Best Fiends
 | This article contains promotional content. (July 2022) |
| Best Fiends | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Seriously |
| Composer(s) | Heitor Pereira |
| Platform(s) | iOS, Android |
| Release | 2014 |
| Genre(s) | Match 3 |
Best Fiends is a free-to-play mobile match 3 puzzle game and associated media franchise. As of August 2019, the original Best Fiends game had been downloaded almost 100 million times since its launch in 2014.[1]
Plot
Minutia was a peaceful land where the Fiends lived in peace. One day, a meteor struck Mount Boom, where the slugs who lived there, turned into aggressive beasts, invading Minutia and kidnapping the Fiends and families. Temper, who was the only one who survived the attack, must go on a journey to rescue the Fiends, and travel throughout Minutia to reach Mount Boom, and stop the Slug invasion.
History
The original Best Fiends game was launched exclusively on iOS devices in 2014 by the gaming startup Seriously, which had been founded the previous year by several former Rovio executives. The company's goal was for Best Fiends to start as a game and eventually become a successful brand, as had previously happened with Rovio's app Angry Birds. As part of this strategy, Seriously launched a YouTube channel to produce short animated videos alongside the launch of the first Best Fiends game, recruited Heitor Pereira to compose orchestral music for the game,[2][3] and had PewDiePie promote the game in one of his YouTube vlogs.[4] The Best Fiends animated videos were produced by Reel FX and featured voice acting from Mark Hamill.[1] Within two weeks of its launch, Best Fiends had been downloaded 1.5 million times.[5]
The first Best Fiends game was the first in a trilogy. The second game, Best Fiends Forever, was launched in October 2016,[6] and the third game, Best Fiends Slugs, was soft-launched the following December. Then Best Fiends Stars, the fourth game was released in 2018. [7]
References
- ^ a b Takahashi, Dean (2019-08-26). "Playtika acquires Best Fiends mobile game publisher Seriously". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Crook, Jordan (2014-10-09). "Seriously Launches Its First Game, Best Fiends". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Jarvey, Natalie (2014-10-09). "Cinematic Mobile Game 'Best Fiends' Gets Assist From 'Despicable Me' Composer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Clarysse, Pascal (2015-01-20). "How Seriously worked with PewDiePie to fire Best Fiends up the charts". Pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Johnson, Eric (2014-11-17). "Finnish Gaming Startup Seriously Raises $5 Million". Recode. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (2016-10-20). "Finland's Seriously launches clicker adventure Best Fiends Forever on mobile". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Cowley, Ric; Editor (2016-12-05). "Seriously soft-launches last game in Best Fiends trilogy Best Fiends Slugs". Pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
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