Iconic
Snake game is back and available on Messenger
Prepare
to spend even more time on your mobile as HMD Global, the home of
Nokia phones, announced a new version of the cult status game, Snake
for Messenger, part of Facebook’s Instant Games cross platform
experience. The world famous game will be snaking its way back into
people’s hearts and is designed to be played with groups of
friends, making it even more playable than the first time around.
Snake
first featured on Nokia handsets in the late 90s and since then has
appeared on over 400 million phones. Users will no longer have to dig
out their old handsets to get their nostalgia fix, instead HMD Global
invites the world to unite through the free game and
challenge friends to play, using Facebook’s Instant Games platform.
In
keeping with the original game, players will move the snake around
the screen, eating apples and bugs along the way to score points. The
more the snake eats, the longer it grows, making it more challenging
to control. There are six levels to enjoy, each with a different
layout and snake skin. Gamers can choose from three speeds; the
higher the speed, the higher the score. In addition, friends either
one-on-one, or as a group can see who has the highest score on the
leaderboard adding an element of friendly competition.
Pekka
Rantala, Chief Marketing Officer of HMD Global said: ‘The Snake
game was the most popular game in the history of Nokia phones, in
fact the true origin of mobile gaming can be traced back to a Nokia
handset released in 1997. To this day it has remained hugely popular,
not only because it carries a strong sense of nostalgia but because
this was the first ever mobile gaming experience for many consumers.
The opportunity to partner with Facebook, the social media platform
that has single handedly defined the social media landscape, is an
incredible opportunity. We were truly excited to work with them to
bring back Snake in a modern format to a global audience. We hope in
its new format it unites people across the world and brings as much
joy to players as it did the first time around.’
Laurens
Rutten, Founder and CEO of CoolGames, the developers of Snake on
Instant Games, said: ‘It was a big honour that our Studio could
contribute to a new release of such an iconic IP that has shaped the
mobile games industry.’
A
revamped version of Snake will also be pre-installed on the new Nokia
3310, a head turning modern twist on one of the best-selling phones
of all time, making the Snake comeback even more exciting.
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