Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue - Callaway Digital Arts, Inc.

Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue artwork Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue
Callaway Digital Arts, Inc.

Genre: Books
Price: $0.99
Release Date: December 14, 2010

**LIMITED-TIME OFFER!**
**Selected as an Apple STAFF FAVORITE in 2011**
**Now Optimized for iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad!**
**Chosen as NEW AND NOTEWORTHY by Apple!**

“This app combines five entertaining activities into one package. The graphics are incredible and the interactive features make it loads of fun for kids to play.”—PadGadget

Now you can experience Thomas & Friends like never before! Read, watch, listen, and play with Thomas, Percy, and all-new characters in this engine adventure. With multi-touch animation, CGI video, painting, puzzles, and games, Misty Island Rescue reinvents the reading experience for the entire family.

The engines are hard at work to build the new Sodor Search and Rescue Center. When Thomas helps a friend in need, he is rewarded with an exciting trip to the Mainland. Along the way, he gets lost at sea and finds himself on a mysterious island, where he meets new friends Bash, Dash, and Ferdinand. Together they try to help Thomas find his way home . . . with adventures every step of the way!



Here's what others have said about Misty Island Rescue!

"The developers of Misty Island did a superb job of turning this Thomas & Friends story into an iPad app . . . This app was done right." –iPhone Life

“Callaway Digital Arts is quickly becoming a name for quality in the children’s app space, with yet another great translation of a popular children’s icon: Thomas the Train.” -Kids’ Educational Apps

“Misty Island Rescue is incredibly well-done . . . exciting for young kids, and easy to follow.”—Common Sense Media

This thrilling app-tastic adventure includes

- Vibrant CGI animation
- Interactive multimedia surprises
- Dynamic narration
- Connect-the-dots game (for iPad) or matching game (for iPhone/iPod Touch)
- Animated puzzles
- Painting activities


ABOUT HIT ENTERTAINMENT:
HIT Entertainment is one of the world’s leading independent children’s entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT’s portfolio includes properties such as Barney™, Bob the Builder™, Thomas & Friends™, Pingu™, Fireman Sam™, Angelina Ballerina™, and Rainbow Magic™. HIT represents Chapman Entertainment’s Fifi and the Flowertots™ and Roary the Racing Car™ in North America, as well as Wallace & Gromit™, Shaun the Sheep™, Timmy Time™, and Aardman Classics from Aardman Animations. HIT also acts as representative for The Wiggles® in the U.K. Launched in 1989, HIT’s lines of business span television and video production, content distribution, publishing, consumer products licensing, and live events and has operations in the U.K., U.S., Canada, Hong Kong, and Japan. HIT is a part-owner of U.S.-based preschool channel PBS KIDS SproutSM. For more information, visit www.hitentertainment.com.

ABOUT CALLAWAY DIGITAL ARTS:
Callaway Digital Arts (CDA) publishes innovative children’s and lifestyle applications for Apple’s iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch devices. Funded in August 2010 with an investment from Silicon Valley’s Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, we create meaningful digital experiences that transform the way families connect with media and with each other. With a grant from the Department of Education, CDA is also reinventing learning by creating a platform that builds reading and math skills for children ages two through eight. Our apps have reached the number-one spot in Books and have been featured as App of the Week and among Apple’s Best Interactive Story Apps of 2010. For more information about CDA, visit www.callaway.com.
Copyright © 2011 by Callaway Digital Arts and HIT Entertainment. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2011 Gullane (Thomas) Limited. The Thomas name and character and the Thomas & Friends logo are trademarks of Gullane (Thomas) Limited and its affiliates and are registered in many jurisdictions throughout the world. All rights reserved.

Source: iTunes Store: Top Paid Applications in Book

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