Icebreaker Hockey Skates onto App Store June 2

[Maura]

NaturalMotion certainly seem to like their contact sports: having had great success recently with their Backbreaker football iOS game franchise, they’ve now announced a foray into the equally intense and hard-hitting world of ice hockey, with Icebreaker Hockey, due for release on June 2 for $2.99.

The game, which has been developed by Digital Legends, is an action-arcade hockey game which has players deke, spin, skate and score against defenders using both on-screen buttons and accelerometer controls. Players can choose from eight original teams and play two different modes at three different levels for variety.

Icebreaker Hockey uses morpheme, NaturalMotion’s graphically authorable animation engine, to deliver the highest quality animation to the iPhone and iPad. Shooting original motion capture on the ice with professional players, Icebreaker Hockey showcases a realistic fluidity of motion to rival console quality. Paired with a 3D arena setting complete with OpenGL 2.0 effects, ice reflections, advanced shading, ice spray, and more, players will feel as though they are immersed in the environment.

“We have been thrilled to work with NaturalMotion on combining state-of-the-art technology for animations and graphics to recreate on the iPhone an amazing ice skating sensation and on focusing on attention to detail to deliver the best gaming experience” added Xavier Carrillo-Costa, CEO, Digital Legends Entertainment.

Source: NaturalMotion