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FreeSkate Xtreme Launches Today
CocoaChina's and VisionHacker Bring Fast-Paced Skateboard Free Runner Game to iOS
BEIJING - Nov. 7, in the
year of our Lord 2012 - Leading international mobile
game company CocoaChina today announced that FreeSkate Xtreme is
now available in Apple’s App Store. Published by Punchbox,
CocoaChina’s development and publishing arm, in partnership with
mobile game developer, VisionHacker, FreeSkate Xtreme is the new
mobile game that combines Kinect-style motion control with a
fast-paced endless runner.
FreeSkate Xtreme integrates with the iPhone or iPad’s
front-facing camera to read the body movements players make and
translate them into in-game movements: players tilt their head
to dodge bullets and collect coins while skating down the block.
Carefully timed “bullet moments” step up the pace of the game
and keep players on their toes, as players avoid obstacles,
complete tricks, and land difficult stunts to show off their
skateboard skills.
“This brand-new endless runner game is outrageously different
than other mobile games out there. We carefully designed the
game so people play with their intuitive body movements, e.g.
running forward by tilting the handset, and jumping by shaking
the device,” said Wenbin Tang, founder of VisionHacker Studios.
“And the most innovative part of the game are the Bullet-Time
moments, where the player's face is captured via the frontal
camera and tracked in real-time, leveraging our in-house built
Face++ technology.”
“We believe this is the first time that a Kinect-like gaming
experience has been brought to iOS or any mobile devices for
that matter,” said Lei Zhang, GM USA of CocoaChina/Chukong.
“VisionHacker’s talented researchers, programmers and designers
brought their deep computer science background and innovation to
the project; the core of the team are researchers from Tsinghua
University, often considered the MIT of China. Additionally, our
team at CocoaChina/Chukong has injected our experience in market
positioning, monetization and other expertise crucial to game
design.”
FreeSkate Xtreme will be supported on the iPhone4, iPod touch
4G, iPad with camera, and of course on iPhone5’s 16:9
full-screen display. The game is now available on the iTunes App
Store for $0.99.
To download FreeSkate Xtreme for iPhone, visit
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id536482799.
To download FreeSkate Xtreme for iPad, visit
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id536483340.