Zen Bound was released this week. Chillingo LTD, the develop company name it the most beautiful game.
The iPhone app involves wrapping rope around wooden sculptures in what is described as calm and meditative gaming.
Zen Bound was a double finalist for ‘Best iPhone Game’ and ‘Audio Achievement’ at the Independent Games Festival (IGF) Mobile 2009 Awards.
It was also commended for combining 3D graphics with innovative gameplay at the International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) by scooping the ‘Excellence in 3D’ award.
The game features 51 levels while a free additional 25 levels are promised for March.
The makers are keen to emphasis the games ” multi-dimensional soundscape” which significantly enhances game play they say.
Zen Bound features an original musical score and sound effects by Ghost Monkey, a respected Finnish based band creating chilled downtempo and ambient music.
The games soundtrack ‘Bound’ will be available as a free download to all customers in 320kbit MP3 quality.
Zen Bound for iPhone and iPod requires the iPhone 2.0 Software Update.
Available from the Apple iTunes App Store it costs £2.99.
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