Rock out in the first platform game for guitar controllers! Japanese publisher Tecmo and Swedish developer Pieces Interactive are soon releasing Fret Nice the first platform game played with a guitar controller, for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.Fret Nice is a unique platform game with a distinct art style, a lot of great music and support for all guitars controllers out there. Fret Nice is the first platform game ever to be played with a guitar controller. The game will be available from Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network in early 2010.
- “We felt sorry for gamers who bought a guitar only to be used for pure music games, so we made a platform game for them! Fret Nice is the perfect blend of two worlds.” - says Pieces Interactive CEO Johan Hellberg.
Pieces is an up-and-coming Swedish developer that has quickly garnered attention to their titles. Their unique style and innovative game mechanics, blended with great music has become a signature trademark.
- “The game industry is under a lot of stress, we have to differentiate our products against the competition. Fret Nice looks and feels like nothing else!” says Johan.
This autumn Pieces and Tecmo also launches Puzzlegeddon, an action-filled online puzzle game, available from PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade. Puzzlegeddon was recently released for iPhone and the game has received global attention when released to PC in 2008.
Pieces is also hard at work on two brand new IPs, Walkie Tonky - a destructive walk ‘em up and Kindle – The kite in the sky, an aerobatic adventure with innovative character control and subject matter. The goal is to sign a publisher for the titles this year as well as showing prototypes of the games at Game Connection in Lyon, France in December.
“Pieces is always pushing forward and growing, and we are ready to take on bigger productions and new challenges. Kindle is an ambitious project that will take the company to a new level. Its bold concept, slick mechanics and original character design is something we are very proud of.”, says Calle Kyhlberg, Game Director for Kindle – The kite in the sky.