14 DAY TRIAL // NaturalMotion has released Jenga for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. A physics-based puzzle game for all ages, Jenga is one of the iOS titles used by Apple earlier this year to showcase the unique input capabilities of the iPhone 4.
“The official Jenga game is here!”, NaturalMotion states. “Designed in consultation with Leslie Scott, the original creator of Jenga, Jenga for iPhone/iPod touch lets you take the tower building experience anywhere.”
In Jenga, each block is realistically affected by the surrounding blocks in a real-time 3D physics simulation recreating the same strategic depth as the original game.
The game has a big social focus, according to its makers.
“Obviously the best part of Jenga is putting off your friends as they are making their move. The four-player Pass’n’Play mode truly reproduces the nail-biting tension of the real thing… but you can play it anywhere!”
Jenga Arcade, one of the game modes that players can choose from, allows you to match colors for extra points and score multipliers by moving fast. The goal remains to keep the tower steady.
Players earn coins which they can spend on special boosts like collapse reverse, multipliers, and wildcards.
The game has full Retina display support, which means “you won’t see a single pixel,” according to NaturalMotion.
“Advanced wood shaders make the tower pop out and let you gauge its stability. And everything is set in beautiful environments, rivalling [sic] the quality of modern games consoles,” the developer claims.
Although it has its own social side, Jenga for iOS also boasts Game Center integration, which delivers leaderboards, achievements and easy friend comparisons.
Jenga is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad and requires iOS 3.2 or later.