Frozen Bubble

Infobox VG
title = Frozen Bubble


developer = Guillaume Cottenceau
publisher = Guillaume Cottenceau
designer = Guillaume Cottenceau
license = GNU GPL v2 [http://www.frozen-bubble.org/ Official website] ]
engine = SDL, Perl
released = February 8, 2002 (version 0.9.2)
February 17, 2003 (version 1.0)
October 27, 2006 (version 2.0.0)
November 23, 2006 (version 2.1.0)
genre = Puzzle
modes = Single player, Two player, Multiplayer (2 to 5 players)
ratings = N/A
platforms = Linux, Windows(version 1.0.0 only), Mac OS X, Java, Symbian, gp2x
media = Download
requirements = SDL compatible platform, 64MB RAM
input = Keyboard and joystick

"Frozen Bubble" is a free software "Puzzle Bobble" style computer game which is available on several operating systems including Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and the Symbian Series 60 line of smartphones. There is also a single player Java applet version.

The original "Frozen Bubble" was written in Perl by Guillaume Cottenceau, and uses the Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) library.cite web
url = http://www.newsforge.com/software/03/12/02/1252249.shtml
title = Frozen-Bubbles: a bigger escape key
author = Joe Barr
publisher = SourceForge, Inc.
date = 2003-12-03
accessdate = 2007-09-01] The game features 100 levels and includes a level editor. Like many popular free software/open source games, it features penguins a la Tux, who in this game shoot the coloured frozen bubbles to form groups of the same colour. Such groups disappear and the object is to clear the whole screen in this way before a bubble passes a line at the bottom.

Version 2.0 offers multiplayer play via LAN and Internet. Two players can also play on the same computer. This version is presently for Linux only. The chain reaction mode (where fallen bubbles will zoom back up to complete triplets, possibly falling more bubbles and thus creating more combos) is also available in network mode as of Version 2.0, and greatly changes the mechanics of the game.

The game is released under the GNU General Public License.

Awards

* Best Free Game, from Linux Game Tome Awards [cite web
url = http://happypenguin.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=549
title = Linux Game Tome Awards
date = 2003-01-28
accessdate = 2008-04-01]
* 2003 Editors' Choice: Game, from Linux Journal [cite web
url = http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6868
title = 2003 Editors' Choice Awards
work = Linux Journal
publisher = Belltown Media, Inc.
date = 2003-08-01
accessdate = 2007-09-01]
* 2003 Readers' Choice: Favorite Linux Game, from Linux Journal [cite web
url = http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7029
title = 2003 Readers' Choice Awards
author = Heather Mead
work = Linux Journal
journal = Belltown Media, Inc.
date = 2003-11-01
accessdate = 2008-04-01]
* 2004 Readers' Choice: Favorite Linux Game, from Linux Journal [cite web
url = http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7724
title = 2004 Readers' Choice Awards
author = Heather Mead
work = Linux Journal
publisher = Belltown Media, Inc.
date = 2004-11-01
accessdate = 2007-09-01]
* 2005 Readers' Choice: Favorite Linux Game, from Linux Journal [cite web
url = http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8520
title = 2005 Readers' Choice Awards
work = Linux Journal
journal = Belltown Media, Inc.
date = 2005-09-28
accessdate = 2008-04-01]
* 2008 Readers' Choice: Favorite Linux Game, from Linux Journal [cite web
url = http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/10065
title = 2008 Readers' Choice Awars
author = James Gray
work = Linux Journal
journal = Belltown Media, Inc.
date = 2008-05-01
accessdate = 2008-05-10]

References

See also

*"Snood"
*"Puzzle Bobble"

External links

* [http://www.frozen-bubble.org/ Frozen Bubble - the official home]