“With three million units sold and credit as the most acclaimed game of the century, the Blokus board game is clearly an international sensation,” said Gui Karyo, Executive Vice President of Operations, Majesco. “Based on this incredibly successful property, Blokus Portable combines strategic gameplay with 16 player support to make it the perfect social puzzle game that’s easy to pick up, yet hard to put down.”

The rules of Blokus are simple: Each player places his/her pieces on the board in turn, ensuring that pieces of the same color touch at one or more corners, but never along the sides. The objective is to strategize and place as many pieces as you can before your opponent/s beats you to it. Based on the same basic rules and intuitive gameplay that made the board game a success, Blokus Portable allows up to 16 people to play in ad hoc wireless mode, or up to three friends to play simultaneously using one Universal Media Disc (UMD) in the ad hoc game sharing mode. Blokus Portable combines the original 4-player Blokus plus the 2-player Blokus Travel/Duo, while letting players customize their own character and unlock 18 additional characters from the Steambot Chronicles series.

Features:

• Based on the best-selling, award-winning board game phenomenon—Blokus!
• Each player places his/her pieces on the board in turn, ensuring that the pieces of the same color touch at one or more corners, but never along the sides. The objective is to strategize and conquer as much territory as you can before your opponent/s beats you to it.
• Combines the original 4 player Blokus and the 2-player Blokus Travel/Duo
• Unlock and play with 18 unique anime characters from the Steambot Chronicles series
• Earn “dollarinos” to customize your character’s name, gender and appearance (clothing, hat and hair style)
• Up to 16 players can link up wirelessly and compete against each other in ad hoc wireless mode
• Play up to 3 friends on your PSP with only one UMD using the ad hoc game sharing mode.
• Send your “electronic business card” to anyone you play against in wireless mode. Your business card contains your character name, icon, multiplayer win record and more!

Blokus Portable: Steambot Championship will launch in early 2008 for a suggested retail price of $19.99.