Line Rider to Debut on iPhone, iPod Touch

By Nick Mokey Published September 2, 2008

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One of the Web’s hottest time-sapping video games is making the transition to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Line Rider, which is already slated for an appearance on the Nintendo Wii and DS with Line Rider 2: Unbound, will also be ported to Apple’s most popular platforms this month.

The iPhone and iPod Touch versions of Line Rider will allow players to sketch out tracks for a virtual sled rider, much as they did with a mouse in the original Web version of the game that debuted in September 2006. It will also include a “movie” mode for players to record tracks, and upload feature to share them with others online.

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“Our strong and vocal audience has been asking for an iPhone/iPod Touch version of Line Rider ever since the touch interface was introduced," said inXile entertainment CEO Brian Fargo. “Line Rider is a natural fit for the iPhone as mobile users will be able to share their tracks and ride the lines almost anywhere now.”

The iPhone and iPod versions of Line Rider will be available later this month through iTunes for $2.99.

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