Monthly Archives: February 2012

Gum Placement Strategies

Gum placed at the six entrances where the monkeys land will always slow down the next monkey to enter the farm.  However, you can be sneakier.  Place gum next to a banana.  Monkeys ALWAYS go for bananas, so as soon … Read More »

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Combo: Purple-berry Sports Drink with Scarecrow/Box

Once the monkeys start climbing into the farm, it’s hard to find enough energy to get out the higher cost tools like Scarecrow and Box.  But these are most effective at taking care of monkeys BEFORE they get into the … Read More »

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Banana Upgrade is the Best!

One of the best first upgrades to get is Banana Bunch! The Banana upgrade is effectively priced to be available early in the game.  When you flick out one banana, a free extra one goes with it, entertaining twice the … Read More »

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How We Made it: GameDev.net Article Series

Over the next 4 weeks we will be publishing articles at GameDev.net how we made Catch the Monkey. This is a chance to see behind the scenes at the tools we used, how the initial design of the game started, and … Read More »

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