Timedancer Episode 2 Available Now For Windows Phone

We’re incredibly pleased to announce the release of Episode 2 of Timedancer, right now, worldwide, on Windows Phone.

Episode 1 was released late last year and Episode 2 continues to drive the mythology forwards exploring our characters further.

Whereas Episode 1 presented an overall picture and introduced all of the key players in the Timedancer universe, the rest of the season will explore each character in more detail. Episode 2 focuses on the character of Adam (last seen in Episode 1 looking very sick) and tells his story from his recruitment as a timedancer, through to the distant future.

Whereas the pilot episode was made with a small crew, Episode 2 is a full production (thanks largely to the reception of Episode 1 and the enthusiasm of our users) and was created by a large crew, both in production and post production. Episode 2 is much bigger, with four full threads of story to explore, new game types (including a reaction based puzzle) and more video content. We also have several new environments to explore, and items to find which will allow users to delve deeper into the Timedancer canon.

Episode 2 stars John Moraitis (United 93, Where The Truth Lies, Headhunter) as Adam, one of the timedancers featured briefly in Episode 1. It chronicles his story from his recruitment by the Timedancer Corporation, right through to the year 2070. It also stars Ashley Gerlach (BBC’s Rock and Chips) as Ben and Samantha Tan (5:13, King and I [stage production], Carmen [stage production]) as Vivien.

We’ll be blogging more about the release over the next few days, but be sure to grab your copy right now through the Zune software client, or directly on your phone through the App Marketplace (we’re listed under entertainment).

We’d like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to our fans. For everyone that played Episode 1 and has followed the development of Episode 2 with interest, we appreciate your support. For newcomers to the Timedancer series, welcome! We hope you enjoy, and we look forward to getting your feedback as we embark on Episode 3!

About Timedancer

Timedancer is a new interactive experience which marries the excitement of great episodic television with the thrill of “point and click” gaming. Creators Arivind Abraham and Ali Maggs, have worked with Microsoft to bring a whole new format to the world of mobile entertainment, exclusively on Windows Phone 7.

Set in the near future, Timedancer chronicles the lives of Vivien, Tempus, Ben, Kazuo and Adam, each of whom have their own agendas, but whose fates are intertwined across the fabric of time and space by the mysterious Timedancer Corporation.

Under the guise of developing time travel for philanthropic reasons, the corporation’s illusive CEO, Tempus, harbours sinister intentions of his own to eventually monetise and politicise time travel technology for his own profit and means.

Hoping to uncover the truth, Vivien, a timedancer, has gone rogue. With the help of a woman named Kazuo and the alpha timedancer, Adam, she aims to take both Tempus and the Timedancer Corporation down.

The game is designed as a “5-episode season”, which has a complete story arc which the user will piece together over the course of the series. Using a combination of live action video, animation and explorative elements, Timedancer brings a whole new level of gaming to the Windows Phone 7 platform, making the most of Windows Phone technologies.

Press

For the full press release (PDF/Word), cast/crew list and screenshots, please download the press pack.