 2 the sequel to the heist . the game another commission for addictinggames used a combination of the high speed chase 2 engine along with a custom engine that allowed the gameplay to include a robbery scene and get away scene . the great sperm race was released in march 2009 as a commission for channel 4 funded by the wellcome trust . the game was built as a companion to a documentary titled the great sperm race that aired on channel 4 in the uk . 6 both the game and documentary educated viewers on human fertility . the game extended this education by giving the viewer a hands on experience on the subject of human fertility . johnny two shoes was commissioned once again by channel 4 funded by the wellcome trust in july 2009 to create three companion games to a documentary called inside nature s giants . inside nature s giants focused on some of the largest mammals in the animal kingdom and served to demonstrate evolution . an asian elephant a fin whale a crocodile and rothschild giraffe were all dissected to study the internal structure of the animals . 7 8 the information collected in the dissections led by evolutionary biologist professor richard dawkins and comparative anatomist dr. joy reidenberg will help scientists gain knowledge about the biology of animals . 8 johnny two shoes was commissioned by warner bros. in late 2009 to assist in the development of a two player online experience 221b . 221b promoted warner bros. s new movie sherlock holmes using facebook to support and promote the new film . 221b requires users to connect a facebook account which allows the user to connect with a second player and to save their progress . johnny two shoes collaborated with akqa co creators of 221b hide & seek ai developers existor and video production and editing company spicer moore to create the online experience . johnny two shoes specifically worked on the flash development necessary for 221b . 9 flash game releases edit the first game from johnny two shoes thermostorm was released in july 2007 . the second game highspeedchase was released in august 2007 as the company was founded . several games followed in the coming months . between november 2007 and june 2008 the games comatose attak a bird s journey pirates of jts and catch of the day were all released . attak was highly reviewed by jay is games who said the brothers at johnny two shoes have delivered with sonic accessible flash . 10 helping to further put johnny two shoes into the spotlight . gameplay from the game comatose the banana dash series started with the release of banana dash world 1 in july 2008 . the game featured a monkey in which players are challenged to get the monkey through a course and to the goal before time runs out . the sequel banana dash world 2 was released the next month featuring the monkey in a ball this time . lastly banana dash world 3 was released in september 2008 taking the series into outer space and placing the monkey into his very own spaceship . players are challenged to collect and bananas and reach the goal using the spaceship s rockets and planets gravity to achieve the goal . this series of games helped johnny two shoes to become better known in the game development community . johnny two shoes moved onto a racing platform with the release of sandstorm in september 2008 . the development of this engine would be key in the creation of future games such as the heist series . johnny two shoes worked on a series of commissioned games after the release of sandstorm . banana dash world 4 would be the next game released from the studio after these commissions . the game was released in october 2009 after a 3 month radio silence after the release of inside nature s giants . the studio was working on a separate secret project for electronic arts . banana dash world 4 featured brand new physics and took the series underwater into a yellow submarine reminiscent of the beatles song yellow submarine . the style of the game runs through new releases from johnny two shoes including the imminent release of plunderland for iphone . the most recent game release from johnny two shoes took place in january 2010 with the release of high speed chase 2 for the web . this web based version of the iphone platform game high speed chase2 offers unlockable power ups that differ from the power ups in the iphone version . enemies known as targets in the game also varied in style and difficulty ranging from simple cars to a tank . planned works edit the flying machine edit the flying machine is a planned flash game that serves as a complementary experience to the film of the same name by breakthru films . the film is a mix between stop frame live action and cgi celebrating the role that music and dance play in our lives especially in our first pre teen steps into the adult world 11 as well as the journey of fr d ric chopin throughout his life . the film and game are expected to be released this year . the game itself is an abstract take on the film splitting gameplay across 3 or 4 key locations . warsaw paris and london are all included at the moment but a fourth may be added . 12 a preview of the game is currently available on the site limited to just the warsaw level . a polish version of the game is also in the works . iphone game releases edit high speed chase2 edit johnny two shoes released its first iphone platform game high speed chase 2 in july 2009 . this game was released only for the iphone with no web based companion at its initial release . the sequel to web based high speed chase high speed chase 2 for iphone offered multiple missions to complete whereas the web based high speed chase only had one level . high speed chase 2 for iphone also included power ups that could be used to assist the player . the web based version of high speed chase2 would not follow for several months to come . in the press release for high speed chase 2 for iphone maxwell scott slade was quoted our focus is on gameplay what makes a game fun and not just graphics or recycling old ideas ; because a game isn t just one thing it s a complicated blend of balanced artificial intelligence appropriate graphic design evolving game logic incessant optimisation imaginative marketing and exciting illustration . gameplay from the iphone game plunderland plunderland edit released july 22 2010 plunderland is johnny two shoes s second iphone app and is currently the flagship game for johnny two shoes . designed for the iphone s ios4 operating system plunderland is a rough take on the studio s flash based game pirates of jts . although the basic components of the two games seem similar they are very much different from each other . most notably plunderland includes a campaign and storyline which pirates of jts does not . the physics engine itself was remodeled and improved while graphics were redone . unlockable boats multi touch compatibility and a dynamic intelligent point of view camera are features of plunderland as revealed in a july 2010 interview with pocket gamer . 13 unlike high speed chase 2 for iphone plunderland does not include an on screen joystick to control the ship s movement . instead tilting the iphone controls the ship as detected by the device s accelerometer . all other interactions such as firing cannons and picking up treasure are controlled via the touch screen . plunderland reception review scores publication score ign 8.9 10 14 appadvice 15 appspy 4 5 16 ilounge a 17 pocket gamer 8 10 18 slide to play 19 awards publication award itunes iphone app of the week 20 ign editor s choice 14 pocketgamer silver award 18 plunderland also has unique scenery to be encountered by the player through gameplay . the islands on which the island people reside on vary depending on the type of island people . there are three types of island people paradise eskimo and tribal . the tribal are more territorial than the paradise islanders so they are more likely to fight back and fight hard when being plundered . 21 also sharks crabs and sea monsters will attacking your ship as you plunder . joshua scott slade described the gameplay as this a shark attacks you but instead of shooting it or being scared you can grab it pull it out of the water and use it as a weapon against the enemies . if you have a taste for the dramatic you can even tear it in half when you no longer require its services . version 1.1 of plunderland offers support for all generation iphones ipod touch and ipads but all devices must have ios 3.1.3 or later installed to run the app . apple game center was