HAVE A TOTALLY BLISSFUL SUMMER WITH CODEMASTERS’ BLISS ISLAND

Bliss Island Now Available For Free Download From www.funsta.com  

New York, NY (July 26, 2006) – Bliss Island, the frantic, fun and fiendishly compulsive action puzzler, has launched today as a free trial PC title from Codemasters’ casual gaming portal Funsta.com (www.funsta.com)

The new PC edition of Bliss Island is now available for download and gives players 60 minutes of free play on the full game. Once the free play period ends, players can continue to play the game for a one-time payment of only $19.99.

Bliss Island is a truly original piece of compulsive casual gaming from PomPom Software, creators of Mutant Storm, and is packed with more than 90 levels of addictive gameplay.

Upon arrival at Bliss Island, players meet and play with Hoshi the Zwooph, a fluffy blue creature with a long trunk that enables him to blow precision puffs of air. Usually Hoshi uses this enviable skill to create the clouds for the tropical island, but every Friday Hoshi uses his puff-powers to compete in a whole series of games and challenges with other Zwoophs.

Players will take control of Hoshi’s super blowing powers and help him show off his skills by utilizing this unique control method to feed fruit to the ‘Jigoka’ monster, save flowers from swarms of aphids or fight off marching blocks. Competing against other Zwoops through five different game modes, if Hoshi could win the events he competes in, it would be bliss.

“The full PC edition of Bliss Island is an exciting addition to Funsta. The one hour trial and the pick-up-and-play style of gaming makes Bliss Island the kind of game that will instantly have you hooked while leaving a smile on your face,” said Nick Pili, Codemasters’ director of casual gaming. “It’s perfect for the growing portfolio of casual gaming titles available on the Funsta portal.”


Players will feel like the summer never ends as they play with Hoshi and his fellow Zwoophs on the tropical Bliss Island at www.funsta.com

Notes
Bliss Island first appeared on Fusta.com as a browser game. The full PC game is now available as a free-to-try downloadable title, which is also available on over 100 casual gaming portals via Real Arcade, Oberon Media, BigFish Games, IWin, TryMedia and other leading Casual Game Distributors. The Bliss Island series is set to expand further with editions for the PSP� (PlayStation®Portable) system and mobile phones planned for the future.  

About Codemasters
Codemasters is a global interactive entertainment company with offices in the U.S., England, France, Spain, Holland and Germany.  Founded in the UK in 1986, Codemasters develops and publishes award-winning software for the PC, current and future-generation video game consoles and online gaming platforms. Codemasters’ dominant gaming brands include ToCA Race Driver, Colin McRae Rally, Operation Flashpoint, Micro Machines v4 and the company is currently developing and introducing original gaming properties for next-generation systems. Additional information about Codemasters and its products can be found at www.codemasters.com.