Tin Man Games’ seventh Fighting Fantasy digital gamebook app, Caverns of the Snow Witch, arrives on the iOS App Store, Google Play and the Amazon Appstore for Android, nearly 30 years to the day since the original publication of the paperback!
Ian Livingstone, co-creator of the Fighting Fantasy series and author of Caverns of the Snow Witch, said: “It’s thirty years since Fighting Fantasy fans first descended into the Crystal Caves of Icefinger Mountains to try to defeat the dreaded Snow Witch. Now it’s time to try again on tablets and smart phones thanks to the wonderful digital magic of Tin Man Games who have brought the nightmare frozen realm of the Snow Witch to life.”
Tin Man Games has taken the classic Fighting Fantasy solo adventure and transformed it into an interactive digital experience, using their critically acclaimed gamebook engine. With animated page-turning, dynamic links, an automated adventure sheet to show changing stats and display magical treasures, the reader can also roll physics-based 3D dice to bravely battle the creatures found within the Crystal Caves and beyond.
To celebrate the anniversary of the gamebook Tin Man Games has employed the talents of seven amazing artists to create brand new painted illustrations. Leonardo Meschini, John Stone, Dan Angelone and Ben Ee join regular Tin Man Games talent, Simon Lissaman, Joshua Wright and Pirkka Harvala to bring a new look to the classic adventure.
Neil Rennison, creative director, said: “Edward Crosby and Gary Ward’s original black and white drawings are iconic to this gamebook and while these can still be viewed in the retro mode, we felt that our updated version should have a new lick of paint. The artists worked closely with Ian and myself to make sure we kept the magic and I’m thrilled with the results. I’m also really pleased we got access to Les Edward’s cover for the main menu too. It even has animated falling snow now!”
Fighting Fantasy: Caverns of the Snow Witch is now available to download from the iOS App Store, Google Play and Amazon Appstore for Android. It costs $5.99 USD/£3.99/5,49 €.
Tin Man Games maintain a site dedicated to their Fighting Fantasy apps at www.FightingFantasyApps.com. The Official Fighting Fantasy site can be found at www.FightingFantasy.com. Tin Man Games also runs a developer blog at www.TinManGames.com.au.