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The Bridge Crosses Over to XBLA
M.C. Escher Meets Newtonian Physics in Mind-Bending Indie 2D
Puzzler
Coming to Xbox Live this November
Edison, NJ – October 24,
in the year of our Lord 2013 – Midnight City, the
recently founded indie label of Majesco Entertainment Company
(NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of games for the mass
market, is proud to announce The Bridge coming to Xbox Live
online entertainment network from Microsoft on November 13th.
Winner of multiple design and gameplay awards, The Bridge
features beautifully hand-drawn environments and
thought-provoking physics challenges that push the boundaries of
player perception.
The Bridge focuses on bringing players into a new gameplay
experience, beyond what they may expect from the usual puzzle
game. Following in the footsteps of non-traditional titles like
Braid and Limbo, The Bridge offers a uniquely cerebral approach
to gaming. With detail-oriented, hand-drawn environments that
resemble architectural design, more than level design, players
are asked to look beyond just the protagonist and into the
environment to solve each puzzle. The ability to control the
world around the protagonist offers a plethora of options for
strategically positioning both the character and the world to
achieve success. Critical thinking is a key to player progress
and is not limited to just the environment; players will face
off with “The Menace,” gravitational vortexes and parallel
universes adding twists for additional layers of gameplay in
this award-winning title.
At its heart, The Bridge is a 2D logic puzzle game that forces
the player to re-evaluate their preconceptions of physics and
perspective through 48 increasingly-difficult levels. Created to
be both an intellectually stimulating experience and accessible
game, The Bridge uses a minimalistic control scheme so both
gamers and non-gamers can easily jump in and enjoy. To allow for
experimental efforts, the “rewind” feature allows players to
travel back in time to critical moments in the problem-solving
process for a colloquial “re-do.” From the very start, The
Bridge is designed to foster outside the box and critical
thinking skills, leaving the player with a pronounced sense of
intellectual accomplishment at the end of each level. Players
willing to take on the game a second time will be treated to a
secret ending reserved for the most dedicated of players.
The Bridge was developed by game designer and programmer Ty
Taylor and artist Mario Castañeda; together they are known as
the Quantum Astrophysicists Guild.
The Bridge is rated E for Everyone and will release on Xbox Live
Games Store on November 13th for a suggested price of $9.99.