Originally hatched as part of a nation-wide contest in Canada and prototyped as a PC game, Kingdom of Gnester is soon to be launched as an iPhone game in the App Store! Another Castle Studios head Nick McKinnon
 dropped us a message to announce that the game is coming soon the the App Store, and we also have a couple of videos for us to share. Read on for the videos and more details!

Some background of the development:

If you want a little more of a back story on the History of Gnester then read on my friends….In 2008, the Interactive Media Alliance in PEI, Canada (an alliance of video game companies such as Other Ocean Interactive – creators of Super Monkey Ball iPhone and Longtail Studios to name a couple) put forth a contest looking for recent graduates to come up with a video game idea and in turn create a prototype of the concept. Kingdom of Gnester was selected to be developed and a PC prototype was created. Now the torch has been passed to Another Castle Studios, who have taken this prototype and recreated the game from scratch for release on the iPhone.

So keep you eyes peeled in a couple of weeks for the epic launch of what we believe to be a really fun game for your iPhone and iPod touch.

Here are some Kingdom of Gnester’s features:

- Innovative game play, combining a match 3 puzzle game with a side-scrolling platformer

- 30 Exciting Levels containing 3 intense Boss Battles

- Merchant system that allows you to purchase upgrades and customize your gameplay experience

- 2 Additional Game Modes (Puzzle Mode and Gnesters Ranch)

- Open Feint Achievements

- Global Leaderboards

- Post High Scores to Facebook

Here is the pre-launch trailer:

And here is the teaser trailer:

For more info, head on over to KingdomOfGnester.com!