Angry Birds-maker Rovio launches Candy Crush rival Jolly Jam
Rovio, maker of the popular Angry Birds mobile games, is back with 'Jolly Jam,' a match three genre game taking on King's Candy Crush, a rage among casual mobile gamers.
The game has been developed by Magic Tavern and published by Rovio. It is available as a free download for iOS and Android devices.
According to Rovio, Jolly Jam mixes casual matching gaming with new game mechanics such as box-to-box gameplay, corner to corner colour matching and power-up prizes to make the game more exciting.
The game can be synced with Facebook to play with friends.
"We're proud to bring Jolly Jam in partnership with Magic Tavern to puzzle game fans worldwide!" said Wilhelm Taht, head of external products at Rovio. "Jolly Jam is a next generation puzzle game with a truly innovative gameplay mechanic and incredibly beautiful graphics."
"We are very proud of Jolly Jam. Our ambition was to create a new game play mechanic that brings something new, fresh and really enjoyable to people who like pattern matching games. I believe we have achieved that" said Charlie Gu, CEO of Magic Tavern. "Through Rovio Stars, we can capitalize on a best in class distribution platform and unique developer tools that will allow us to reach millions of players around the world."
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