# Fibble

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{{Short description|2012 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Fibble
| image = File:Fibble_flick_and_roll_ios_icon.jpg
| developer = Crytek Budapest
| publisher = [Crytek](/source/Crytek)
| engine = [CryEngine 3](/source/CryEngine_3)
| platforms = {{ubl|[iOS](/source/iOS)|[Android](/source/Android_(operating_system)) ([Amazon Appstore](/source/Amazon_Appstore))}}
| released = {{ubl|'''iOS''': 29 March 2012|'''Android''': 2012}}
| genre = [Puzzle](/source/Puzzle_video_game)
| modes = [Single-player](/source/Single-player_video_game)
}}
'''''Fibble: Flick 'n' Roll''''' a [puzzle video game](/source/puzzle_video_game) by [Crytek](/source/Crytek), released for [iOS](/source/iOS) and [Android](/source/Android_(operating_system)) ([Amazon Appstore](/source/Amazon_Appstore)) in 2012.

== Gameplay ==
''Fibble'' is a [puzzle video game](/source/puzzle_video_game) with physics-based gameplay mechanics. The player controls the alien blob-like character Fibble by flicking, controlling angle and power of the move.

== Development ==
''Fibble'' was concepted by [Cevat Yerli](/source/Cevat_Yerli), who is credited as executive producer. On 5 March 2012, ''Fibble'' was announced as Crytek's first [mobile game](/source/mobile_game) using [CryEngine 3](/source/CryEngine_3) and integration into Crytek partnered GFace [social network](/source/social_network) for release in spring.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Caoili |first1=Eric |title=Crytek dips toes into mobile with CryEngine 3-powered game |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/crytek-dips-toes-into-mobile-with-cryengine-3-powered-game |website=[Gamasutra](/source/Gamasutra) |date=March 5, 2012 |access-date=February 23, 2026 |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919120619/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/crytek-dips-toes-into-mobile-with-cryengine-3-powered-game |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gallegos |first1=Anthony |title=Crytek's New Mobile Game |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/03/05/cryteks-new-mobile-game |website=IGN |language=en |date=5 March 2012 |access-date=23 February 2026 |archive-date=16 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116020901/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/03/05/cryteks-new-mobile-game |url-status=live }}</ref>

The game was released for [iOS](/source/iOS) on 29 March 2012, with an Android version announced for later.
In July 2012, ''Fibble'' was updated with a new area and 8 levels after player feedback.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holmes |first1=Mike |title=Fibble gets updated |url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/fibble-gets-updated/ |website=Gamereactor UK |language=en |date=3 July 2012 |access-date=23 February 2026 |archive-date=21 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021053409/https://www.gamereactor.eu/fibble-gets-updated/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Fibble'' was announced for [Kindle Fire HD](/source/Kindle_Fire_HD) via [Amazon Appstore](/source/Amazon_Appstore) at the tablet's announcement in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Corriea |first1=Alexa Ray |title=Crytek's 'Fibble – Flick 'n' Roll' coming to Kindle Fire HD |url=https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/9/7/3301148/cryteks-fibble-flick-n-roll-coming-to-kindle-fire-hd/ |website=Polygon |language=en |date=7 September 2012}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Tim Turi of ''[Game Informer](/source/Game_Informer)'' thought ''Fibble''{{'}}s gameplay is straightforward and may be soon be addicting.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Turi |first1=Tim |title=Fibble – Flick ‘n’ Roll Review: Crytek Rolls Out A Solid iOS Debut |url=https://gameinformer.com/games/fibble__flick_n_roll/b/ios/archive/2012/03/29/fibble-flick-n-roll-review-crytek-rolls-out-a-solid-ios-debut.aspx |website=Game Informer |language=en |date=29 March 2012}}</ref>
''[GamePro](/source/GamePro)'' Germany's Michael Orth found the concept interesting in principle but criticized game's light content scope and depth.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Orth |first1=Michael |title=Fibble – Flick’n’Roll im Test - Aller Anfang ist schwer |url=https://www.gamepro.de/artikel/fibble-flicknroll-im-test-aller-anfang-ist-schwer,2566537.html |website=[GamePro](/source/GamePro) Germany |language=de-DE |date=5 April 2012}}</ref>
David Oxford of ''[Gamezebo](/source/Gamezebo)'' thought the game seemed suitable for younger or unexperienced players and found it to be too easy but still enjoyable.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oxford |first1=David |title=Fibble Review |url=http://www.gamezebo.com/2012/04/04/fibble-review/ |website=[Gamezebo](/source/Gamezebo) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826003843/http://www.gamezebo.com/2012/04/04/fibble-review/ |archive-date=26 August 2017 |date=4 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Harry Slater of ''[Pocket Gamer](/source/Pocket_Gamer)'' found it to contain a lot of content but the game is not particular innovative.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Slater |first1=Harry |title=Fibble Review |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/fibble/review/ |website=[Pocket Gamer](/source/Pocket_Gamer) |language=en |date=2 April 2012}}</ref>
''[Edge](/source/Edge_(magazine))''{{'}}s Nathan Brown criticized ''Fibble'' for barely containing the [sandbox gameplay](/source/sandbox_gameplay) element and just the expectedly beautiful visuals element that were both found in previous Crytek games.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Nathan |title=Fibble: Flick ‘N’ Roll review |url=http://www.edge-online.com/reviews/fibble-flick-n-roll-review |website=[Edge Online](/source/Edge_Online) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413064346/http://www.edge-online.com/review/fibble-flick-n-roll-review/ |archive-date=13 April 2013 |language=en |date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Chris Schilling of ''[Eurogamer](/source/Eurogamer)'' wrote the next month on ''Fibble''; Schilling criticized the points system as "overkill" and the [cut-scenes](/source/cut-scenes) as unnecessary, but concluded it to be a solid new debut.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schilling |first1=Chris |title=App of the Day: Fibble |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/app-of-the-day-fibble |website=Eurogamer.net |language=en |date=7 April 2012 |access-date=23 February 2026 |archive-date=22 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522163023/https://www.eurogamer.net/app-of-the-day-fibble |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Legacy ==
Crytek's next mobile game, ''The Collectibles'', was developed by the same team, but described as a "typical hardcore game".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lien |first1=Tracey |title=Crytek brings action card game The Collectables to iOS and Android |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/3/14/5506586/crytek-brings-action-card-game-the-collectables-to-ios-and-android/ |website=Polygon |language=en |date=14 March 2014 |access-date=23 February 2026 |archive-date=10 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510164847/https://www.polygon.com/2014/3/14/5506586/crytek-brings-action-card-game-the-collectables-to-ios-and-android |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121225171350/http://www.fibble.com/ Fibble.com on Archive.org]

Category:2012 video games
Category:Crytek games
Category:IOS games
Category:Puzzle video games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in Hungary

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