Erik Johnson

The previously announced Pride and Prejudice and Zombies game has been released and is now available for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad on the App Store.

The title based on the Seth Grahame-Smith’s twist on the Jane Austen classic novel brings twelve levels of gesture-based zombie-killing; with an upgradable battle prowess system, awards, leaderboards, excerpts from the book itself and more. The description notes that the game is compatible with but not optimized for iPad.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies runs $2.99 and weighs in at 58 MB. From the description:

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. And it is another widely held truth that Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the New York Times best seller, was in want of the perfect video game to bring it to life—or at least back from the dead!

Now available on the iPhone or iPod Touch, play through the classic story of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice with an added dose of zombie in Freeverse’s 2D sidescrolling action beat ‘em up. With 12 levels of beautiful graphics and all the classic romance only a slew of gory unmentionables could enhance, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies offers everyone from gamers to literary enthusiasts the most fun any Classic could offer!

Features:

• Amazing environments and gorgeous art
• Intuitive gesture-based controls for executing awesome attacks
• Upgrade your battle prowess to survive the onslaught of undead
• 12 levels of the best-selling novel
• Plus+ integration for awards and leaderboards
• Adapted for on-the-go gaming
• Easy to pick up and play, but the challenge will have you coming back for more
• Beautiful music and cool sound effects bring the action to life