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Square Enix Announces KooZac for the Smartphone and Tablet Devices
LOS ANGELES (Jan. 19, in the year of our Lord 2012)
– Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive
entertainment products in the Americas, today announces it has
acquired the license for the award-winning puzzle game KooZac™,
and will soon be bringing a brand new smartphone and tablet
version of the game to iOS® and Android® devices.
Described by the BBC as “the ultimate in brain training” and
“utterly addictive”, KooZac is an immersive puzzle game devised
by Ben Cusack which has racked up 15 million plays online and
picked up a “Best International Interactive Viral” award. With
the original concept created following years of research into
what makes an evergreen puzzle game, Square Enix recently moved
to acquire the KooZac license, and also hired Ben Cusack in the
process to head up its expanding mobile division.
“It’s hugely exciting to know the new version has the publishing
and marketing support of Square Enix behind it,” comments Ben
Cusack, creator of KooZac and Head of Mobile, Square Enix Ltd.
“On a personal and professional level I look forward to taking
KooZac to a much wider audience via the forthcoming Smartphone
and tablet versions.”
About KooZac:
The concept of KooZac is simple: position the falling blocks on
top of each other to hit the target number and complete the set
amount of combinations to finish each level. KooZac has proven
to be a compelling game that appeals to gamers of all levels,
and has been played in over 150 countries.
The fully updated and reimagined Smartphone and tablet version
contains three game modes, brand-new graphics and a simple user
interface that take KooZac to a whole new level.
Features
Puzzle – Play through 60 levels, destroying the silver puzzle
blocks and clearing the board by completing the targets.
Endless - No level, no stage – compete against the world in
Endless mode and use multi gems to rack up huge scores.
Blitz - Complete targets and use boosts in order to get the
highest score possible in one minute. By connecting with
Facebook, players can compete with others for high scores on
live leaderboards.
Product Summary
Title: KooZac
Platform: iPhone®, iPod touch®, iPad®, Android (handsets TBD)
Genre: Puzzle
Release Date: Q1 2012
Related Links
Official Site:
www.KooZac.com
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/KooZac