{"id":5708,"date":"2010-04-21T20:12:34","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T10:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=5708"},"modified":"2010-04-21T20:12:34","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T10:12:34","slug":"ninjas-hate-fruit-but-love-the-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=5708","title":{"rendered":"NINJAS HATE FRUIT, BUT LOVE THE APP STORE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>April 21<sup>th<\/sup>, 2010 &#8211;<\/strong> Fruit Ninja has stealthily killed its way to the App Store, and is now available worldwide for a juice-inducing price of 99 cents!<\/p>\n<p>Swipe your finger across the screen to deliciously slash and splatter fruit like a true ninja warrior. Be careful of bombs &#8211; they are explosive to the touch and will put a swift end to your juicy adventure!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cViolent and visceral combat. It\u2019s you versus a watermelon,\u201d says Luke Muscat, lead designer. \u201cWho hasn\u2019t wanted to attack a melon with a sword just to see it explode? We\u2019ve captured the awesome feeling of splatty squishiness, and thanks to the hands-on touch controls of the iPhone, you really feel satisfied with the sweet, juicy carnage on the screen!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fruit Ninja also uses OpenFeint, so players can unlock achievements and shoot for the top of the global leaderboards while racking up OpenFeint points. Your success will also please the wise ninja Sensei, who will accompany your journey with wise words and fun fruit facts.<\/p>\n<p>But what\u2019s next for Fruit Ninja? Over the coming weeks and months, the development team will be adding new modes, new fruit, new functionality and new ninja goodness \u2013 all free of charge. We have established a great game with today\u2019s release and will only be expanding more and more and gamers worldwide get their hungry hands on the action.<\/p>\n<p>Step up, wield your katana and enjoy the messiest and most satisfying fruit game ever!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wlmailhtml:{912E957C-4F18-4B24-83B9-FA97839F0302}mid:\/\/00000197\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.fruitninja.com\/\">www.fruitninja.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Trailer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Youtube: <a href=\"wlmailhtml:{912E957C-4F18-4B24-83B9-FA97839F0302}mid:\/\/00000197\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y6hUTC1Edyo\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y6hUTC1Edyo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>App Store<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wlmailhtml:{912E957C-4F18-4B24-83B9-FA97839F0302}mid:\/\/00000197\/!x-usc:http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/fruit-ninja\/id362949845?mt=8\">http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/fruit-ninja\/id362949845?mt=8<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Halfbrick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Halfbrick is a professional game development studio based in Brisbane, Australia. Founded in 2001, it has developed popular titles for the Game Boy Advance, PSP, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS, with expansion into XBLA, PS3 and iPhone development. For further information, please visit <a href=\"wlmailhtml:{912E957C-4F18-4B24-83B9-FA97839F0302}mid:\/\/00000197\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.halfbrick.com\/\">www.halfbrick.com<\/a> and follow on <a href=\"wlmailhtml:{912E957C-4F18-4B24-83B9-FA97839F0302}mid:\/\/00000197\/!x-usc:http:\/\/twitter.com\/Halfbrick\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"wlmailhtml:{912E957C-4F18-4B24-83B9-FA97839F0302}mid:\/\/00000197\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/HalfbrickStudios\">Youtube<\/a> and <a href=\"wlmailhtml:{912E957C-4F18-4B24-83B9-FA97839F0302}mid:\/\/00000197\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/halfbrick\">Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 21th, 2010 &#8211; Fruit Ninja has stealthily killed its way to the App Store, and is now available worldwide for a juice-inducing price of 99 cents! Swipe your finger across the screen to deliciously slash and splatter fruit like a true ninja warrior. 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