Platform Racing 3 (App)

An iOS app for Platform Racing 3 was released in May 2011."Platform Racing 3 now available on iTunes!!!". Sparkworkz Forums. May 18, 2011."Platform Racing 3 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store" (May 28, 2011 archive)"Platform Racing 3 now available on iPhone". Sparkworkz. May 25, 2011. Unlike the Flash version, it cost $1.99 and was not programmed by Jacob Grahn, instead being developed by Sparkworkz.
The app was announced in a March 2010 press release that disclosed Sparkworkz was collaborating with Jiggmin on PR3."inXile's Sparkworkz™ announces the next installment in the hit Flash series Platform Racing™!". inXile Entertainment. March 22, 2010. It was later revealed to be "coming soon" in November, with Sparkworkz posting a blog in March 2011 asking players for achievement suggestions."Platform Racing 3" - Sparkworkz (November 15, 2010 archive)"Platform Racing 3 iPhone – we want your suggestions!". Sparkworkz. March 30, 2011.
==Gameplay==
The app's gameplay is nearly identical to the desktop version in order for cross-play, with a few optimizations and changes. 
The controls have been adapted for touch screens by adding a thumbstick in the bottom-left corner for character movement and a sack in the bottom-right for items. 
Players also have the option to play the campaign offline in addition to online as the levels are saved locally.
===Changes===
*Music has been removed, instead players can play songs already on their device.
*Chatrooms in the multiplayer lobby and levels have been removed along with private messages. The dedicated lobby chat tab is still present however. Chat messages are also limited to 10 characters.
*Level and block editors are removed.
*Character and item animations are different and many are simplified. For example:
**When stunned, players are simply rotated 90 degrees to the left or right with no in-betweens.
**Jump and landing animations also have no in-betweens.
**Feet animation that plays after hitting a mine while invincible is removed.
**Characters no longer crouch while charging a super jump and the yellow glow effect when fully charged is less pronounced.
**The camera is now locked on the player at all times, removing warp effects after falling off maps or using a Teleport.
**Laser Guns no longer recoil when fired.
**Speed Bursts no longer have their green sparkle effect.
**Angel's Wings' animation reduced to 5 frames, making it less fluid.
**Portable mines/blocks no longer start white and zoom in when placed, now only fading in.
**Sword has less frames and is more stuttery overall.
==Removal==
PR3 was quietly removed from the App Store in December 2011."PR3 out of appstore!". Jiggmin's Village. December 16, 2011."PR3's Not In The Itunes Store...". Jiggmin's Village. December 30, 2011. 
Although no official reason was given, players speculated Apple removed it since the online mode had been broken for some time.
==References==
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