14 DAY TRIAL // Created by MythPeople and published by 10tons Ltd, the new Heroes of Kalevala puzzle game is now available for iPhone, iPod touch, Windows, Mac OS X, and iPad. The name of the game, Heroes of Kalevala comes from the saga depicted in a Finnish epic poem called Kalevala.
If you had the chance to play the new Puzzle Quest 2 game for PC, then Heroes of Kalevala will seem very familiar to you, as it is based on the same match-3 mechanic.
“Our goal was to create a carefully crafted state of the art premium match-3 game with some casual strategy elements in the form of village building”, commented Sampo Töyssy, one of the developers.
"Based on the initial response the game should appeal to almost anyone who enjoys playing a well polished game. According to our own play tests, the game should offer at least 8 hours of unique content. Probably it'll take longer for most to play through the levels,” added Töyssy.
In Heroes of Kalevala players will be able to match at least tiles, spread tar, lock bomb puzzles, as well use up to 8 different hero tiles.
The game has over 140 hand made levels in total and also features a village building meta game.
Players will be able to improve their virtual village by buying buildings and plants with the resources won from playing the match-3 game.
“As a bonus the game also offers an unique glimpse into some interesting Finnish mythology. And yes, my name originates from Kalevala. It's quite a common name here in Finland as there are around 3000 Sampos here,” said Sampo Töyssy.
The story of the game evolves around a tribe that arrives into the land of Kalevala and starts to build villages.
The newly arrived tribe will meet the mythical Heroes of Kalevala who will aid them in the fight against the evil witch Louhi.
The goal of the game is to acquire an epic device called Sampo that would produce endless wealth for the villagers.
Heroes of Kalevala is available for the iPhone and iPod touch for $2.99, while the iPad version is available for $4.99. Both game versions can be downloaded from the AppStore.
