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Blitz 1UP releases funky action puzzler Monkey Pole Climb
28/10/2011
LEAMINGTON SPA, UK - Blitz 1UP have gone totally bananas with the announcement of the final release from their indie games initiative, PC action puzzler Monkey Pole Climb.
Winner of the Best Gameplay category at the International Mobile Gaming Awards, Monkey Pole Climb, is now available worldwide for PC and the mischievous monkeys will soon be scampering to iPhone and iPad. Combining utterly fabulous hand-drawn animation from David Hankin and a funky monkey-themed soundtrack, the game challenges players to help groups of monkeys reach the top of their poles.
Heston the Gorilla loves balloons. He can’t get enough of them and even makes his own. When the monkeys started taking the proverbial out of his hobby he decided it was time to teach his hairy cousins a lesson! If the monkeys can get to the tops of their poles at the same time, Heston the gorilla will give them back their fruity yellow gold... But it won’t be as easy as it sounds, because Heston has concocted a whole range of devious new balloons to try and stop them reaching their goal. The player will have to re-arrange the balloons to help the monkeys get to the top and win back their delicious treasure.
With 100 levels, three game modes, an ever increasing variety of balloon types and bonuses and dozens of medals to win along the way, Monkey Pole Climb is an addictive primate-themed game like no other.
“What’s not to love about monkeys? I can’t get enough of ‘em!” says Blitz 1UP Producer Neil Holmes. “Whether they’re stealing your precious hoard of golden bananas or flinging their faeces at each other in a comical fashion, they’re always entertaining and addictive. Monkey Pole Climb is a super-cute combination of action, puzzles and monkeys which is bound to make everyone go ape!”
Paul Carruthers of Anthill Games adds, “David and I are really excited that after all our work and effort, Monkey Pole Climb is now available. We've been busily polishing the game for some time now and finally people will be able to see what we've been up to! It's very difficult to produce a completely new type of game and keep it playable, fun and exciting, but I think we pulled it off with Monkey Pole Climb."
Find Monkey Pole Climb here: www.blitz1up.com/MonkeyPoleClimb
For screenshots: www.flickr.com/photos/blitzgamesstudios/sets/72157627866159799/
For Blitz 1UP videos go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-TzClGbXpU
For more information please contact: Kim Blake, PR team, at KBlake@BlitzGamesStudios.com
About Blitz 1UP:
The Blitz 1UP initiative was launched in 2008 as an outlet for small, independent teams to bring their titles - finished and unfinished - to market on XBLA, PSN, PC, WiiWare, iPhone and Flash. Although this initiative has now been wound down, IndieCity offers a wider portal for indie teams to bring their games to market.www.IndieCity.com
About Blitz Games Studios:
Blitz Games Studios is based in Leamington Spa and was founded in 1990 by industry veterans Andrew and Philip Oliver. Now has more than 210 staff its six divisions encompass mature titles (Volatile Games), Serious Games (TruSim), family titles (Blitz Games), proprietary middleware (BlitzTech), short-session games (Blitz Arcade) and their education division (Blitz Academy). www.BlitzGamesStudios.com
About Anthill Games:
AntHill Games is a small independent games development company based in Nottingham in the East Midlands region of the UK. We develop our own games on PC, iPhone, Android and really any other gaming platform you can throw at us. Don't be afraid to contact us for more information!
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