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Zen Bound is a puzzle game for the iOS, Android, and Maemo platforms (Nokia N900), developed by Secret Exit. It was announced on September 5, 2008 via the company's discussion board, and officially released via the App Store on February 24, 2009, and via Ovi Store on June 16, 2010. A port to Android was announced as part of the Humble Bundle for Android 2 on March 19, 2012. The game has received press attention for its unique gameplay.[1] A lite version of the game was also released for free which featured 2 levels of the game. A sequel, Zen Bound 2, released on Steam on November 16, 2010,[2] and on the Nintendo Switch in Europe and North America on May 24, 2018.[3]

Developer(s)Secret Exit
Publisher(s)Chillingo Ltd
Platform(s)iOS, Maemo, OS X, Linux, Windows, Android
Release
  • WW: February 24, 2009
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay


The goal of the game is to paint various objects. In each level the player is given an object with an attached rope which varies in length depending on the level. Using a mouse or touch screen and tilt controls, the player attempts to wrap the object with the rope. Each time the rope is laid down on the object, the area near the rope gets covered by paint. The challenge is getting the required percentage of an object painted with only a finite length of rope. There are three targets in each level - minimum, medium and maximum coverage.

Some levels require nails protruding from the objects to be entwined in rope rather than having to cover the object's surface.


Awards


5th IMGAwards (International Mobile Gaming Awards) (2008): Excellence in 3D


Reception


The game was extremely well received in the reviews upon its release. Following are the review scores by some of the websites: PocketGamer: 10/10 (Platinum Award)[4]
IGN: 9.5/10[5]
SlideToPlay: 4/4[6]

For a time the game was the highest rated on Gamerankings.com (with a score of 97.86%), before being overtaken by Grand Theft Auto V in 2014.[7]


Abandonment


Neither Zen Bound nor its sequel are available for purchase in the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, however Zen Bound 2 remains available via Steam and the Nintendo eStore as of April 2022.


References


  1. Benedetti, Winda (2009-01-30). "iPhone lifts profile of on-the-go games". NBC News. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  2. "News - New Release - Zen Bound 2". Steam Store. 16 November 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. "Zen Bound 2 (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. 16 May 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  4. Spencer, Spanner (2009-02-20). "Zen Bound Review". PocketGamer. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  5. Buchanan, Levi (2009-02-27). "Zen Bound iPhone Review". IGN. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  6. Palley, Steve (2009-03-02). "Zen Bound: Review". Slide To Play. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  7. "Zen Bound for iOS". CBS Interactive. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2015-02-01.



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Zen Bound — это мобильная инди-игра головоломка для платформ iOS, Android и Maemo (Nokia N900), разработанная финской студией Secret Exit. Анонс игры состоялся 5 сентября 2008 года на веб-форуме студии, а выход — 24 февраля 2009 года в App Store и в Ovi Store 16 июня 2010 года. Версия для Android была выпущена на сайте Humble Bundle 19 марта 2012 года. Игра стала предметом повышенного внимания из-за её необычного игрового процесса по меркам мобильной игры[1]. 24 мая 2018 года состоялся выход игры для портативной консоли Nintendo Switch.mw-parser-output .ts-Переход img{margin-left:.285714em}.


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