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Max and the Magic Marker Gold Edition Drawn Onto US PlayStation Network Today
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - November 1, in the year of our
Lord 2011 -- Max & the Magic Marker: Gold Edition has
launched today in North America on the PlayStation Network,
bringing support for HD graphics and the PlayStation Move™
motion controller to the creative platformer. The game, from PAN
Vision and Press Play, offers the award-winning combination of
platforming and imaginative real-time drawing that made it a hit
on iOS, PC, Mac, and WiiWare platforms to a new group of
PlayStation 3 gamers.
In Max & the Magic Marker: Gold Edition, players help Max
platform his way through levels, overcome obstacles, solve
puzzles, and defeat enemies by using his magic marker and a
freehand drawing mechanic. In a world where doodles and drawings
come to life, the possibilities are only limited by your ability
to stretch your imagination - draw almost any object in order to
overcome challenges, from bridges to shelters to even hot air
balloons!
Features of Max & the Magic Marker: Gold Edition include:
● 58 inventive and puzzling levels to scribble your way through
● 3 immersive cartoon worlds inspired by children’s drawings
● Dynamic drawing capabilities with realistic physics
● Death traps, monsters, and challenging puzzles
● Unlockable challenges, secrets, and rewards to discover and
achieve
● High-definition graphics in 1080p
● Compatible with Sony’s PlayStation Move controller
Max & the Magic Marker has received a multitude of awards
including “Best Overall Game” from the Unity Wards, and the
“Innovative Game Design” award from the EIGA (European
Innovative Games Award). It was also winner of the Direct2Drive
Vision Award during the 2010 Independent Games Festival, held in
San Francisco, California, and was widely hailed by critics and
consumers as one of the best games of 2010.
Gamers will also be able to download the game for PC and Mac via
Press Play’s website as well as Direct2Drive, Impulse and
GamersGate at a later date. Max & the Magic Marker remains
currently available for purchase through WiiWare™ in the Wii
Shop Channel, and downloadable for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
devices from the App Store.
For more information on Max & the Magic Marker and to try the
online demo, please visit:
www.maxandthemagicmarker.com. Please also view the trailer
at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJxIgv0V7_s.