Soccer Puzzle – HandyGames™ presents the first mobile edition of Ravensburger's famous board game classic
Giebelstadt (Germany), 28.06.2006 -
HandyGames, one of the leading independent developers
of mobile games and Ravensburger, Germany's most famous board
game manufacturer and European market leader in puzzles
release the first Ravensburger puzzle game for mobile
phones.
After the launch of Football memory® on June 7th, the next of
Ravensburger's famous products gets mobile. Like in the
original board game classic the player has to find and put
together all pieces to get one of various cute bear motives.
Soccer Puzzle is the first mobile game in which the pieces
are cut virtually hence represent each time a new challenge.
All puzzles solved can be watched later as slideshow on the
mobile. Not only fans of the original will love to play it -
different difficulty levels as well as an animated solution
mode offer beginners an easy entry.
"Fans of puzzle games are prone to get addicted to Soccer
Puzzle! We are convinced that this unique game concept will
fascinate the young and the old. We already plan to release
with Ravensburger other titles," says Markus Kassulke, CEO of
HandyGames.
"Ravensburger is the European leader in the field of puzzles
and has a market share of 75 per cent in Germany. Due to this
we were looking for a partner able to meet our high quality
standards. HandyGames has done a really great job,"
adds Susanne Schnabel, Director Central Marketing and Project
Manager for Mobile Games at Ravensburger
The funny brain teaser game has been released June 27th for
all common handsets at all leading operators and portals
worldwide.
Features:
- Typical puzzle atmosphere
- Each puzzle consists of randomly cut pieces
- Various difficulty levels
- Put different pictures together
- Slideshow with all unlocked pictures
- Highscore
About handy-games.com GmbH
HandyGames is one of the leading independent
developers of mobile games. The company has offices in
Giebelstadt, Germany and Bucharest, Romania with its own
international distribution network. The company was founded
in 2000 by the Markus and Christopher Kassulke and Udo
Bausewein and currently has more than 50 employees and plans
to expand further. The vast and extensive product range is
characterized by its high quality and comprises of
downloadable and pre-installed games and applications for
mobile phones (based on J2ME) as well as applications for the
mobile internet. The company is one of the pioneers in this
sector. HandyGames has developed top sellers like the
Townsmen and Flitzer. The company's success is also reflected
in long-term co-operations with leading handset manufacturers
and operators and it has also received various international
awards.
More information at: www.handy-games.com
About Ravensburger
It started with the "Journey around the World": in 1883
Ravensburger's first board game was created. Today the
product range includes games, puzzles, arts and crafts, as
well as baby toys. Ravensburger offers children and adults
exciting, challenging, and diverse entertainment. With more
than 850 items available, Ravensburger Spieleverlag is one of
the leading German game developers and is also the European
market leader in puzzles.
memory® has been the milestone for Ravensburger's success. It
was first sold in 1959. Since then more than 55 million
copies have been sold and it has become the company's
bestselling game. Top sellers include games such as Enchanted
Forest, Labyrinth, and Scotland Yard. For the puzzle lovers
there are more than 500 different images available to suit
all skill levels. The sturdy, fully interlocking, cardboard
pieces are of exemplary quality. Little artists always enjoy
success when making a Ravensburger arts and craft kit.
Ministeps® is the most recent category for 0-36 month old
pre-schoolers to promote each stage of their physical,
emotional, and sensory development.
The products are exported worldwide from the factories in
Ravensburg, Germany and The Czech Republic. From London to
Los Angeles and from Cape Town to Copenhagen, the "Blue
Triangle" is renowned!
Ravensburger Products include:
Baby toys and books, children's games, educational games,
mini games, quiz fans, family games, adult strategy games,
mental training (Think), card games, puzzles,
painting-by-numbers, mandalas, craft kits, science kits,
magic kits.
More information at: www.ravensburger.com
Contact details
Ute Muendlein
www.handy-games.com GmbH
i_Park Klingholz 13
97232 Giebelstadt
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 9334 9757 - 22
Fax: +49 (0) 9334 9757 - 19
ute.muendlein@handy-games.com