Ok, one more attention-holding tidbit slumps in the bucket of gaming news. Bringing a wide smile over faces, SouthPeak Games has recently proclaimed the arrival of Schrodinger’s Rat for the iPhone. The fetching game sets the stage where players must guide a chalk ball through mazes filled to the brim with things like quantum fur balls, disappearing walls, and mercury pools, which may help or hinder their efforts.
Interestingly, the game involves 117 high-on-the-heat mazes, each a test of an element on the periodic table. The game’s quirky take on the classic quantum physics conundrum posed by Erwin Schrodinger, Schrodinger’s Cat, serves as a great introduction for children and others unfamiliar with scientific concepts. Besides, it emerges as an amusing backdrop for those who catch the references within the game’s story.
“Schrodinger’s Rat does a great job taking advantage of the iPhone and iPod touch’s strengths to make a wonderfully charming and fun experience,” stated Richard Iggo, VP of Marketing for SouthPeak. “Players can pick up the game at any time and have a blast tilting their way to the finish, and even possibly learn something in the process.”
On the other hand, FORMation, the game’s developer, looks at Schrodinger’s Rat as a great opportunity to get users thinking about science and the possibilities of laboratory experimentation.
Well, the Schrodinger’s Rat is now available to grapple from the iTunes App Store for the introductory price of $0.99. The game is designed to be compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch running software version 3.0 or later.