Review Fix Exclusive: Inside ‘The Hunt For Red Panda’

Review Fix chats with Aleksey Mikhasyuk, CEO, Zagrava Games, who tells us all about “The Hunt For Red Panda,” the awesome iOS game that takes art appreciation and casual gameplay to a brand new level.

Review Fix: What inspired this game?

Aleksey Mikhasyuk: The original idea came to us after we created a few “find the differences” puzzles based on real canvases. It seemed like an interesting concept at the time, so we decided to develop it further – until it eventually became The Hunt For Red Panda.

Review Fix: What was development like?

Mikhasyuk: It’s incredibly fun — especially for our artists. They were very enthusiastic about “spoiling” the masterpieces and even competed to see who did it best.

Review Fix: Who will enjoy this game the most?

Mikhasyuk: The Hunt For Red Panda can be appreciated by any art lover. It has a fun plot, lighthearted music score, and (of course) lovely paintings. Another plus: There are no vampires, werewolves or ghosts in sight!

Review Fix: What has development been like?

Mikhasyuk: The most difficult part was balancing (i.e., keeping the game fun). Believe it or not, balancing took almost as much time as the core game development!

Review Fix: Why should someone download it?

Mikhasyuk: Because you can experience hours of very enjoyable gameplay without hidden transactions, in-app purchases or ads. And it’s cheaper than a good cup of coffee :)

Review Fix: Any DLC planned?

Mikhasyuk: Yes, we’ve already created a number of additional art packs and levels. We can’t wait to deliver them to players — particularly those who may have already solved all the existing content …

Review Fix: What’s next for Zagrava Games?

We plan to publish at least three more games in 2016. They are all quite different from The Hunt For Red Panda. One is a fun runner, another is a ‘can-you- escape’ game, and the third one is a… big surprise.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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