2048 and another game called 1024 have allegedly plagiarized a game called 'Threes'!
Even as avid gamers are lately being wooed into some number frenzy, that is no less addictive than the bird that flapped into our hearts and minds sometime ago here comes a news that is more likely to shatter the hearts of many. We know 2048 is the new game round the bend, and how it's giving players countless sleepless nights courtesy some very addictive number crunching. Now, the creator of the game has been accused of plagiarism. |
Creators of another game 'Threes' have come have alleged in ablog post that 2048 and another game called 1024 have blatantly plagiarized them. “we’re not shy about calling a clone a clone, and believe us, there’s no shortage of straight-up clones out there, especially on Android. But it’s the not-really-clone sort of games, the rip-offs, that have popped up that have our feelings puzzled. We know how to deal with a clone, and likely, so do you.” wrote Threes creators.
The game 'Threes' available for both Android and iOS involves matching numbers around multiples of three. “First, it started on iOS with a game called 1024 released 21 days after Threes (27 February). It’s different, but not. The sliding is there, the doubling of cards, the merging, even the art is extremely similar. There are differences. New cards spawn all over the place. Swiping up, down, left or right moves the cards the full distance possible. There are “stones” in the grid that never move. This last feature was likely a choice the developer made based on the fact that the game was too easy. It’s not very fun.” added Threes' team.
Threes has been accused of being a clone of 2048, however developers have a different story to tell. “We want to celebrate iteration on our ideas and ideas in general. It’s great. 2048 is a simpler, easier form of Threes that is worth investigation, but piling on top of us right when the majority of Threes players haven’t had time to understand all we’ve done with our game’s system and why we took 14 months to make it, well, that makes us sad,” they wrote.
Built by 19-year old Italian programmer Gabriele Cirulli, the Candy-Crush synonymous game 2048 is as addictive and frustrating as the much loved Flappy Bird. One doesn't necessarily have to be an arithmatic genius to play 2048. Simply use the arrow keys across the screen to move tiles. When tiles with the same numbers touch, they merge into one tile and add the numbers. Players have to create a 2048 tile in order to win the game.
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