Earlier this morning world renown video game publisher Eidos Interactive, known for multi-platform titles such as Hitman: Blood Money (90%+), announced the development of a new handheld game on the tail of the highly successful Sudoku puzzle craze. Designed by Zoonami Ltd, ZENDOKU blends "exciting puzzle battle action with addictive Sudoku gameplay."

Martin Hollis, founder and CEO of Zoonami Ltd says “ZENDOKU's focus is fun and innovation," he continues “We've turned a familiar paper and pencil game into a puzzling, battling, micro-gaming, fighting extravaganza.”

Thrusted into single-player and wireless multi-player game modes set against a "light-hearted" martial arts theme, players will advance through a Far Eastern backdrop, choosing to "attack or defend" against their challenger, or "race against the clock, all while completing one of an infinite number of ZENDOKU's puzzle permutations." To be released on both the PSP and Nintendo DS, ZENDOKU looks to be the first game hitting stores by Zoonami. This, five years after their initial announcement of a "Game Zero" to be worked on for the Nintendo Gamecube.

Check out the full press release on page two of this story.

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