December 16, 2009
Discovery Communications and
Capcom Mobile Launch Cash Cab Game on App Store
Discovery Communications and Capcom
Mobile today announced the availability of the Cash Cab game on the App Store.
Based on the hit Discovery Channel game show series, the Cash Cab App for iPhone
and iPod Touch features tons of questions, 21 New York City landmarks, the
ability to play your own music in-game, and players can now post their favorite
scores directly to Facebook. Additionally, question expansion packs are now
available from within the App for near limitless replayability.
In the television show Cash Cab,
contestants ride in the back seat of a New York City taxicab and are quizzed on
general knowledge questions all the way to their destination. As the meter
ticks, the questions get harder and the stakes get higher. Miss three questions
and the Cash Cab pulls over and ejects the contestants onto the sidewalk, no
matter where they are in the city.
The Cash Cab App uses the Emmy
Award-winning show’s signature concept and challenges players to answer a series
of progressively difficult questions before they get to their destination.
Extending the TV show experience, gamers can keep coming back for more as
questions are pulled from subjects as diverse as History, Pop Culture, Language
and Science. The app also features a "Ride with a Friend" feature similar to the
"Shout Out" option featured in the show.
The Cash Cab App is available for
$4.99 from the App Store on iPhone and iPod Touch or at
www.itunes.com/appstore/.
Cash Cab, hosted by comic turned
cabbie Ben Bailey, first premiered in December of 2005 and airs weekdays on the
Discovery Channel. The Emmy Award-winning original series is currently in its
fourth season.
The Cash Cab App is part of
Discovery’s larger portfolio of mobile services, which includes short-form
content and long-form episodes of popular titles through distribution
partnerships with the majority of mobile carriers including V Cast and
PrimeTime2Go; a collection of Smartphone apps including the Discovery Channel
App, a top ranked entertainment app; and direct-to-consumer mobile websites for
multiple brands including Discovery Channel, TLC, and Animal Planet, available
at
www.discoverymobile.com. For additional information please visit
www.capcommobile.com/iphone.
