iPad Retina Display now supported
Safari Party Adds Several New Features – Including iPad Retina Display (French translation soon)
San Francisco, California – Pixowl Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of several exciting new features to Safari Party, its popular iOS puzzle game. Retina display support has been made available for the iPad3, and multiplayer mode between iPhone and iPad users is now supported as well. Also, Pixowl has included real-time chat capabilities in multiplayer mode, which will certainly make things a bit more competitive. Last but not least, players can now play asynchronously in multiplayer mode – no longer is it mandatory to be connected at the same time. Players can invite their Facebook friends to challenge their high scores, and engage in battles of « one-upsmanship » at their leisure.
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New Multiplayer Mode Added
Pixowl’s Popular Safari Party Game Adds New Multiplayer Mode
San Francisco, California – Pixowl Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of an exciting new multiplayer mode for Safari Party, its popular iOS puzzle game. The new mode allows up to eight players from across the globe to challenge each other at the same time, in a frantic, two-minute contest to see who can set the highest score while trying to disturb their opponents by sending to their screen devastating tornados.
The inclusion of Safari Party’s new multiplayer mode is the result of a partnership between Pixowl and Nextpeer, a gaming service which specializes in the creation of real-time multiplayer tournaments for mobile games. « We’re always looking for ways to enhance the user experience within our games », said Sebastien Borget, co-founder of Pixowl. « Adding a multiplayer mode to a family-friendly, fast-paced game like Safari Party was a logical next step. We’re really looking forward to receiving feedback from all of our great fans! »
Since its launch, Safari Party has consistently charted amongst the top puzzle games, attaining a #1 ranking in the French App Store and securing a spot in the Top 25 of many other app stores worldwide. To date, the game has surpassed 400,000 downloads globally. Safari Party’s fun and addictive game play makes it accessible to kids and parents, while at the same time presenting a formidable challenge that puzzle enthusiasts will enjoy. The game, in which players snap photos of exotic animals in a quest to earn the title of world’s best photographer, combines arcade and puzzle elements with a Bejeweled-style playfield, resulting in a unique style of puzzler in which players gain total control over game play through the use of multiple strategies requiring both speed and wits.
Safari Party comes with Retina Display support and OpenFeint and Game Center integration with leader boards and achievements, as well as various power-ups for added appeal. Additionally, the five hand-drawn themes and thirty-five adorable characters created by famous French cartoonist Laurel make the game truly unique.
Device requirements
- iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
- Requires iOS 3.1 or later
- 22.6 MB
Pricing and availability
Safari Party 1.2 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store, in the Games category.
Safari Party 1.2
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Update available with New Mode and Auto-Save
Safari Party Match-4 Puzzle Game Receives New Mode & Auto Save in Update
San Francisco, California – Pixowl Inc. today is thrilled to announce a major update to its family-friendly, fast-paced arcade Safari Party puzzle game for iOS that brings a new twist to the classic matching apps. This update adds the new game « Zen » mode and the much awaited save progression feature. The game is simple, fun and addictive for kids and parents to pick it up and enjoy, and also challenging enough for puzzle enthusiasts to play.
Since its launch, Safari Party has topped the charts among the top puzzle games and climbed up to #1 ranking in the French App Store and many Top 25 spots throughout the world.
The new Zen mode is more oriented on strategy than action: it invites players to think & plan ahead their moves so as to form the largest possible groups on the screen, without any timer constraint. The automatic save feature was a much requested feature by players and Pixowl has listened to their feedbacks. They can now exit the game and resume it next time they launch the application to where the level where they left it.
The simplest things are usually the ones that bring the most joy. And Safari Party proves it by giving players an opportunity to compete for the title of the best world photographer by picturing groups of savage animals. The app combines arcade and puzzle elements with a Bejeweled-style playfield featuring an unusual method of playing puzzle games, allowing users to gain total control over the game play using multiple strategies. Gamers can tap on an available group of animals of the same kind or create larger groups to score more points. The game becomes a mental and speed challenge as users move forward through the levels and progress by unlocking new mind intriguing modes.
Safari Party comes with Retina Display support, five hand drawn themes with thirty five adorable characters and various power-ups that bring additional dynamism to the game. Carefully detailed art made by famous French cartoonist Laurel makes this game truly unique. In addition, the app has OpenFeint and Game Center integration with leaderboards and achievements. The game is simple, fun and addictive for kids and parents to pick it up easily and enjoy, but it is also challenging enough for puzzle enthusiasts to play. It will definitely provide hours of fun, laughter and joy for players of all types.
Device Requirements:
- iPhone, iPod touch or iPad
- Requires iOS 3.1 or later
- 19.6 MB
Pricing and Availability:
Safari Party 1.1 is available worldwide for Free in December ($1.99 regular price or the equivalent amount in other currencies), exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.
Safari Party 1.1
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Safari Party now available
Safari Party Brings a New Twist to the Classic Matching puzzle game
San Francisco, California – Pixowl Inc. is pleased to announce the release and immediate worldwide availability of the universal application for iOS Safari Party 1.0, a family-friendly, fast-paced arcade puzzle game that brings a new twist to the classic matching gameplay apps. This adrenaline packed puzzler is not only a perfect title for adults and kids alike, but is also suitable for advanced puzzle gamers.
The simplest things are usually the ones that bring the most joy. And Safari Party proves it by giving players an opportunity to compete for the title of the best world photographer by picturing groups of savage animals. The app combines arcade and puzzle elements with a Bejeweled-style playfield featuring an unusual method of playing puzzle games, allowing users to gain total control over the game play using multiple strategies. Gamers can tap on an available group of animals of the same kind or create larger groups to score more points. The game becomes a mental and speed challenge as users move forward through the levels and progress by unlocking new mind intriguing modes.
Safari Party comes with Retina Display support, five hand drawn themes with thirty five adorable characters and various power-ups that bring additional dynamism to the game. Carefully detailed art made by famous French cartoonist Laurel makes this game truly unique. In addition, the app has OpenFeint and Game Center integration with leaderboards and achievements. The game is simple, fun and addictive for kids and parents to pick it up easily and enjoy, but it is also challenging enough for puzzle enthusiasts to play. It will definitely provide hours of fun, laughter and joy for players of all types.
« While creating Safari Party, we strive to go beyond ordinary match-3 puzzle games and give the player full controls of his moves. We put a lot of effort to design Safari Party and make it appealing for casual gamers, kids & family and yet challenging enough for senior puzzle gamers. » said Sebastien BORGET, co-founder at Pixowl Inc.
« I’m excited to see another quality title from Pixowl join the OpenFeint community, » said Eros Resmini SVP Marketing of OpenFeint, « These guys consistently deliver innovative twists on gameplay and fantastic uses of our social features in their games. »
Device requirements
- iPhone, iPod touch or iPad
- Requires iOS 3.1 or later
- 19.8 MB
Pricing and availability
Safari Party 1.0 is only $0.99 USD (or the equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide, exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.
Safari Party 1.0
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Press kit (zip)
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