Tin Man Games

www.tinmangames.com.au
www.gamebookadventures.com

"You are a clone raised by the mysterious Silene Monks. Once the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy, they have long since been superseded by modern technology. Now they spend most of their time hanging out and playing video games.

But you are not like the rest of your clone brothers. You have been chosen for a special destiny. Make the right decisions and you'll complete your training, explore a universe full of adventure, and prove yourself a hero. Make the wrong decisions and you'll be dead. Really dead. Its hard to emphasise just how dead you will be. So here's a pro tip for you: try to make the right decisions."

Written by Zach Weinersmith, creator of the hilarious award-winning comic strip 'Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal'.

You're a clone who sets out to find your place in a cold, uncaring, but also kickass and ridiculous futuristic world, solving challenging puzzles and fighting monsters along the way. It's like D&D for people who are too cool for other people!

Exclusive new features in the app:

• Wil Wheaton voice over! Listen to Wil Wheaton whisper things like "love", "plasmaster", "moral ambiguity", and "disappointment" into your ear.
• All new death endings, written by Zach himself. Not available in the print book!
• Achievements to find throughout the gamebook
• Play the gamebook following all the rules, or cheat all you want!

Trial of the clone has been brought to Apple and Android smartphones and tablets using Tin Man Games' critically acclaimed Gamebook Adventures Engine featuring:

• An automated Adventure Sheet to keep track of stats and inventory.
• Artwork gallery. Find an illustration in the gamebook and be able to access it full-screen forever.
• Bookmarking system which saves your position in the gamebook, much like putting your fingers between the pages to remember your previous page when reading the paperback!
• Specially composed soundtrack
• Landscape support for larger devices
• Universal - buy it once and play on all your devices!

PLEASE NOTE - Due to mature content this app is for users who are 17+ only. It is not recommended for children.

App Store - Google Play

www.fightingfantasyapps.com - Fighting Fantasy, the world famous interactive gamebook series is back! Steve Jackson and Tin Man Games present House of Hell!!

"Taking refuge in the infamous House of Hell has to be the worst mistake of your life! The dangers of the torrential storm outside are nothing compared to the blood-curdling adventures that await you inside. Who knows how many hapless wanderers like yourself have perished within its gruesome walls? Be warned! Tonight is going to be a night to remember..."

** FEATURES **

House of Hell is a digital Fighting Fantasy gamebook, an interactive adventure in which YOU are the hero! You can only win through by choosing the correct path, finding equipment, avoiding traps and surviving combat.

Exclusive new features in the app:

• Make the gamebook as easy or hard as you like and even turn on a special cheat mode to read it old-school!
• Atmospheric new visuals which can be turned off to make the gamebook look like it came off the printing press in the 80s!
• Tim Sell's classic illustrations colorised for the app, making full use of the high-resolution retina displays.
• Ian Miller's famous cover animated and brought to life.
• Fantastic new cover artwork to unlock!
• Achievements to find throughout the gamebook with full Game Center connectivity.

House of Hell has been brought to iOS and Android using Tin Man Games' critically acclaimed Gamebook Adventures Engine featuring:

• Universal iOS support. Buy the app once and it works on all your devices!
• Read the book horizontally or vertically on your iPad.
• An automated Adventure Sheet to keep track of stats and inventory.
• Realistic physics based dice rolling. Shake your device!
• Artwork gallery. Find an illustration in the gamebook and be able to access it full-screen forever.
• Bookmarking system which saves your position in the gamebook, much like putting your fingers between the pages to remember your previous page when reading the paperback!
• Specially composed soundtrack and sound effects.

Tin Man Games have signed a licensing deal to release the Fighting Fantasy series on iOS and Android, so expect to see more of your favourite adventure gamebooks appearing on the App Store, Google Play, Amazon Appstore and Nook Mobile!

See what the press had to say about Tin Man Games' first FF release, Blood of the Zombies:

"Blood of the Zombies is a hugely enjoyable, brilliantly presented, hilariously violent romp. If this is your first gamebook or your 30th, you're going to have a whale of a time." -- POCKET GAMER - 9/10 - GOLD AWARD!

"...its speedy combat and inbuilt adversity make it a great candidate for the app treatment. A skilled app designer and an experienced author have collaborated and managed the rare feat of creating something greater than the sum of their individual talents." - GAMEZEBO - 4.5/5

"Ultimately, fans of the old stories should enjoy Blood of the Zombies. It delivers an authentic Fighting Fantasy experience while updating the gameplay and style in its own way. " -- STARBURST - 8/10

"...for those looking for an interesting storyline and a delightful walk down memory lane, it's a sterling effort and one that very much deserves its asking price. I'm already looking forward to other Fighting Fantasy/Tin Man Games collaborations." -- 148 APPS - 4.5/5 -- EDITOR'S CHOICE!

"Beautifully presented, a little campy but oh-so-worth that walk down memory lane, Blood of the Zombies will not go amiss in your library of interactive iOS-based tales." -- TOUCH ARCADE - 4/5

Coming Soon... The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, Forest of Doom, Deathtrap Dungeon, Appointment with F.E.A.R. and more!

Fighting Fantasy re-launches on digital devices with Tin Man Games proudly releasing Fighting Fantasy: Blood of the Zombies for Apple and Android smart phones and tablets.

It's been 30 years since the publication of the first Fighting Fantasy gamebook, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, written by Fighting Fantasy co-creators Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary, Ian has written a new title; Blood of the Zombies. In this interactive adventure, YOU are kidnapped and imprisoned inside a castle in a remote part of Romania where a mad megalomaniac is running a secret scientific programme -- injecting hundreds of prisoners with Zombie blood! Can YOU kill all the Zombies or will YOU be next in line to become one of them?

Using their critically acclaimed gamebook engine, Tin Man Games has taken the classic Fighting Fantasy solo adventure format and transformed it into an interactive digital experience with animated page-turning and dynamic links to enable the reader to choose their path through the story. Blood of the Zombies features an automated Adventure Sheet for player stats and objects found, and physics-based 3D dice for battles.

Neil Rennison, Creative Director for Tin Man Games, said: "Being huge Fighting Fantasy fans, it was important that we captured the nostalgic feeling of the series whilst also adding modern gaming components. The illustrations are now in full colour, and we've created an appropriately gruesome-looking book interface. We've animated the amazing front cover, bringing the main Zombie alive for the main menu! We also commissioned a soundtrack and sound effects to create added atmosphere to accompany Ian's exciting interactive story."

The Blood of the Zombies app makes good use of the latest smart phone and tablet hardware, using the increased screen space of iPad to read horizontally or vertically as well as being adapted to work on iPhone 5. The app also contains some extra features not found in the paperback due to book format limitations.

Ian Livingstone said: "Fighting Fantasy first launched in 1982 and I'm delighted that Blood of the Zombies will reach audiences of the digital age. Tin Man Games has done a brilliant job in developing the app. It's not just a straight port of the book. There are two difficulty levels, things to unlock, stuff to collect and Easter eggs like hidden Martin McKenna artwork. I've also written 80 new gruesome death endings to add more variety to death-by-Zombies! And you can even cheat in a peek-around-the-corner kind of way as readers did back in the day with their 'five-fingered bookmarks'. But it's still going be a very tough challenge to kill all the Zombies."

Tin Man Games has worked closely with Ian Livingstone during the app development. Neil Rennison continued: "It's been an absolute privilege collaborating with Ian and a wonderful opportunity to not only bring Blood of the Zombies to the latest digital platforms, but to be involved in the 30th anniversary of Fighting Fantasy." Tin Man Games will begin the development of Forest of Doom early next year, following the release of Steve Jackson's House of Hell in December.

Fighting Fantasy: Blood of the Zombies is now available to download from the App Store and Google Play. There are also plans to bring it to the Amazon Appstore and the Nook.

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.

Grab it on the App Store here!

Strange Loves: Vampire Boyfriends is a funny, romantic, supernatural interactive novel full of hot vampires, evil plots, college, romance, explosions, fast cars, fangs, fame, riches, kidnappings, cats, and a destiny that you can use for good... evil... or both.

Choose your path through this rich interactive story where you can slay vampires or become one, find your soulmate or sell your soul, watch a famous heartthrob on TV or marry him, become a crazy cat lady, or leave town altogether and become a famous MMA fighter, best-selling novelist, or totally important Hollywood actress.

A send-up of those vampire stories you love, Strange Loves: Vampire Boyfriends is a delightful romp exploring the ridiculous, sometimes dangerous, side of loving vampires, being a badass, and fulfilling your wildest dreams.

With over three hundred sections, hundreds of choices, and 40 unique endings, you can read Vampire Boyfriends again and again, each time having a completely different experience.

Featuring beautiful artwork hand-drawn exclusively for the book, seamless gameplay, bookmarks, achievements, the ability to tweet straight from the app, and a complex but fun story, Strange Loves: Vampire Boyfriends is from Tin Man Games who brought you the acclaimed Gamebook Adventures, the leading digital gamebook company.

@StrangeLovesApp

Available on the App Store here!

Drokk! It's an adventure game. It's an interactive book. It's an RPG. You are Judge Dredd, the toughest judge to patrol Mega-City One, a vast futuristic city, set in the 22nd Century!

You, the reader, control the direction of the story by making decisions for Dredd on each page, and choosing your path. Using a realistic dice-based battle system, you get to fight your enemies in exciting shootouts and roll your fate, as you use your array of skills against a variety of perps in an epic storyline.

"Sector 106 of Mega-City One is short of senior Street Judges and only the most experienced judges have been reassigned to fill this shortfall...foremost among them yourself, Dredd! What begins as a routine patrol arresting juves and skysurfers, turns into a race against time, as mysterious "Voices of Dredd" find their way into the hands of the local perps. Riding your Lawmaster bike and armed with your trusty Lawgiver, you must pit yourself against Sector 106's brutal criminal underworld. Quick Dredd! The countdown has begun..."

Features:

• Newly written interactive story by Nick Robinson that takes the reader on an epic ride through Mega-City One.
• Custom built e-book interface, which is easy to use. As easy as reading a book!
• Universal app! You only need to buy this once to play on all your devices.
• Read in portrait or landscape. (iPad only)
• Dynamic page links that respond to your situation.
• Easy to change fonts and font sizes, to set up the book the way you want it.
• New gamebook rules and battle system using the Gamebook Adventures Engine. Judge's Handbook included so that rules can be accessed at any time during the adventure if you need to refresh yourself.
• Real-time 3D dice rolling with realistic physics. Shake the device like a dice shaker and watch the 3D dice bounce around the scene and off each other.
• Make skill rolls based on the weapons you use, your fitness levels, and your perceived authority.
• Accessible inventory sheet at all times during reading, which auto updates when you pick up an item, your stats change, or you gain valuable patrol notes.
• Difficulty levels - Hardcore, Medium and Novice. Play the book how it was meant to be played or casually read it in an easier mode.
• Use bookmarks to save your progress, helping you get past tricky sections.
• Achievements to collect throughout the book for those who wish to thoroughly explore all aspects of the story.
• Perp records sheets to collect during the adventure. Once a criminal is arrested or killed, their database updates with background information. Catch them all!
• Beautifully illustrated by German Ponce and other popular Dredd artists. Once found, each illustration is mounted on the achievements wall.
• High resolution artwork that takes advantage of the new iPad screen resolution and retina displays.
• Amazing soundtrack and sound effects accompany the story, which can be turned on and off if required.

See our reviews of our previous Gamebook Adventures titles:

"Gamebook Adventures are fun to read -- not just because the RPG mechanic draws you in and engages you in the story, but also because the stories are good fantasy fiction. The artwork is great and there is a great deal of replayability in the application, especially when you consider the hundreds of choices that can be made and the various difficulties." - WIRED

"For those of us who grew up with the Fighting Fantasy books, this is almost like a homecoming. It's a great modern equivalent to the books many of us loved as youngsters, with the same kind of attention to detail and thrilling fantastical touches that made these adventures so enjoyable." - POCKETGAMER

"...a series of lovingly crafted and extremely well-written interactive fantasy novels. It's surprisingly engrossing stuff, the economically written narrative packing in masses of detail, while rattling out a pacey, involving story." - THE GUARDIAN

Available now on the App Store!

We are releasing the entire Gamebook Adventures series on Android! First in line is our initial book: An Assassin in Orlandes! Get it on Google Play now! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.tinmangames.gameboo....

An interactive science-fiction adventure! It's a book. It's a game. It's an RPG. It's a Gamebook Adventure!

** YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE READ ANY OF THE PREVIOUS GAMEBOOK ADVENTURES IN ORDER TO READ INFINITE UNIVERSE **

The eighth gamebook in the the critically acclaimed interactive e-book series in which YOU, the reader, control the direction of the story! Along with a realistic dice system to fight creatures and use skills, a fantastic new story and beautiful artwork, Infinite Universe will literally take you to another world, giving you many hours of gamebook adventuring!

"In the fourth millennium, the Mandellian Empire of the Tau Ceti system is at war with the rebel army known as DWORF. And lucky you have been chosen for a dangerous solo mission to kill or capture the rebel leader, through mind-bending loops of time and space. But wait a minute. Just who are you anyway? And how did you even get here? Such secrets you must uncover if you are to unlock your destiny..."

•An all new sci-fi epic set within an all new universe! Our largest GA title yet!
•Includes all the interactive reading and gameplay features found in the previous Gamebook Adventures titles, including an authentic e-book experience, realistic 3D dice rolling, automatic character sheet management, bookmarks and achievements.
•Original story by Brewin', editor of the first four Gamebook Adventures titles, that has been specifically designed to take advantage of the NEW Gamebook Adventures engine.
•Beautifully illustrated in colour by Joshua Wright, with cover and menu art by Dan Maxwell.
•An exhilarating music score by Hanny Mohamed, world-renowned musician from Black Majesty.
•Read the story and be in charge of your destiny as you make the choices! Where to go? Who to trust? What to do? The choice is yours!
•Travel through times past, present and future, through far-flung worlds beyond your wildest imagination, to piece together a series of events that will amaze, amuse and entertain you!
•New battle mechanics such as ranged and vehicular combat.
•An innovative all new points-based skill system that is influenced by your own unique narrative. Choose the skills to suit your own playing style!
•Play as a male or female character!
•A detailed star map with extensive annotations.
•An expansive encyclopaedia to cover everything from stars, planets and moons, to important personalities and organisations, to technology, to tips for survival, and more!
•The first 300 sections of this gamebook are FREE! Buy each chapter seperately or the whole book in one go for a reduced price.

Gamebook Adventures is brought together through the efforts of passionate and avid gamebook enthusiasts. If you are familiar with the Choose Your Own Adventure, Fighting Fantasy, Sorcery, Lone Wolf or Grail Quest series then Gamebook Adventures will really appeal to you. Our aim is to give those nostalgic readers of old something new and fresh, and bring a new exciting experience to those unfamiliar with gamebooks. If you enjoy fantasy RPGs or adventure games then this is for you!

Neil Rennison and Ben Britten Smith -- Tin Man Games http://tinmangames.com.au

A detailed account of how Tin Man Games brought alive Gamebook Adventures and the reasons taken as to why we decided to look at a long-term approach (the long-tail) over one-off individual game developments. How important was creating a brand in this decision?

Details as to how GA was inspired by 80s gamebook series such as Choose Your Own Adventure and Fighting Fantasy, and how GA is now mentioned alongside those brands whenever digital versions of such series are mentioned in the press.

Why did we name the series Gamebook Adventures? Keeping the title simple and memorable, as well as describing exactly what the series was within the name was very important. Designing the logo. How was this important for merchandising?
Where do we see GA moving forward? What happens when we start working on licensed IPs and how we aim to continue using the GA brand. How valuable is GA?

A quick look at the perception of made-up characters. How we used the imagery of "The Tin Man" to help us reach over 2000 twitter followers in just over a year.

NEIL RENNISON - Tin Man Games
Neil comes from a background in product design. He first started out as a 3D modeler and got his first games industry break working with Razorworks in the UK on a series of racing games. Working as a freelancer for a number of years, Neil then started Fraction Studios, a game art contracting outsourcing company specialising in handheld and low-end console art asset modeling and texturing, with aimed at designing robust art pipelines for developers. Neil has worked on over 20 published games including high profile titles such as the Need For Speed series, Nascar series, Sims series and the Tiger Woods series for a variety of platforms including iPhone, DS, PSP, and Wii. In 2008, Neil moved to Melbourne and started Tin Man Games, an independent game developer and has released 10 titles on the App Store including the highly acclaimed Gamebook Adventures series. Neil has spoken many times on games industry related subjects, including 18 months part-time lecturing on an animation degree in the UK as well as partaking in numerous presentations and panels for IGDA (Midlands UK and Melbourne) and Freeplay.

BEN BRITTEN SMITH - Tin Man Games
Ben has been developing software for over 20 years, and developing apps using Cocoa on the Mac platform for over 15 years. He was the senior programmer and architect for Spydercam Aerial Camera Rigging for 8 years and won an Academy Award for technical achievement in 1995 for his work on 3d volumetric motion control. His software was used in over 40 feature films including films such as Spiderman and IronMan. He has been developing applications on the iPhone since the SDK became available. Due to the similarities between Cocoa and CocoaTouch, Ben was able to bring his 15 years of application experience in Cocoa to bear in his iPhone projects. Ben has been the senior or sole developer for over ten applications for the iPhone. In late 2009, Ben joined Tin Man Games and has since become the Technical Director, developing the Gamebook Adventures series. Ben has given many industry based presentations over the last few years to Australian education institutions as well as Freeplay in Melbourne. He is well known for his technical talks on the subject of developing using Unity.

An interactive fantasy adventure! It's a book. It's a game. It's an RPG. It's a Gamebook Adventure! Please note that you do not need to have read any of the previous gamebooks in order to read and play this.

The critically acclaimed gamebook series returns with gamebook legend, Jonathan Green at the helm! Jonathan Green is best known for his work on the Fighting Fantasy series, but has also been involved with gamebooks and novels based on SW Clone Wars, Doctor Who and Warhammer 40k!

"Cesaro Cortez, a famed explorer-conquistador, set out three years ago on his last great expedition. His ships never returned to an Orlandrian port and he was feared lost until a mysterious cargo appeared recently in Miramar. The nature of this cargo will put Orlandes in jeopardy, sending you on an epic journey to find Cortez, save the country and face your darkest fear!"

"...a series of lovingly crafted and extremely well-written interactive fantasy novels. It's surprisingly engrossing stuff, the economically written narrative packing in masses of detail, while rattling out a pacey, involving story." - THE GUARDIAN

"Gamebook Adventures are fun to read -- not just because the RPG mechanic draws you in and engages you in the story, but also because the stories are good fantasy fiction. The artwork is great and there is a great deal of replayability in the application, especially when you consider the hundreds of choices that can be made and the various difficulties." - WIRED.COM

"After finally making my way through the series' newest release, I'm somewhat ashamed that I've waited so long to take the plunge..." - 148APPS

"Even though Fighting Fantasy books have nearly a 30 year lead on the recently released Gamebook Adventures, the team at Tin Man Games have put together an equally remarkable and entirely original virtual game book for the iPhone." - TOUCH ARCADE

"I was both surprised and delighted to find that An Assassin in Orlandes delivered one of the most engaging iOS gaming experiences I've had to date." - GAMEZEBO

- Includes all the interactive reading and gameplay features found in the previous Gamebook Adventures titles.
- Read the story and dictate the direction of the story! Options based on who you have met, where you have visited and what you have found.
- Battle an array of creatures from sea monsters to an army of venomous spiders. Lead a group of bandits or become a captain of a ship.
- Unique battle system using realistic 3D dice which can be rolled by shaking your iDevice.
- Lots of achievements to collect and artwork to find throughout the book. These are placed on your achievement wall.
- New Phobia skill rolls.
- Companions you meet on the adventure will now fight with you!
- Updated Orlandes Uncovered and World Map.
- Awesome artwork and music to accompany the interactive story.

Gamebook Adventures is brought together through the efforts of passionate and avid gamebook enthusiasts. If you are familiar with the Choose Your Own Adventure, Fighting Fantasy, Sorcery, Lone Wolf or Grail Quest series then Gamebook Adventures will really appeal to you. Our aim is to give those nostalgic readers of old something new and fresh, and bring a new exciting experience to those unfamiliar with gamebooks. If you enjoy fantasy RPGs or adventure games then this is for you!

Two hundred years ago, the legendary City of Tarnath Tor was destroyed as it's defenders, the mighty wizards valiantly tried to repel an orcun horde. Now just a place set within stories and myths, it has been lost to the outside world. A chance encounter with one who claims to be a time traveller sends you on a mission to recover some magical artifacts. This search will lead you to great ruins and the dark forces who have made it their home. Who is this wizard from Tarnath Tor and how can you trust him?

Available soon on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad!