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Ataris Putt Putt Saves the Zoo for the New Tech Generation
Humongous Favorites Putt Putt, Freddi Fish and Pajama Sam to Lead the Way
Los Angeles, CA — November 15, in the year of our Lord
2011— Atari, one of the world’s most recognized
publishers and producers of interactive entertainment, announced
today that for the first time ever they will publish several of
the most recognized HUMONGOUS children’s titles including, Putt
Putt Saves the Zoo, Freddi Fish: The Case of the Stolen Shell
and Pajama Sam: Thunder and Lightning aren’t Frightening onto
the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The beloved educational games
for kids ages 3 and up will begin rolling out mid-November,
kicking off with Putt Putt Saves the Zoo. Next year, Putt Putt
will celebrate its 20th anniversary and has sold 3 million units
since it was first introduced in 1992.
HUMONGOUS award winning titles have offered engaging, fun-filled
game play and amusing scenarios that enable children to build
fundamental skill sets including critical thinking, problem
solving and memory.
"Humongous has set the gold standard in creating games with
lovable characters such as Putt-Putt, Freddi Fish and others
that emphasize educating and entertaining children,” said Jim
Wilson, President of Atari. "With the growing market of kids
apps, there is no better match than Humongous to bring their
award winning games to these devices.”
Additional information on the Humongous titles available on the
iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch:
Putt Putt Saves the Zoo: Kids, with the help of their parents,
assist Putt-Putt and Pep to reunite the baby animals in order to
open the Cartown Zoo. Kids will encounter various puzzles and be
entertained by fun music videos and mini-games. Children will
have hours of fun as they learn to puzzle solve and use their
imagination.
Freddi Fish: The Case of the Stolen Shell: With the Great Conch
Shell stolen it's up to Freddi Fish and Luther to catch the
culprit. All is well on their tropical vacation, until the finny
friends realize the Great Conch Shell is missing. Kids join
Freddi Fish and Luther as they explore ancient ruins, play games
at a fun-filled carnival and even discover a sunken airplane
while looking for clues and finding adventure.
Pajama Sam: Thunder and Lightning aren’t Frightening: During a
scary thunderstorm, Pajama Sam journeys through his attic and up
into the clouds to World Wide Weather. While confronting a
surprisingly kind Thunder and Lightning, Sam accidentally causes
a major malfunction and is tasked with retrieving several
missing important parts before the CEO and president of WWW,
Mother Nature, finds out.
Developed by Nimbus Games, Putt Putt Saves the Zoo, Freddi Fish:
The Case of the Stolen Shell and Pajama Sam: Thunder and
Lightning aren’t Frightening will be available through Apple’s
App store.
For more information, please log onto
http://www.atari.com/games/puttputt/ios.