Nov 01

Amazon Game Studios releases its first mobile game, Air Patriots, for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire

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Amazon Game Studios releases its first game, Air Patriots, for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire

Amazon made its first push into in-house game development this summer with the launch of Amazon Game Studios and its first title, the Facebook-bound Living Classics, and its now made its second big move. The company announced today that its first mobile game, Air Patriots, is now available for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire devices (and free on each, albeit with in-app purchases). Not surprisingly, Amazon has paid particular attention to the Kindle Fire version, taking advantage of GameCircle to track achievements and high scores, as well as Whispersync to let you save your progress on one device and pick up where you left off on another. As for the game itself, Amazon says it’s a “new kind of tower defense game,” with players drawing a path for the planes to fend off the oncoming tanks. Head on past the break for a quick video.

Update: As some commenters have pointed out, while the game supports a variety of Android devices, it looks like the Nexus 7 isn’t among them.

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Nov 01

Amazon Game Studios launches its first mobile game called Air Patriots

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Following the launching of Amazon Game Studios in August this year that included a game called Living Classics, Amazon is now announcing its first ever game for mobile devices. Air Patriots is a tower defense game that requires strategic positioning of planes to push back the tank invasion of the enemy. Players will have to control their military planes by drawing paths to follow. Unlike other tower defense games where defense bases are stationary, Air Patriots players can adjust their strategy on the fly. Simply draw a new flight path for your planes, and you redeploy firepower to where it is needed most, says Amazon.

Beginning today, Air Patriots is now available as a free download on Amazon, Google Play, and the App Store. “When we created Air Patriots we wanted to make a game that was easy and engaging, and the simplicity of drawing paths for planes was something we thought would appeal to players,” said Ernie Ramirez, Executive Producer at Amazon Game Studios. “We think customers will find Air Patriots both familiar and fresh, with a degree of challenge that keeps them engaged and enthused to play more. We are very excited to bring Amazon customers Air Patriots today, and Amazon Game Studios looks forward to bringing our fans even more great games in the future.”

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