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The Incredible Machine Goes Mobile

The Incredible Machine Goes Mobile

Pipes, light switches, lasers, blimps and candles will all make their return to perform bizarre tasks in the latest iteration of The Incredible Machine. Sierra Entertainment’s creative brain-teaser breakout from the 1990’s makes its return on mobile phones, this time developed by Vivendi Games Mobile.

The Incredible Machine franchise challenges players to use an odd assortment of everyday items to achieve a certain task, such as lighting a light bulb or popping a balloon. By arranging the items in different ways on screen, then setting their “Rube Goldberg” contraptions into motion, players figure out through trial and error how to reach the end goal. The mobile version of the game includes 60 different household objects to play with across 60 levels, plus 20 unlockable bonus levels.

In an effort to market the game to all demographics, Vivendi created a female superhero known as Farah McDaring promote the new game through interactive videos. With a well-stocked purse, McDaring gets her family out of different jams using her ingenuity.

The price of The Incredible Machine may vary based on carrier download charges, but AT&T’s version goes for $2.99.

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