December 5, 2007
MAJESCO ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS
AWARD-WINNING BOARD GAME ‘BLOKUS’ TO THE PLAYSTATION PORTABLE SYSTEM
Portable Version Joins Strategic
Gameplay with Steambot Chronicles Characters
Majesco Entertainment Company , 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
favorite 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 Gui Karyo, Executive Vice President of
Operations, Majesco. “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.
Blokus Portable: Steambot
Championship will launch in early 2008 for a suggested retail price of $19.99.
