Learn 2 Fly Mobile was released to Android devices on February 19, 2016, the same day Learn to Fly 3 was released to Kongregate. It was created by Fishing Cactus and Energetic, though it is currently maintained by HeroCraft Ltd.
Gameplay[]
Learn 2 Fly in game screen
Learn 2 Fly Mobile imitates the game play loop of the original Learn 2 Fly on Flash. However, due to being a mobile release, the control scheme is very different from the flash edition and on screen elements is moved to adapt controls.
There are three different controls that can be used:
- Tilt control, which involves tilting the device to the left or right to control the direction the glider is pointing.
- Joystick control, which places a makeshift joystick on the lower-left corner of the screen to control tilting the glider.
- Button control, which places an up and down button to tilt the glider's nose in the corresponding direction.
Music[]
Storyline[]
Learn 2 Fly Mobile follows a similar story to Learn 2 Fly. It is a heavily tweaked version that was released much later.
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Changes[]
Learn 2 Fly Mobile was changed from the web-based game in many ways. Here they are:
- No day is counted in game, instead distance is shown on main page and features and rewards and are unlocked by distance.
- A Dodo quest box (Dodo's challenge) was introduced, requiring the player to complete bets that the dodo would place. If they win, they are given a prize. If not, they simply lose the money they placed on the bet.
- All obstacles were moved further out.
- The game introduced power-ups (Boosts), which, like the Power-Ups seen in Learn to Fly 3, are one-use. Total 3 can be bought with coins or by watching ad before the flight, or they can occasionally be earned via the Ice-Breaker minigame. Power-ups will last until the game is over, return to menu (in game or before) or restart would not cancel power-ups.
- The game introduced minigames, which can be played occasionally. They were the Snow Shovel, the Ice-Breaker, and the Casino. They would reward you with spin cards, money, and occasionally a power-up from Ice-Breaker.
- Spin Cards are introduced as a way to get extra bonuses in-flight. They can be obtained ("stole" from Dodo's challenge description) by closely-passing below an albatross or crashing into one, equipping Casino Pass from Artisan Accessories or equipping The King's costume from Flightless Fashion.
- Upon ending the flight, Spin cards allow the player to spin a wheel, which can award coins (random amounts), Ice Diamonds, or revive.
- However, the wheel may contains spots which award nothing and waste the spin cards, being the Dodo, the Frozen Mammoth, and the Boot.
- Spin cards can be saved and spinning can be skipped.
- The game introduces more flying obstacles. Apart from the Snowman, the Snow Pile, the Rocky Hill, the Iceberg, and the WALL, it also adds the Flying Mammoth and the Albatross, though destroying one of these is not required to finish the game (unlocking cutsences and achievement), and some are required in Dodo's challenge (optional).
- The game swaps Bonus Points with a new freemium currency called Ice Diamonds. These can be traded off at Artisan Accessories and the Coin Store.
- Artisan Accessories sells in-game perks such as the Croesus Voucher and the prized Omega Catalog.
- The Coin Store allows the exchange of Ice Diamonds for more coins. Alternatively, coins can be purchased with real money.
- Ice Diamonds are still obtainable in game from Albatrosses, "Wheel of Fortune" spin, mini-games and Dodo's challenge.
- Money is swapped for coins in the game. They are functionally identical.
- Learn 2 Fly Mobile is the only game to date that utilizes tilt control. It could still be downloaded on devices that didn't support tilt control, but it would not function properly.
- With an update, a joystick-type controller was released.
- Another button control was added in a later update.
- Learn 2 Fly Mobile introduced a revive function. It can be done by buying revive cards from Coins Store, Spinning card win, Super Pingu Costume from Flightness Fashion or prompt screen after flight to get a launch and refill rocket (if equipped) in a similar fashion to Rob in the original game.
- Spinning card revive only available if the dummy (puppet) is on land (before 3500m).
Trivia[]
- Learn 2 Fly Mobile is the second game to be updated majorly after release, the first being Learn to Fly 3. This occurred for the first time on May 23, 2017.
- This is the first title in the Learn to Fly series that does not use Imperial units of measurement. Instead, it opts for metric units.
- There is an item (Super-Rocket) that cannot be bought by in game currency (Ice Diamonds/Coins) and only available in a limited of time.
| Titles in the Learn to Fly series | |
|---|---|
| Learn to Fly - Learn 2 Fly - Learn to Fly Mobile - Learn to Fly Idle - Learn to Fly 3 - Learn 2 Fly Mobile | |