Beebo Deluxe Helps Save Honey Bees

Posted on June 10, 2008 - Filed Under Industry News, Match Three |

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Encore Software announced the release of Beebo Deluxe, a match three game that takes the player into the world of honey bees. The goal of the game is to fill up as many honeycombs as fast as possible.

Beebo Deluxe contains 64 levels spread throughout 8 different locations. Players shouldn’t worry about the number of levels because there are power-ups and friends that help out along the way. In addition to the levels and locations, there are 8 different puzzle mini-games to play and 8 different items to unlock.

Encore Software teamed up with Pollinator Partnership and the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign to help spread the word about Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Encore will donate a percentage of the proceeds of Beebo Deluxe go to honey bee research and studies of CCD.

Press Release Follows:

Los Angeles, CA – Encore Software, Inc., a leading Family Entertainment games publisher, is proud to announce the release of Beebo Deluxe, a fun new downloadable game for all ages. Encore is teaming up with the Pollinator PartnershipTM and the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign to promote honey bee health and help fight Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), the mysterious ailment that is destroying honey bee colonies and threatening the global honey bee population.

Beebo Deluxe is a match-3 game that follows the adventures of Beebo, a “beeficiency expert” who is trying to fill up as many honeycombs as possible, as fast as he can. Players can decorate their home hive any way they please using points and power ups. Beebo Deluxe is family friendly game with a loveable lead character.

The main features include:
-Over 64 Challenging Levels with eight locations
-Eight puzzle mini-games and eight unlockable bonus games
-Crazy power-ups and funny friends help every step of the game
-Follow the Beebo Story or Play “Endless Mode” to quickly jump into a game
-Fun hive locations including the Grand Canyon, Mexico, and more!

Beebo Deluxe is available for Windows 98/XP/Vista for $19.99. A free, 60 minute trial of the game is available on www.encore.com/release/beebo. You can also BEE-friend Beebo Deluxe on MySpace and Facebook!

Encore will donate a portion of the game’s proceeds to honey bee research and studies of CCD. CCD has killed billions of bees since 2006 and threatens nearly $15 billion in U.S. pollinated crops, including various fruits, nuts, and vegetables.

Three-quarters of the world’s flowering plants - including many fruits and vegetables - require pollination to reproduce. As a mainstay pollinator, the western honey bee is important to the continued growth of plants.

About Encore Software
Based in Los Angeles, CA, Encore is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation and a leading retail software publisher. As a result of strategic licensing agreements, the company publishes a broad range of award-winning utility, entertainment, education and productivity software titles. Publishing brands include Hoyle®, Marine Aquarium(TM), Family Tree Maker®, 3D Home Architect®, Advantage, Wheel of Fortune® and Jeopardy!®; as well as the Riverdeep family of brands including The Print Shop®, PrintMaster®, Reader Rabbit® and Mavis Beacon®.

Navarre Corporation is a publisher and distributor of physical and digital home entertainment and multimedia products, including PC software, DVD video, video games and accessories. Additional information is available at www.navarre.com.

About Pollinator Partnership
The Pollinator Partnership™ manages the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC). Their mission: to encourage the health of resident and migratory pollinating animals in North America. The Pollinator Partnership™ is a series of projects to help people, plants and pollinators. Additional information is available at www.pollinator.org.
NAPPC is a group of more than 120 partners and affiliated organizations, working to promote and implement a continent-wide Action Plan to encourage activities that protect the numbers and health of resident and migratory pollinating animals. Find out more about NAPPC at www.nappc.org.

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