Game industry veterans Midoki andRovio, the renowned Angry Birds maker hailing from Finland, have joined forces to publish a new game for Apple’s platform under theRovio Stars label.
An addictive combat strategy adventure, Plunder Pirates invites you to build an island in lush three-dimensional graphics and then recruit a pirate crew to set sail for uncharted waters.
The free-to-play downloadhas optional In-App Purchases available, supports Game Center achievements and leaderboards and files as one of the first iOS titles supporting Apple’s low-level framework for close-to-the-metal 3D graphics programming, aptly namedMetal.
According to Rovio, using Metal technology in Plunder Pirates has allowed for a new level of graphics performance. You can zoom, swivel and manipulate the game camera within a fully rendered 3D environment and examine small details and character animations in close-up.
The game also has multiple online and social features that connect you to a far wider audience of like-minded players.
Here, check out the launch trailer.
Key highlights include:
Note that the game requires a network connection to play.
To learn more,visit the official game website.
As mentioned before, Plunder Pirates costs zero bucks.
The 97.2-megabyte download requires any iPhone, iPad or iPod touch that’s compatible with iOS 7.0 or later. If you run iOS 8 on one of Apple’s A7 or A8-powered devices (such as the new iPhone 6, the iPhone 5s, the iPad Air or the iPad mini with Retina display), Plunder Pirates will take full advantage of the aforementioned Metal technology to improve the visuals.
Among a plethora of other games released under the Rovio Stars label are such titles asIcebreaker: A Viking Voyagethat hasrecently gone freeas Apple’s Free App of the Week, a medieval adventure gameentitled Tiny Thief, a cute wordsearch gamenamed Word Monstersand many more.
[App Storevia Rovio Blog]
