MAJESCO ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS AWARD-WINNING BOARD GAME 'BLOKUS' TO THE PLAYSTATION®PORTABLE SYSTEM
Portable Version Joins Strategic Gameplay with Steambot Chronicles Characters
BRISTOL, U.K., December 5, 2007 - Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced Blokus Portable: Steambot Championship for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable). Developed by IREM Software Engineering Inc., Blokus Portable is based on the world-renowned Blokus board game that has earned 26 prestigious toy awards and ranks among the best of 2007 holiday board games lists. This fan and critic favourite now blends its outstanding strategic gameplay with the anime characters from the Steambot Chronicles series to create a unique portable title.
"With three million units sold and credit as the most acclaimed game of the century, the Blokus board game is clearly an international sensation," said John Merchant, Marketing Manager, Majesco Europe. "Based on this incredibly successful property, Blokus Portable combines strategic gameplay with 16 player support to make it the perfect social puzzle game that's easy to pick-up, yet hard to put down."
The rules of Blokus are simple: Each player places his/her pieces on the board in turn, ensuring that pieces of the same color touch at one or more corners, but never along the sides. The objective is to strategize and place as many pieces as you can before your opponent/s beats you to it. Based on the same basic rules and intuitive gameplay that made the board game a success, Blokus Portable allows up to 16 people to play in ad hoc wireless mode, or up to three friends to play simultaneously using one Universal Media Disc (UMD) in the ad hoc game sharing mode. Blokus Portable combines the original 4-player Blokus plus the 2-player Blokus Travel/Duo, while letting players customize their own character and unlock 18 additional characters from the Steambot Chronicles series.
About Majesco Entertainment Company
Headquartered in Edison, NJ, with an international office based in Bristol, UK, Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL) is an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, with a focus on publishing video games for leading portable systems. More information about Majesco can be found online at www.majescoeurope.com and www.majescoentertainment.com
About Sekkoïa
Sekkoia is the publisher of the Blokus range of board games (1 million units sold per year), made of Blokus Classic, Blokus Travel (AKA Blokus Duo), Blokus Trigon and Blokus Giant. Blokus is sold in more than 40 countries around the world. More information on www.blokus.com.