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Playworld Superheroes Releasing in January 2015
Liverpool, England – December 10th, in the year of our
Lord 2014 – Starship, the Liverpool-based digital
media, technology and entertainment studio, today unveil details
on Playworld® Superheroes, its upcoming mobile game in which
players use their imaginations to design, customize and then
become, a superhero of their own creation. Inspiring endless
creativity for gamers of all ages through real-time crafting,
Playworld Superheroes is the first in a series of mobile
adventures and will be available for download in January 2015.
Designed to provide gamers aged 5+ with a safe playing
experience free from in-app fees and other “upsells,” Playworld
invites players to enter a world where the boundaries of what’s
possible are limited only by their imaginations. Crafting and
creativity combine with moral and eco-messages against the
backdrop of a Hollywood spectacle, as players are transported
from the everyday world into a land that only children can
enter. Set in a city garden littered with junk and unloved
cast-offs, each chapter of super-powered playtime begins in the
Playworld treehouse, a crafting hub in which the game’s themes
are realized. The first in the series sees the player take on
the role of a superhero, battling against the mischievous
Golumites: a mob of alien nasties on a mission to destroy
Playworld. Players must defeat playful enemies on the ground in
intense moment-to-moment action, jumping back to the real world
to craft new tools and gadgets to level up their powers.
Would-be heroes must then take to the skies to overcome their
greatest challenge yet. Armed only with their imagination, the
player must skip between two worlds to save them both in a
Hollywood blockbuster-styled game of their own creation.
“Where adults see just a cardboard box, a child sees a superhero
suit,” said Martin Kenwright, founder of Starship. “With the
Playworld series, we want to empower that creativity by giving
kids the coolest crafting package to create their ultimate
alter-ego. That creativity is rewarded with a spectacular
experience in which they act out their wildest superhero
fantasies. Each instalment opens the doorway to a new world.
Imagination truly is the greatest superpower, and with it comes
a world of endless possibility. We’re excited to see the hero
creations our fans bring to life.”
Playworld will be available starting January on mobile devices,
and potential superheroes can learn more information by visiting
the game’s website, or the Playworld Facebook and Twitter pages.