Filed under: Gaming, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
Zen Bound adding new tree in free update
Touch Arcade has a slew of new screenshots from an upcoming free update for a game I've been coming back to more and more lately on my iPhone: Zen Bound. When I first installed it, I thought of it as more of a tech demo than a game, but as you load it up more and more, you really do start uncovering layers of competition -- "if only I twisted the statue that way I could cover more ground, or maybe if I started from that leg I could wrap around closer on that side." It's pretty addictive, and it's one of those games that starts tugging at your mind even when you're not playing it.The update probably won't help free my mind -- not only will it have a whole set of new objects to wrap up (featuring some fun retro-gaming themed pieces), but it's getting some bugfixes and some performance tweaks as well. The paint spread by the rope will be smoother, and the problem of the rope crossing through objects should be better (while that happened from time to time, it wasn't a huge complaint).
Still, especially for free, it sounds like the update will only make a great game better. Zen Bound is available right now in the App Store for $4.99 (with the free update available "soon"), and there's a lite version to try out as well.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Brian Burns said 10:04AM on 5-04-2009
Aren't all app updates supposed to be free?
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Martin said 10:07AM on 5-04-2009
This is a very good and relaxing game. Especially with a good pair of headphones. Looking forward to the update, thanks for the heads-up TUAW.
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Mike said 10:24AM on 5-04-2009
Nice game, got the demo. I'll wait for $2.99 to buy though. $5 is too much for this one.
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milkmage said 11:26AM on 5-04-2009
I keep Zen Bound right next to Flight Control. FC makes me want to throw my phone through the window, ZB keeps me from doing so.
for those of you that might have missed it, you get a copy of the soundtrack with the full game. to get it, tap the Secret Exit button on the games main screen, it will open Safari. Enter an email address to get a link to the music.
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rawrawrawr said 2:24AM on 5-05-2009
Zen Bound is the only game I've never been angry at. That's quite a feat for me.
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freemdoom said 5:24PM on 5-08-2009
dropped the price to $2.99 today. thanks for listening, good move, I'll bite.
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