Take home a pocket full of Chuzzles today!
THE MIDLANDS, UK - December 14th 2005 - Astraware and PopCap are excited to announce the release of Chuzzle for Palm OS® and Windows Mobile® for Pocket PC.
Chuzzles are googly-eyed little balls of fur that giggle, squeak, and sneeze as you push them across the board! Group three Chuzzles of the same colour together and watch them pop in a flurry of fur. Tap them to hear them squeak, sneeze and more!
"This game is already unbelievably cute, utterly compelling, and so completely absorbing - and now you can carry round a pocket full of Chuzzles," said Howard Tomlinson, CEO of Astraware. "Sorry Rudolph, this Christmas you're just not the cutest creature in town!"
Chuzzle features four fun-filled modes of play: Classic - match the Chuzzles and watch them pop to gain a high score; Speed Chuzzle - play against the clock to match Chuzzles until time runs out; Mind Bender - solve the Chuzzle puzzles to match the pattern on screen; and Zen Chuzzle - a gentle endless game where you match Chuzzles to earn magical charms. Look out for Giant Chuzzles, Super Chuzzles and Rainbow Chuzzles which all carry their own special effects and bonuses!
"We're very pleased to have Astraware looking after the Chuzzles who live on Palm and PocketPC devices," said James Gwertzman, Director of Business Development for PopCap. "These smaller relations of the Web/PC-based Chuzzles need special care and attention, and Astraware has done a terrific job of building them a new home that's just right for Chuzzles on the go!"
MoDaCo have already hailed the game as "the most addictive puzzle game of the year". Chuzzle is developed by Astraware based on the best-selling PC and online game from PopCap. Chuzzle is available for all devices running Palm OS® 5.0 and Windows Mobile® for Pocket PC 2002 and above priced $19.95. Download your copy at http://www.astraware.com/chuzzle
About Astraware
Founded in 1994, Astraware Limited develops, publishes and distributes games for mobile devices. Some of the company's best known handheld titles include Bejeweled, Cubis, Zuma, Insaniquarium and Zap!2000/2016. Astraware is a Microsoft® Certified Partner and its games are 'Made for Windows Mobile®' certified. Handango have presented awards to Astraware twice in recent years, with Game of The Year in 2003 for Bejeweled, and Palm OS® Developer of the Year in 2004. Mobile gaming enthusiasts have downloaded more than 30 million copies of Astraware's products, and the company has customers in over 100 countries. For more information, contact Alison Barclay at alison@astraware.com, or visit http://www.astraware.com.
About PopCap
PopCap Games (http://www.popcap.com) is the leading provider of casual games in the world. Based in Seattle, Washington, PopCap was founded in 2000 by three friends from the online games industry, and has grown tremendously in the past five years. PopCap's games have been downloaded more than 150 million times, and its flagship title Bejeweled® has sold more than 5 million units across all major platforms. PopCap games are available for Web, PC and Mac, videogame consoles, cell-phones, PDAs and other mobile devices, in-flight on leading airlines, and more.