Ask HN: Review my side project (free iPhone game - Bullseye Factory)

Hey everyone.

I've spent the last three months of my free-time working with my sister on an iPhone game called Bullseye Factory. I did all of the programming and game design, my sister did all of the graphics. It uses the gyroscope so it's iPhone4/iPod Touch 4 only. Here's a YouTube video of the gameplay for those of you without a device:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0La1-7MXDk

If you do have an iPhone 4 I'll post promo codes below so you can check it out.

I'd love feedback on the game. Any aspect of it really; from gameplay to graphics to pricing to anything else. I released it a couple of weeks ago and have gotten very few downloads so far. However, I just yesterday released the 'lite' version that has just a handful of levels for free, so we'll see how that drives sales.

promo codes:

3T6FEJAL4FPY 4M6NHT3K7LT4 NR3X7NN6HARF W4MTP9EM7NH4 WM6AAYM974P9 ATJKYNHXYXXR JTFHNR6LK3XA RPJYJ3KH97F7 RYYYK9LLF39M EH4Y63KNN9MT

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ecaron 15y ago ↗

Here are the download links:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bullseye-factory-lite/id41388... (free version)

http://itunes.apple.com/app/bullseye-factory/id408231799?mt=... (full version)

allenbrunson 15y ago ↗

looks pretty good, man! i took one of your promo codes and gave you a five-star rating.

i think the in-game graphics are great, but your icon for this app and your other ones leave a lot to be desired. they should be more full and colorful.

thestoicjester 15y ago ↗

Cool, I appreciate the rating! Icon design is so tough, which sucks because of how important it is to catching attention. This game doesn't have a main character or anything obvious to base the icon on, so that made it more difficult.

I personally wondered if we should try to do a 3d-ish icon to try to mirror the look of the gameplay, but that ended up being cluttered in such a small space.

I appreciate the feedback, though. I hadn't heard many opinions about the icon.