Tux Rider World Challenge is an iPhone and iPod Touch game based on the famous Open Source Tux Racer™. For the people who don't know yet this legendary game I made a Mac Intel build of the original version wich can be freely downloaded here.  
 
 

Play Tux Rider World Challenge and win prizes !

Until the end of December 2009, Tux Racer World Challenge organizes his first World Challenge, with a lots of prizes to win, thanks to our partners (Pairs of skis, snowboards, googles, t-shirts, etc...).
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Directly on the App Store or via iTunes

Description

Drive Tux (the pinguin) into the differents slopes and try to get down as fast as possible, catching as many fishes as possible.

Compare your best results with your friends, people of your country or all around the world !

Functions Available

  • Works on both iPhone and iPod Touch since they have the firmware 2.0 installed at least.
  • Beautiful 3D graphics.
  • Incredible physics engine.
  • Really good fluidity.
  • A real Tutorial, really easy which explains step by step how to play.
  • Control Tux with the iPhone's accelerometers and multi touch.
  • Make 8 differents funny tricks in the air by shaking the iPhone and playing with multi touch.
  • 13 differents slopes, one Ski-Jump, and one Half-Pipe.
  • Two differents view modes : at the first person (Tux's eyes), wich gives really good speed sensations but is harder to control, and at the third person (easier to control).
  • Two differents game modes : a time trial mode where the goal is to get down the slope as fast as possible, and a classic mode where going fast is important, but eating fishes as well !
  • Network Result comparison.
  • Add friends to compare your scores to their scores.
  • French Localisation.

Trailer :

FAQ

  • How can you sell an Open Source software?
    Tux Rider is an Open Source software that complies to the GPLv2. Hence the source code is made available to all clients. Yet, the GPLv2 doesn't says that the author cannot be rewarded for his work. In fact, there is a widely spread misunderstanding that says that Open Source equals free of charge.

    The free software foundation clearly explains:

    “Free software is a matter of liberty, not price.
    To understand the concept, you should think of free as in free speech, not as in free beer.”

    — The Free Software Definition (GNU - FSF)

  • How much will an upgrade cost?
    Upgrade to any version will be free of charge.
Source code

Tux Rider World Challenge is an Open Source game released under the GPLv2 license. Hence source code is made available, and you can freely download it below.

Older version: