Cut the Rope (video game)


Cut the Rope is a physics-based puzzle video game developed by ZeptoLab and published by Chillingo for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, web browsers, DSi and 3DS.

Gameplay

In each level, a candy hangs by one or several ropes which must be sliced with a swipe by using the screen.

Release

Cut the Rope premiered on October 4, 2010 for iOS. This was followed by a free version with fewer levels for each device, called Cut the Rope Free and Cut the Rope HD Free respectively.
The Android version was released in June 2011. The DSiWare version was released September 22nd, 2011 for Europe and November 2011 for North America on Nintendo DS, and August 22, 2013 for Nintendo 3DS users.
In January 2012, a limited version of the game was published as a browser game for HTML5 browsers. In January 2013, the BlackBerry version of Cut the Rope was released to BlackBerry World following the announcement of BlackBerry 10.

Reception

Cut the Rope was received well by critics. The aggregator website Metacritic has a score of 93 out of 100 based on 14 reviews, a rating of "universal acclaim". IGN has praised the game for having "the addictive qualities of Angry Birds – great puzzles, near-perfect use of touch controls, and cute personality". GameSpot has described it as "fresh, challenging, gorgeous, and highly entertaining”. Jon Mundy of Pocket Gamer was equally positive, calling it "bright, imaginative, and supremely polished".
At the 11th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards, Cut the Rope won in the "Best Handheld Game" category, beating such prominent contesters as and, which debuted on PSP that year. At WWDC 2011, Cut the Rope won an Apple Design Award for the iOS platform. In March 2011, it won the 7th British Academy Video Games Awards in the "Handheld" category and a BaFTA Award, the first iOS game to do so.
Nine days after its initial release, the game had been purchased one million times and rose to the top of the App Store's charts. According to Chillingo, this made it the fastest-selling iOS game to reach that number of sales.