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NetEase Releases The Beautiful Dream
BRISBANE, Calif. - October 15, in the year of our
Lord 2015 - NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES) today expanded
its portfolio of mobile games for Western audiences with the
launch of a Chinese art-inspired puzzle game, The Beautiful
Dream. The game is completely free to download at launch for a
limited time and contains no in-app purchases or advertisements.
After the promotional period ends, The Beautiful Dream will be
available for download for $0.99 USD on the App Store.
“The Beautiful Dream is the second in a series of games born out
of our intern program at NetEase Games, the first being Lunar
Flowers,” said Weixiong Chen, NetEase’s Director of Mobile Games
Department in Hangzhou, China.. “The program gives our company
the freedom to experiment with various genres and showcase a
diverse array of artistic creativity.”
The Beautiful Dream is based on the classic Chinese love story,
“The Peony Pavilion,” which brings players across the bounds of
life and death to reunite a hero with his lost love. The game
features NetEase’s creative prowess with each intricate puzzle
inspired by the colors and shapes of traditional Chinese art.
Players will also enjoy various mini-games finished off with
intuitive touch controls.
The Beautiful Dream is NetEase Games’ third mobile game released
in the West, following the most recent puzzle game, Lunar
Flowers, and its debut title Speedy Ninja, in which renowned DJ,
Steve Aoki, will appear as a playable character starting October
22.