PopCap Launches Bookworm(TM) Mobile Game |
#1 Digital Word Game Now Available On-the-Go For 500 Handsets
SEATTLE, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- PopCap Games, the leading developer
and publisher of casual games, today announced the immediate availability
of its hugely popular game Bookworm(TM) for a wide array of cell phones in
North America and the United Kingdom. Originally launched for Web and PC
play in 2003, and the recipient of numerous accolades including "Puzzle
Game of the Year" from Games for Windows magazine (nee Computer Gaming
World), Bookworm has been a resounding success on BlackBerry since becoming
available for that handheld device in April of this year. Bookworm is the
second mobile game PopCap has developed internally, and is available today
from T-Mobile in the UK and all major mobile carriers throughout North
America.
"Bookworm is very well suited for mobile phones because it can be
played in short bursts of a minute or two whenever and wherever the
opportunity arises," said Andrew Stein, director of mobile business
development at PopCap. "At the same time, the game also offers a great
challenge for marathon word-builders since it's essentially infinite in its
replayability. We've streamlined and optimized the controls so that playing
Bookworm on a phone is even easier than via a mouse or keyboard. And the
game now references the Oxford English Dictionary, so even the most
inveterate 'lexophile' will be satisfied."
In Bookworm, players must build words from contiguous letter tiles on a
grid. Longer and more difficult words score more points and produce a
variety of "gem tiles" that offer additional bonuses (and mega-bonuses when
multiple gem tiles are used in a single word). Burning tiles sear through
normal tiles, reaching the bottom of the grid more quickly; they must be
used before they reach the bottom or the game ends. With the new mobile
version, players have the option to control the selection of letter tiles
via d-pad/cursor, triple-tap or predictive text entry, such that the game
controls are streamlined specifically for on-the-go play.
Key features of Bookworm Mobile include:
-- Classic and Action game modes with all the game-play of the
award-winning PC version
-- Vocabulary of up to 140,000 words based on the authoritative Oxford
English Dictionary
-- Historical tracking of all-time highest scoring as well as longest
words, enabling players to compare their personal bests to friends'
all-time best words and scores
-- Choice of 3 input methods (two of which are unique to mobile) to
optimize experience on the mobile phones
About PopCap
PopCap Games (http://www.popcap.com) is the leading multi-platform
provider of "casual games" -- fun, easy-to-learn, captivating computer
games that appeal to everyone from age 6 to 106. Based in Seattle,
Washington, PopCap was founded in 2000 and has a worldwide staff of over
160 people in Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Vancouver, B.C. and Dublin.
Its games have been downloaded more than 1 billion times by consumers
worldwide, and its flagship title, Bejeweled(R), has sold more than 10
million units across all platforms. Constantly acclaimed by consumers and
critics, PopCap's games are played on the Web, desktop computers, myriad
mobile devices (cell phones, smartphones, PDAs, Pocket PCs, iPod and more),
popular game consoles (such as Xbox), and in-flight entertainment systems.
PopCap is the only casual games developer with leading market share across
all major sales channels, including Web portals, retail stores, mobile
operators and developers, and game device manufacturers.
The PopCap logo and all other trademarks used herein that are listed at
http://www.popcap.com/trademarks are owned by PopCap Games, Inc. or its
licensors and may be registered in some countries. Other company and
product names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners and
are used for the benefit of those owners.
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