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TWISTER Mania on Kinect for Xbox 360 Available Today
Edison, N.J.—November 1, in the year of our Lord 2011—Majesco
Entertainment, an innovative provider of video games for the
casual market, announced today that its full-body motion game,
TWISTER™ Mania, exclusively on Kinect™ for Xbox 360®, is
available now, just in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Majesco Entertainment has teamed up with Hasbro™, one of the
largest toy companies in the world, to add a digital twist to
one of Hasbro’s premier brands that is a worldwide phenomenon in
over 37 countries.
“TWISTER was one of the first games where you used your body as
the game piece.” said Jesse Sutton, CEO, Majesco Entertainment.
“TWISTER™ Mania is the perfect marriage of this all-time
favorite game brand and the Kinect technology, as now your body
is the game piece AND the controller. We know families and
friends will have laugh-out-loud fun while playing TWISTER™
Mania this holiday season while enjoying the game’s new play
patterns and amazing functionality.”
TWISTER™ Mania on Kinect for Xbox 360 combines the colorful,
expressive and cooperative gameplay of the iconic TWISTER® board
game and transforms it for the video game generation. Twist into
fun with friends and family in this light-hearted, fast-paced
game that supports up to eight players with deep gameplay, three
game modes with 16 different variations and over 1,800 shapes to
twist in to! Don’t hold back as you duck, squeeze, twist and
move your body to match your opponent’s silhouette, knock down
blocks against the clock and fill in thousands of crazy shapes
of all sizes and themes!
“TWISTER is an iconic brand that is woven into the fabric of pop
culture,” said Mark Blecher, Senior Vice President and General
Manager of digital media and marketing at Hasbro. “The Kinect
technology makes TWISTER Mania come to life and allows kids and
adults to enjoy uninhibited full body fun in a whole new way."
Developed by Naked Sky, TWISTER™ Mania is rated E for Everyone
and available now for the suggested retail price of $49.99. For
more information about TWISTER™ Mania, please visit
www.twistermaniagame.com. For more information about the
iconic Twister® board game or any other Hasbro™ properties,
please visit
www.hasbro.com.