Inside ‘Super Phantom Cat’

Review Fix chats with Jason Yeung, Chief Executive Officer, Veewo Games, who discusses the success of “Super Phantom Cat” and the differences between the Android TV version and the iOS version. Downloaded more than 440,000 times since arriving on iOS and Google Play earlier in 2017 (including premium and F2P). Super Phantom Cat has also been a huge hit with reviewers and being featured several times by Apple.

Review Fix: For those who haven’t played it, what is “Super Phantom Cat”?

Jason Yeung: Super Phantom Cat is a retro-inspired 2D platformer that pays homage to 8- and 16-bit classics Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong Country, and Sonic The Hedgehog.

Review Fix: What makes “Super Phantom Cat” special?

Yeung: Players will immediately see that the art and music are very special. Super Phantom Cat has a unique, colorful look — and the soundtrack is extremely catchy! Players love the fact that the controls are fully customizable — and very responsive. The game has a deceptively simple look, but it’s a hardcore platformer with deep gameplay.

Review Fix: How does it feel to get such a warm reception since the game was released?

Yeung: As an indie studio from Mainland China, it was an honor to have Super Phantom Cat featured on both the App Store and Google Play. The global features have really pushed Veewo Games into the spotlight — and we love being able to give players such a fun, welcoming game to spend time with. We can’t wait to introduce more high-quality Chinese indie titles to the world!

Review Fix: What are your goals for “Super Phantom Cat”?

Yeung: Our goal for Super Phantom Cat was to bring back the feeling of warm summer days spent in front of a Nintendo console. Retro gamers can play classic games on original hardware every day, but we wanted mobile users of all ages to be able to experience that as well!

Review Fix: What are the differences between the iOS version and the Android TV version?

Yeung: The iOS version is meant to be a “premium” offer that users pay upfront to enjoy. Android TV — like the standard Android build — has in-app purchases and gamepad support. It was designed for both mid-core and casual players. Super Phantom Cat is even more fun if you play on a big screen TV.

Review Fix: Bottom line, why should someone play “Super Phantom Cat”?

Yeung: Because there’s nothing cooler than becoming a Phantom Cat — a “super cat” that can save the world.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Yeung: We are preparing to start development on Super Phantom Cat II — which will have even more beautiful graphics and tons of gameplay with parkour and swimming. Stay tuned.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
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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