Hello fellow developers and Apple employees
As I'm sure we're all tired of seeing, my app has been rejected under 4.3.0 Design: Spam
I am frankly struggling to understand the logic. Here are the main features of my 2D Arcade game:
- simulation of flying above a field of lava. This is a tense experience! One mess-up, and the player is sent to the lava below!
- it has a jetpack which continuously uses fuel. Again, tension! You have to be careful about when and where you glide--can you grab that fuel pod? Oh no--it disappeared!
- it allows players to glide and fly around the map. Gliding gives a brief respite from the tension. Flying lets the players explore the fascinating world of Hokusai's 40 views from Mount Fuji.
- it allows players to collect fuel pods, refueling their jet pack. This reward not only allows them to play longer, it bumps their score, and promotes a goal of beating previous scores.
- it allows players to view a parallax background of woodcuts from 40 views from Mount Fuji, a famous work by Hokusai, which broadens cultural boundaries
- it requires players to dodge red clouds, which end the game. These clouds are nefarious--they follow the player around!
- it allows players to rest on white clouds, which restores their fuel. Again, a relief from the tension.
- the white clouds disappear after a moment, adding an element of tension--wouldn't it be nice if they lasted forever? Sure--but then the game would be boring and repetitive (and it WOULD be spam)
Architecture:
- Godot using GDScript
I admit--I initially included reference material that was not mine to distribute. 100% my mistake, and I removed that prior to resubmitting.
Now though, my app continues to be rejected as spam--this most recent rejection occurred within 10 mins of the last submission.
I'd be happy to post my game online if someone would like to play. Yes, it's simple--and yes, it's arcade-esque.
Has anyone successfully reversed a 4.3.0 Design Spam designation on an app? I would rather not create a new app to submit, as I understand that is against the TOS--but is a commonly discussed workaround.
Is it because I'm using GDScript? Should I rewrite into c#?
I don't know that I can "fix" my game, as it's intended to be quite simple.
