Appliya release Evangelion calendar and puzzle – プレスリリース

posted by Ozk

2009年3月12日

APPLIYA RELEASES EVANGELION
CALENDAR AND PUZZLE GAME APPLICATIONS FOR
IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH

Two new products in Appliya’s Evangelion application series include the first mobile game for the Evangelion franchise.

Tokyo, Japan, March 12, 2009 ¬- Appliya Inc., a leading publisher of Japanese mobile applications, has just launched two new applications in their Evangelion Series. Now iPhone and iPod Touch users can enjoy a calendar app that features exclusive art from the Rebuild of Evangelion films, along with a challenging puzzle game. Learn more at http://appliya-inc.com/en/special/evangelion/

Evangelion Puzzle provides an exciting new twist on puzzle apps. This latest entry in Appliya’s Evangelion application series uses imagery taken directly from the Rebuild of Evangelion movies in a challenging puzzle game that will have you occupied for hours! The rules of the game are simple: load up your app and choose an image, difficulty setting, and type of grid. Each puzzle consists of an image that has been broken up into a grid of scattered tiles. Use your touch screen to slide the tiles into the proper place, but there’s only one empty space on the grid so your number of moves will be limited. Be smart and plan your moves carefully! If you’re not quite sure where a piece should go, use the “hint” button to give you a full-view version of the puzzle image in its solved state. Amateurs can choose a 3 x 3 grid on Easy or Normal, but serious puzzle pros will love the challenge of the Hard 5 x 5 grid. When you crank up the difficulty, the time limit for solving the puzzles decreases, so be quick! As you complete puzzles, you’ll unlock new ones that use new scenes from Rebuild of Evangelion. The app also keeps track of your best puzzle completion times, so you can brag to your friends or motivate yourself to do better!

Evangelion Calendar brings Evangelion into your daily activities. This app enables you to create a wallpaper calendar that uses special images from the highly popular Evangelion franchise. Choose a scene from our picture gallery, which features characters, sketches, mecha, and vehicles from the anime, then pick the months you want to display on your calendar, and in just a few seconds you’ll have a new Evangelion wallpaper with a quick reference calendar on it!

These apps are the result of a joint production effort between Appliya and anime merchandise company BROCCOLI Co., Ltd. The first applications in Appliya’s Evangelion series, Evangelion Clock and Evangelion Picture Stamp, have been very popular with anime fans. In its first few days of availability, Evangelion Clock shot up to #3 on the best-selling list of the Utilities category on the Japanese iTunes App Store.

The Appliya Evangelion App Series:

Evangelion vol.1: Cut Out
Application for: iPhone, iPod Touch
Price: $1.99

Evangelion vol.2: Clock
Application for: iPhone, iPod Touch
Price: $2.99

Evangelion vol.3: Picture Stamp
Application for: iPhone, iPod Touch
Price: $1.99

Evangelion vol.4: Calendar
Application for: iPhone, iPod Touch
Price: $0.99

Evangelion vol.5: Puzzle
Application for: iPhone, iPod Touch
Price: $1.99

About Evangelion
After a catastrophic event called the Second Impact, the Earth’s population was halved. All that remains of Japan is Tokyo-3, a city that is constantly attacked by giant creatures that seek to eradicate the human race, called Angels. Fourteen-year-old Shinji Ikari is summoned by his estranged father to urgently come to the headquarters of NERV, a military organization that deals with the destruction of the Angels through the use of giant cyborgs called Evas. Shinji’s objective is to pilot the Eva Unit 01, while teaming up with the Eva Unit 00 pilot, Rei Ayanami, and Eva Unit 02 pilot Asuka Langley Soryu. Together, these three teenagers will battle the Angels, and decide the fate of the world.

About Appliya Inc.
Appliya specializes in the production and publishing of iPhone and iPod Touch applications. The company has recently partnered with Japanese mobile industry giant Softbank Mobile Corp. to bring the unique elements of Japanese culture to an international audience through mobile applications. Their efforts include exclusive licensing deals with major anime and manga producers. Appliya will also have collaborations with Japanese artists and photographers, Haraju-ku fashion related applications, Akihabara otaku related apps, and other applications focused on more traditional aspects of Japanese culture.

特徴: Evangelion Puzzle provides an exciting new twist on puzzle apps. This latest entry in Appliya’s Evangelion application series uses imagery taken directly from the Rebuild of Evangelion movies in a challenging puzzle game that will have you occupied for hours! The rules of the game are simple: load up your app and choose an image, difficulty setting, and type of grid. Each puzzle consists of an image that has been broken up into a grid of scattered tiles. Use your touch screen to slide the tiles into the proper place, but there’s only one empty space on the grid so your number of moves will be limited. Be smart and plan your moves carefully! If you’re not quite sure where a piece should go, use the “hint” button to give you a full-view version of the puzzle image in its solved state. Amateurs can choose a 3 x 3 grid on Easy or Normal, but serious puzzle pros will love the challenge of the Hard 5 x 5 grid. When you crank up the difficulty, the time limit for solving the puzzles decreases, so be quick! As you complete puzzles, you’ll unlock new ones that use new scenes from Rebuild of Evangelion. The app also keeps track of your best puzzle completion times, so you can brag to your friends or motivate yourself to do better!