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| Developer(s) | Rovio Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Rovio Entertainment |
| Engine | Box2D |
| Platform(s) | Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Windows |
| Release | Android, iOS July 12, 2012[1] Windows Phone April 3, 2013[2] |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Amazing Alex was a physics-based puzzle game created by Rovio Entertainment,[3] developer of the popular strategy game Angry Birds.
Amazing Alex was announced by Rovio's CEO, Mikael Hed, on Yle's breakfast television in May 2012.[4] The game was based on Casey's Contraptions, a game created by Noel Llopis of Snappy Touch, and Miguel Ángel Friginal of Mystery Coconut, whose rights were acquired by Rovio.[5] The game featured educational elements and revolved around the character Alex, described as a curious boy with an interest in building things.[6] The goal was to create various Rube Goldberg-esque machines to get a ball to a certain location. The game held similarities to The Incredible Machine, originally released in 1993.[7]
On April 13, 2015, the game was removed from the App Store and Google Play.[8]
- ^ Williams, Mike (July 10, 2012). "Rovio's Amazing Alex coming July 12". GamesIndustry. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Stroh, Michael (April 3, 2013). "Amazing Alex, Rovio's fun physics puzzler, launches on Windows Phone 8". Windows. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "Amazing Alex". 11 May 2012.
- ^ Ylen aamu-tv | Vieraana Angry Birdsejä johtava Mikael Hed (in Finnish), 11 May 2012, archived from the original on 2014-11-12, retrieved 2018-05-18
- ^ Rose, Mike (May 10, 2012). "Rovio acquires Casey's Contraptions". gamasutra.com.
- ^ "Rovio Amazing Alex Teaser". YouTube. 10 July 2012.
- ^ Jenkins, David (17 July 2012). "Amazing Alex review – angry machine". Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ "Amazing Alex (Video Game 2013)". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-09-04.