A Princess Bride Game is Available for iOS (but You Can’t Match Wits with a Sicilian)

A game based on the much-loved movie and book The Princess Bride is now available on iOS. Inconceivab – no wait, actually it’s totally conceivable. A better question is, given the property’s enduring popularity, why hasn’t The Princess Bride seen a game released every year since the movie premiered in 1987?

Whatever the reason, Gameblend Studios’ The Princess Bride – The Official Game can be yours for $3.99 (or slightly more if you live in Canada or Europe). The app features four mini-games based around tapping and swiping, including a sword duel with Inigo Montoya and a wrestling match with a certain late great giant.

An upcoming update will add a dash through the Fire Swamp (and hopefully a boxing match with an ROUS).

Give it a try, and remember: Though the industry’s landscape may be a hostile, volatile place these days, never forget gaming is what brings us together today. That dream within a dream.

Nadia Oxford

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In the early aughts, Nadia fell into writing with the grace of a brain-dead bison stumbling into a chasm. Over the years, she's written for Nerve, GamePro, 1UP.com, USGamer, Pocket Gamer, Just Labs Magazine, and many other sites and magazines of fine repute. She's currently About.com's Guide to the Nintendo 3DS at ds.about.com.