![]() ![]() Indeed, while on GameSalad the game's developer is listed as Louis Leidenfrost and on the App Store the game is published by Frosty Games, the Android version of Red Bouncing Ball Spikes is listed under Mateen Pekan's name. "I think the only reason he is able to get away with it is because he is under 18 and people have difficulty suing him. "Mateen Pekan is a known scammer, and not just in the GameSalad world," said one GameSalad user of the alleged Red Bouncing Ball Spikes developer back in March 2013. They suggest that Leidenfrost is in fact a name used another developer called Mateen Pekan who has previously been banned from GameSalad's forums accused of being a "scammer". Users on GameSalad's forums, however, have suggested that Leidenfrost is actually a pseudonym. ![]() "I don't want to give my advertisement strategies away," he offered in reply. Sister site Pocket Gamer emailed the game's developer Louis Leidenfrost for his take on how the game shot up the App Store rankings. Theories as to just how Red Bouncing Ball Spikes has found itself near the summit of the US charts are patchy and varied. ![]() ![]() So, what's the problem? Like Flappy Bird before it, people are questioning whether the game's rise more than a year post launch and seemingly out of nowhere is genuine, or if foul play is involved. Red Bouncing Ball Spikes is currently the third most downloaded paid app on the App Store in the US, with the game - based on a simple template designed for game creation tool GameSalad - having also broken into the UK top 30. Just as the furore surrounding the meteoric rise of Nguyen Ha Dong aforementioned chart topper appeared to be dying down, now attention has turned to the somewhat suspicious overnight success of another title. ![]()
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