Baboon! Now Available for PlayStation Vita

Explosive new scenes, challenging game play, original soundtrack and endless fun for casual retro game fans

BILBAO, Spain, Jan. 28, 2015 — (PRNewswire) —

BILBAO, Spain, Jan. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Relevo Videogames® today launched Baboon!® for the PlayStation®Vita console. Baboon! is the latest addition to the PS Vita game portfolio from the indie game developer available for download from the PlayStation®Store in Europe at a retail price of €9,99. PS Plus members will receive a special 20% discount during the first week.

Baboon! Now Available for PlayStation Vita. Explosive new scenes, challenging game play, original soundtrack and endless fun for casual retro game fans.

"Baboon! is a very special game, with well-developed game mechanics that are challenging, zany and fun -- and it comes with an outstanding soundtrack that makes it a welcome original addition to the PS Vita line up," said Roberto Yeste, New Development Manager, SCEE Spain.

Playful Tumbili, which means monkey in Swahili, must save his island from certain doom by thwarting the evil Pirate Baboon's plan. Players set out on a quest to save the island from Pirate Monkey in this original and explosive retro video game adventure.

The game's original soundtrack directed by acclaimed Japanese music composer Hideyuki Fukasawa is now available on iTunes. It includes the full album and 16 tracks by the music director of top-selling video game franchises like Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom, Chaos Legion and Mobile Suit Gundam. Music composition and arrangement completed in collaboration with Yugenstudio.

"Baboon! is our most ambition game yet and we took great care in developing iconic characters and a storyline that will surprise and entertain players from beginning to end, we are thrilled to launch the game for PS Vita fans in Europe and working to make it available for players in the US and Asia soon," said Jon Cortazar, founder, Relevo.

Baboon! is available now, fans can download the game from the PlayStation®Store at a retail price of €9,99.

Baboon! Features

More than 60 challenging game levels with different puzzles to solve and more than 180 different missions to accomplish.
Eight different worlds to explore.
Colorful visuals mixing hand-drawn illustrations and animations with pre-rendered 3D graphics, for a smooth 60 fps experience.
An outstanding original soundtrack in collaboration with award winning Japanese studio Yugenstudio and top video game music composer Hideyuki Fukasawa.
Simple controls and easy to understand game mechanics.
Dozens of interactive objects to use and discover.
8 different bombs, each with a unique special power.
A large cast of characters with interesting stories and sidequests to unveil.
Endless puzzles, secrets and awards.

About Relevo Videogames

Relevo Videogames, SL is an independent game development studio based in Bilbao, Spain dedicated to producing fresh and original videogames. Founded by Jon Cortazar in 2009 as a homebrew development team, Relevo specializes in creating custom retro video games for 8-bit consoles including ZX Spectrum, MSX and Amstrad CPC. Follow us on Twitter! @REL3VO. For more information: www.relevovideogames.com.

About Baboon!

Created by independent game studio Relevo Videogames, "Baboon!" was nominated for Best Graphics, Most Original Game, Best Playability, and Best Basque Game at the hóPlay International Indie videogame contest. The game is a classic adventure saga, complete with interactive quests and challenging jumping puzzles now available on the PS Vita. For for more information: http://www.relevovideogames.com/baboon_psvita/.

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