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YouTube video sensation Baby Monkey now an iPhone game
Tucson, AZ – August 4, in the year of our Lord 2011
– Quite possibly the first casual game based on a YouTube video,
“Baby Monkey (Going Backwards on a Pig),” from musician Parry
Gripp, has been adapted as an iPhone, iPad and iPod game by
Kihon Games. “Baby Monkey” is priced at $0.99 and can be found
on the iTunes store
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/baby-monkey-going-backwards/id447960108.
Just as in the YouTube video with nearly 9 million views (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_sfnQDr1-o),
in “Baby Monkey,” the player is a precarious baby monkey
attempting to take the ride of his life, while the grumpy pig
charges through obstacles in an attempt to buck the monkey off.
The carefree monkey jumps to avoid obstacles and reach for
bananas for points and power-ups, and pulls the pig’s tail to
make the pig jump over pits and cliffs.
“When we first saw Parry’s catchy, hilarious video, we knew
immediately that this could be a fun, fantastic game to share
with your family and friends. And who doesn’t want to be a baby
monkey riding on a pig?” said Mark Grossnickle, Co-Founder and
CEO, Kihon Games. “We’re very excited to collaborate with a
talent like Parry Gripp and look forward to creating more viral
games that users will love just as much as ‘Baby Monkey.’”
Using a two-button system that is easy for all ages, “Baby
Monkey” offers a variety of features, including:
- Dynamically created areas that ensure each play session is
unique
- Tons of entertaining obstacles including: Nom Nom Hamsters,
Toxic Waste, and even a Space Unicorn
- Original Music by Parry Gripp!
- Challenge your friends with the Game Center Leaderboard!
- Earn Achievements for collecting bananas, points, and reaching
new areas
- Speed and difficulty increases with time to take this
fast-paced survival game to a thrilling new level
- In-game tutorial makes it easy and entertaining for all ages
- iCade Support!
- Easy to play, hard to master, addicting as Swedish Fish
“The world of YouTube has created so many fascinating
opportunities for many people, and collaborating with Kihon
Games to make my ‘Baby Monkey’ song an iPhone game has been one
such entertaining and synchronistic opportunity,” said Parry
Grip, musician. “I’m thrilled to see all of the ways that
YouTube is inspiring people and new experiences like my ‘Baby
Monkey’ game.”