Kick'n'Mix: New iPhone Puzzle Game Captures Passion of World Cup

Online, May 28, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Stoke-on-Trent, England
28th May 2010

Kick'n'Mix Ltd are pleased to announce the launch of the first edition of their innovative, soccer-themed puzzle game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Kick'n'Mix: World Championship 2010 Edition is a seemingly simple tile puzzle game, where you swap and rotate nine tiles to reassemble a shuffled pattern.

But don't be fooled. There are nearly a hundred billion wrong answers and the pattern only lines up one way. Nearly solving it is frustratingly easy - beating it is quite a challenge.

"We've created a fun game that looks easy, but can actually keep you puzzling over it for hours!", said inventor Russell Pointon.

"We first made the game tiles out of cardboard for a promotional giveaway item, but having seen how passionate the people who'd played it became, the opportunity to make this puzzle available to millions of iPhone users was too good to pass up", he explained.

The mobile game includes 64 different puzzles to solve. In addition to 32 signature Kick'n'Mix puzzles, styled after each of the football teams taking part in the World Cup finals, there are 32 "training" levels with simple, bold designs that capture each nation's pride. Those puzzles serve as a quick-to-solve introduction to the game, or as part of a speed challenge with online leaderboards.

"This game fits the mobile format perfectly, and the iPhone's high quality touchscreen let us make a tactile game with striking visuals", said lead programmer Chris Newman.

"The inclusion of the the easier levels means you can pick up the phone and play a complete game in under a minute - and then immediately share your score with friends on Facebook", he added.

Kick'n'Mix has already attracted interest from high-profile licensing partners and branded versions are in the pipeline. You may find your football club in a Kick'n'Mix game next season!

Kick'n'Mix: World Championship 2010 Edition is available for download on the App Store, price tier 5 (US $4.99, GB £2.99)

More information, screenshots and video: http://www.kicknmix.com/

Download link: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=373072990&mt=8

About the company: Kick'n'Mix is a joint venture between licensed sports merchandisers Sockatyes Ltd (www.sockatyes.com) and software developers Lightwood Consultancy Ltd (www.lightwood.net).

Contact:

Russell Pointon
[email protected]
Tel: 07889 181443

Chris Newman
Facebook: [email protected]
Skype: chrisnewmanuk