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Chris has helped many people, including myself, who started with nothing but a desire to make games. Without a doubt, I would not have a career in the gaming industry if it weren't for Chris.

Justin Lokey
Associate Producer
Demiurge Studios
Topple is a $0.99 iPhone game released in 2008. Within days of release, Topple was the #2 paid app for the iPhone in the US, and #1 in France, Russia, and Israel. It was downloaded over 60,000 times in the first week alone, held a top-10 spot for two weeks, and a top-25 spot for over a month. After a few months the price was changed to Free, and it has since been downloaded over 3 million times.

For Topple, Chris DeLeon served as the producer, programmer, game designer, interface designer, and level designer. It was developed on behalf of San Francisco-based publisher ngmoco, Inc.
Unique and incredibly addicting, Topple is a new idea with some familiar concepts. This developer clearly gets the concept of using the iPhones accelerometer and touch features as a core part of this game.

whatsoniphone.com (5 of 5 Stars)
Topple is an absolute steal. At just a buck -- a perfect price for a simple puzzler -- you get a smart game that anybody of any skill level can pick up and enjoy. The oodles of personality will keep them playing.

IGN (7.8 Rating)
All told, Topple is the perfect 99 cent game. It's easy to pick up and play, has a lot of replay value, and the quirky personality of the shapes has proven popular with people I showed the game to.

FingerGaming (4.5/5 Stars)
Topple is a good example of the direction developers need to go to sustain the success of the App Store and the iPhone/iPod touch as a gaming device.

Loot Ninja (8/10)
Topple is a must-have unique puzzle experience for your iPhone. It does everything right as far as iPhone games go.

iPhone Games Network (5 of 5 Stars)
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