Ever wanted to play a game on your Android device without actually having to look at it? Well that is one feature of a new game out on the Android Market today called Stem Stumper by Ananse Productions. It comes with a sonar mode where you can play without visuals, only sound.
In Stem Stumper your job is to make Mimea grow through over 100 levels of puzzle. while similar to other games of this type, it does bring with it a unique feature that will let blind people, and anyone else for that matter, to play without actually seeing the game through the use of sound.
Features:
- Fully integrated with VoiceOver and Talkback
- 110 Puzzles
- Sound only “sonar” mode
- English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Czech and Dutch support
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The normal game modes use the VoiceOVer and Talkback features for anyone who happens to be blind which will allow them to play the game. However, if you are not blind and want to give it a go but tend to take a peek here and there then you should try the sonar mode. Definitely not an easy task to do. If you are up for the challenge you can try it out for free in a trial version or purchase the full version for $1.99. For even more details feel free to check out the press release below.
Developer Website: Ananse Productions
Android Market Link: Stem Stumper
Stem Stumper, the innovative puzzle game you can play with your eyes closed is coming to Android on Tuesday August 9th.
Stem Stumper, the innovative puzzle game you can play with your eyes closed is coming to Android. On Tuesday August 9th, you’ll be able to chow down and feed Mimea the vine on both iOS and Android. We’re also releasing Stem Stumper Lite, our free version that let’s you try 20 of our brain teasing levels for free before buying the full game. Stem Stumper has been hailed by several sources with Kotaku calling it “… a marvelously novel experience” and No Eyes Needed saying, “… the soundscape of Stem Stumper [is] captivating”. And both the iOS and Android version will include Czech and Dutch on top of English, French, Italian, German and Spanish which we already support.
The inaugural game of Ananse Productions, Stem Stumper is built from the ground up to be enjoyed by both the iPhone’s burgeoning blind community and fully sighted players around the world. Stem Stumper is fully integrated with VoiceOver, Apple’s builtin screen reader for iOS devices. And if you think you can solve our puzzles with a blindfold on, we’ve included a sound only “sonar” mode.
While this is Ananse Productions first project, members of Ananse’s team have already worked on several successful projects. Kwasi Mensah, lead developer and programmer has worked on games as varied as Green Day: Rock Band, Borderlands and Mass Effect: Pinnacle Station. Jennifer Kanis, our lead artist, has worked on the iPhone games in the Curious George franchise for FableVision. Dawn-Marie Dunn, our Audio guru, has been involved in gaming for more than ten years and music for more than twenty composing original audio for Flash projects and sound effects for websites. Eric Sutman, lead Level Desginer has worked with several Boston independent developers include Demiurge Studios and Dejobaan Games.
Stem Stumper Highlights:
* Fully integrated with VoiceOver and Talkback
* 110 Puzzles
* Sound only “sonar” mode
* English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Czech and Dutch support
Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.1 or later
* Android OS 2.1 or later
