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| Developer(s) | Halfbrick |
| Publisher(s) | Halfbrick Storms (KaiOS) |
| Designer(s) | Luke Muscat |
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| Release | April 27, 2010
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| Genre(s) | Arcade |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer (iPad and Kinect for Xbox 360) |
Fruit Ninja is a video game developed by Halfbrick originally released on August 12, 2010. In the game, the player must slice fruit that is thrown into the air by swiping the device's touch screen with their finger(s) or (in the case of the Xbox 360 version) the player's arms and hands, and must not slice bombs. It features multiple gameplay modes, leaderboards and multiplayer.
The game was initially released for iPod Touch and iPhone devices before being expanded to other devices and platforms: August 14, 2010, for the iPad, September 17, 2010, for Android devices, December 22, 2010, for Windows Phone, and March 2011 for Samsung's Bada and Nokia's Symbian. Just prior to E3 2011 Fruit Ninja Kinect, which utilizes the Kinect peripheral, was released for the Xbox 360 on August 10, 2011. Fruit Ninja was also released for Windows 8, on June 7, 2012. Versions with alternative names exist, such as Fruit Ninja HD on the iPad; also released on Intel AppUp in 2011 for Windows,[13] Fruit Ninja THD for Nvidia Tegra 2–based Android devices, Fruit Ninja VR for HTC Vive and PlayStation 4, and an arcade version called Fruit Ninja FX with a sequel Fruit Ninja FX 2 following in November 2012. A version using the Leap Motion was released in 2013 for Microsoft Windows.[14] A mobile version using the keypad was released in 2021 for KaiOS devices.
The game was well-received by critics; in September 2010 sales exceeded three million downloads, four million in December 2010, and over 20 million across all platforms in March 2011. In May 2012, Fruit Ninja reached 300 million downloads. Reviewers felt that the low cost of the game combined with addictive gameplay yielded an excellent value. They further lauded the post-launch support provided by Halfbrick, which brought online multiplayer, achievements, and leaderboards to the game.
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- ^ "The Drop: Week of August 12th 2013 New Releases". PlayStation.Blog. August 11, 2013. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ "Fruit Ninja Kinect Website". Halfbrick Studios. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ Byford, Sam (July 7, 2016). "Fruit Ninja VR is out now for the Vive, because of course". The Verge. Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ "Fruit Ninja VR for PS4". Playstation.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Chip Shot: Fruit Ninja Explodes onto Intel AppUpSM center | Intel Newsroom". August 17, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "Airspace Store by Leap Motion". September 22, 2013. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2023.