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| Developer(s) | Epic Games |
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| Initial release | September 1, 2010 |
| Stable release | 1.02
/ September 10, 2010 |
| Operating system | iOS 3.1.1 or later, Android, Flash, HTML5 |
| Size | 82.2 MB |
| Available in | English |
| Website | www |
Epic Citadel is a tech demo developed by Epic Games to demonstrate the Unreal Engine 3 running on Apple iOS, within Adobe Flash Player Stage3D and using HTML5 WebGL technologies. It was also released for Android on January 29, 2013.
The application allows players to explore a medieval landscape without being able to interact with it otherwise. The application further has a built in benchmark mode and a "guided tour" mode. Nonetheless this demonstration garnered significant attention as it showcases a free SDK called Epic's Unreal Development Kit (UDK)[1]
The game uses dual zones with touchscreen control that are mapped as virtual joysticks. One controls the camera angle while the other controls the motion of the camera. The tech demo allows players to navigate through a fictional castle realm with various areas such as a circus bazaar, a river and a cathedral.[2] The artwork of this demo was created by Shane Caudle and the program itself was created in eight weeks by a small team of programmers at Epic Games using the UDK.[3]
- ^ "Free Game Engine for Indie Game Development: UDK Unreal Developer's Kit". Epic Games. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (2010-09-01). "Play With The Unreal Engine On Your iPhone With Epic Citadel". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ Epic Games Staff. "Epic Citadel - Epic Games". Epic Games. Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2013-04-07.