Hook Worlds

Hook Worlds
Official cover art showing the game's logo (middle) and its four worlds (clockwise from top left): Curse of the Watcher, Dungeon Gunner, CyberGnome 202X, and Hook Champ 1000
Developer(s)Rocketcat Games
Publisher(s)Rocketcat Games
Designer(s)Kepa Auwae
Programmer(s)Jeremy Orlando
Artist(s)Brandon Rhodes
SeriesHook Champ
Platform(s)iOS, Android
Release
  • WW: December 16, 2010
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Hook Worlds, also known as Hook Swing Worlds,[1] is a platform game developed and published by Rocketcat Games for iOS. Released on December 16, 2010, Hook Worlds players levels using a grappling hook. The grappling hook was also present in Hook Worlds' predecessors, Hook Champ and Super QuickHook.[2] Hook Worlds is divided into four worlds: "Curse of the Watcher", "Dungeon Gunner", "CyberGnome 202X",[3] and "Hook Champ 1000".[4] The player controls a different character in each world.

The game was developed by a team of three: Kepa Auwae (design), Jeremy Orlando (programming), and Brandon Rhodes (art).[5] Hook Worlds received "generally favorable" reviews from critics.[6]

  1. ^ Brown, Mark (September 28, 2010). "Rocketcat announces 59p QuickHook iPhone sequel, Hook Swing Worlds". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Nelson, Jared (December 18, 2010). "'Hook Worlds' Review – Hooking Invades the Endless Running Genre". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Auwae, Kepa (September 25, 2010). "Hook Swing Worlds". Blogger. Rocketcat Games. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Nelson, Jared (February 15, 2011). "'Hook Worlds' Updated with Fourth World, Game Center, and Of Course… New Hats!". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "About the Developers". RocketCat Games. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Metacritic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).