Zen Bound
Encyclopedia
Zen Bound is a puzzle game for the iOS and Maemo
platform (Nokia N900
), developed by Secret Exit. It was announced on September 5, 2008 via the company's discussion board
, and officially released via the App Store on February 24, 2009, and via Ovi Store on June 16, 2010. The game has received press attention for its unique gameplay. A lite version of the game was also released for free which featured 2 levels of the game.
Some levels have paint bombs along the length of rope which cover a greater area. Other levels require nails protruding from the objects to be in-twined in rope rather than having to cover the objects surface.
PocketGamer: 10/10 (Platinum Award)
IGN: 9.5/10
GameSpot: 9/10 (Editor's Choice)
SlideToPlay: 4/4
Maemo
Maemo is a software platform developed by the Maemo community for smartphones and Internet tablets. It is based on the Debian Linux distribution, but has no relation to it...
platform (Nokia N900
Nokia N900
The Nokia N900 is a smartphone made by Nokia. It supersedes the Nokia N810. Its default operating system, Maemo 5, is a Linux-based OS originally developed for the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. It is the first Nokia device based upon the Texas Instruments OMAP3 microprocessor with the ARM Cortex-A8...
), developed by Secret Exit. It was announced on September 5, 2008 via the company's discussion board
Internet forum
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, and officially released via the App Store on February 24, 2009, and via Ovi Store on June 16, 2010. The game has received press attention for its unique gameplay. A lite version of the game was also released for free which featured 2 levels of the game.
Gameplay
The goal of the game is to paint various objects. In each level the player is given an object along with a rope which varies in length depending on the level. Using a mouse or touch screen and tilt controls, players attempt to cover the object with the rope. Each time the rope is laid down on the object the area gets covered by bits of paint. The challenge comes in getting the required percentage of objects painted with only a finite length of rope. There are three targets in each level - minimum, medium and maximum coverage.Some levels have paint bombs along the length of rope which cover a greater area. Other levels require nails protruding from the objects to be in-twined in rope rather than having to cover the objects surface.
Reception
The game was extremely well received in the reviews upon its release. Following are the review scores by some of the websites:PocketGamer: 10/10 (Platinum Award)
IGN: 9.5/10
GameSpot: 9/10 (Editor's Choice)
SlideToPlay: 4/4