August 09, 2006
ORIGINAL MAC GAME HONORED AT APPLE DESIGN AWARDS
ORIGINAL MAC GAME HONORED AT APPLE DESIGN AWARDS
WingNuts 2 is runner-up at 2006 awards ceremony.
New York -- August 9, 2006 -- Freeverse is proud to announce that WingNuts 2 was selected as the Runner-up in the Best Mac OS X Game category at the 2006 Apple Design Awards in San Francisco last night.
WingNuts 2 is a showcase for the graphics power of the Mac. Utilizing spectacular OpenGL particles and CoreImage time dilation effects, the game provides over 30 levels of aerial excitement. With upgrades to more powerful weapons, wild power-ups like "Super Mecha-Mode" and "Escort Wing" and the diabolical Baron Von Schtopwatch, WingNuts 2 provides hours and hours of arcade action.
Ian Lynch Smith, President of Freeverse said, "The Apple Design Awards represent everything we strive for in our titles; ease of use, well designed interfaces, beautiful integration with Apple technologies, and a great sense of fun. We're thrilled with this honor and we'll continue to work hard to be back next year!"
WingNuts 2 is an original mac game, available only on the Mac platform. It may be purchased at the Apple Stores and other Mac retailers. A demo is a available at:
http://www.freeverse.com/wn2/
About Freeverse:
Freeverse strives to develop and publish seamless software, with a particular concentration on the Mac OS. Our titles have received numerous awards including multiple Apple Design Awards, two MacWorld "Best of Show" awards and a Macworld magazine "Game Hall of Fame." Our original characters have appeared in TimeDigital, Wired, and Animation World magazines, as well as television commercials for Blockbuster Video. Headquartered in New York City, Freeverse draws upon the talents of artists, programmers and sound designers from around the globe.
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