Big Fish Games Announces Release of Azada: Ancient Magic -- A New Chapter in the Award Winning Puzzle-Adventure Series Revealed

Big Fish Games™ (www.bigfishgames.com), the world’s leading online destination for games and interactive entertainment, today announced the launch of Azada: Ancient Magic, developed by Big Fish Games Studios and available exclusively at BigFishGames.com. Following the success of the original hit Azada, the first puzzle-adventure game developed for online digital distribution, the sequel, Azada: Ancient Magic raises the bar for games in this emerging casual genre to new heights.

SEATTLE (Business Wire EON) August 29, 2008 -- "We all agreed that we didn't want to do a quick sequel with just more one-page puzzles; we had a responsibility to the fans to take things much further," said Emmanuel Marty, director of Big Fish Games Studios Europe. "Where Azada had pages, Azada: Ancient Magic has entire books, over 20 of them including a secret book exclusively for players who completed the original Azada."

"Azada: Ancient Magic uses the best elements of the original game and transports players into a much deeper experience," said Patrick Wylie of vice president of studios at Big Fish Games. "Incorporating heroes, villains, and legends from classic stories gives the game a dramatic appeal and a feeling of familiarity."

Azada: Ancient Magic is the second title in the critically-acclaimed Azada series. The game is available exclusively at www.bigfishgames.com. The trial version can be downloaded for free; the unlimited version is available for $19.99 (U.S.).

Azada: Ancient Magic Story Line

Players arrive via a mysterious transport once again to an enchanted mansion, this time in the library of Uncle Argus. Titus, the guide from the original Azada, explains that a deeper, darker magic threatens their survival, and only a Master Puzzler can break the powerful spell. Players are encouraged to explore the shelves and books that contain Argus's life work: more than 20 puzzle books containing classic tales. Some of literature's most famous characters are depicted, waiting to interact and engage with players. Some of the iconic storybook characters include: Dracula, Rapunzel, King Arthur, Henry Jekyll, Buffalo Bill and Robinson Crusoe.

About Big Fish Games

Big Fish Games is the world's leading online destination for games and interactive entertainment. Based in Seattle, Washington, Big Fish Games offers "A New Game Every Day™" – Big Fish Games works with more than 500 game developers and distributes over 1 million games per day to consumers worldwide. Big Fish Games Studios develops and publishes some of the industry's leading brands including Mystery Case Files®, Hidden Expedition™, Azada™ and Fairway Solitaire™. For more information, please visit: www.bigfishgames.com.

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