SMERC Games

We’ve been spending our days gazing out the windows and wishing for this slow-moving winter to finally move on and let spring in.

However, rather than surrender to our cabin fever, we set about busying ourselves.

First we created an awesome HTML5 platform.

Then we looked around for something to do with it.

With St. Patrick’s Day rapidly approaching, we decided to chase the gloomy grays of winter away with a bright, fun, green game to add to our Game Cloud Network platform. And the game we created was…

Rainbow Tangle

 Help the leprechaun untangle his rainbow!

The clumsy leprechaun has a bit of a problem with his rainbow. Help him untangle it.

Match the shapes to untangle the knots!

Match the colored shapes on the right to remove the combinations on the left. Do it fast because the clock is ticking!

We’re really glad to have been able to focus our energies on something so bright, colorful, and fun and we think you should check it out and see for yourself on desktop, iPhone, iPad, Android, tablet or however you go online.

CLICK HERE TO PLAY RAINBOW TANGLE!

We’ve had the opportunity to work with DreamWorks before on fun games for Puss in Boots, Kung Fu Panda, and many of their other properties, so we were thrilled when DreamWorks came to us wanting to create a suite of activities to promote their upcoming Croods film.

We were intrigued by the story about a family of the ‘Croodaceous’ era dealing with generational difficulties while looking for a new home…all in a world of fantastic and dangerous creatures.

DreamWorks' newest film The Croods!

We couldn’t wait to get our grubby little hands back in the DreamWorks toybox.

But DreamWorks wanted more than just a game. They wanted to create a Croods activity exploring the rich world and crazy animals of the Croodaceous era. And they wanted fans to be able to experience that world and those animals across all platforms.

So we made the Croods Croodaceous Creature Collector!

Get to know the wild animal combinations represented by the creatures of the Croodaceous era!

Using our new HTML5 Engine, we created a fun matching game that can be played however you access the internet! Fans can explore the fun animal combinations of Croodaceous era creatures on their desktops, iPhones, iPads, Android devices, tablets, and more.

Solve the clues and reveal the hidden Croodaceous creature!

Click the stones to find the characteristics referred to in the riddle.

Learn about the Croodaceous creature you’ve discovered and print fun info sheets at home!

View all the creatures you’ve unlocked and build your Croodaceous collection!

Croods is a bona fide hit and we are proud to have been able to create the Croods Croodaceous Creature Collector to  promote its success and to serve as an example of our new HTML5 engine.

Play Croods Croodaceous Creature Collector HERE!

Last year, the launch of XARM FU for iPhone and iPad was a breakthrough transmedia event and a historical first: a digital property launch used to introduce the world to a brand new sport!

iTunes users responded in kind, making it an instant best-seller. But as we gazed out at the masses of XARM fans gleefully brutalizing each other, we noticed our Android using friends were absent. And our pleasure was tempered with despair. “Android users deserve to be Shin Striked and Arm Barred just like Apple users,” we declared to no one in particular.

The roughest three minutes in sports!

Our course was clear: we would expand XARM to Android. But porting the game would be too easy. Instead we decided to rebuild the game from the ground up. And thus, XARM Extreme Arm Wrestling was born.

We kept all the bone-breaking mayhem and head-bashing carnage fans had come to expect, but we completely redesigned the controls to allow for more stunning combos and a more intuitive feel.

Check out XARM Extreme Arm Wrestling  and see for yourself on iTunes HERE and now on Android HERE.

It’s shaping up to be the roughest three minutes in social gaming!

When we developed SELF Workout in the Park, our primary task was to create a rewarding game experience centered on reaching fitness goals and increasing the health and well-being of a personal avatar in a fun customizable environment. We achieved that easily enough, but we had another more sinister agenda: to find a way to help players take the inspiration they draw from their Workout in the Park exploits and use it to fuel progress towards real-world self improvement goals.

The Workout in the Park you already know and love.

We decided the best way to do this was to create a way for players to gamify their own real world fitness goals, to chart personal progress, and to apply those goals and that progress towards Workout in the Park.

Essentially, we wanted players to be able to take their Workout in the Park with them into their own real world workout!

 

Our solution is the Workout in the Park Mobile game.

The Workout in the Park you'll come to know and love.

 

 

 

Workout in the Park Mobile, available for FREE on iTunes, allows players to set real world goals, check-in at real world activities and events, and play fun mini-games to earn in-game rewards.

 

 

 

 

Meet your goals and earn in-game rewards!

 

 

 

Set fitness, nutrition, and wellness goals such as Work Out More, Drink More Water, and Get More Sleep. Taking steps to reach these goals not only helps our players be their best selves, it also earns rewards for the player’s avatar!

 

 

 

 

Check In to Fitness, Nutrition, and Wellness activities and events and post your actions to Facebook!

 

 

Check-In at daily fitness, nutrition, or wellness activities. Players receive in-game rewards by checking in when they go for a walk, stop by the health food store, or spend some time relaxing at a café with a friend. Players receive major rewards for checking in at big events like SELF’s massive annual Workout in the Park event!

 

 

 

Play the same Mini-Games you love from the Workout in the Park web app wherever you like on your mobile device and apply the rewards you earn towards your avatar’s park!

Earn Nutrition points playing the Smoothie Challenge, Fitness points with the Fitness Puzzle Challenge, and Wellness points with the Zen Match Challenge.

 

We think Workout in the Park Mobile is the perfect companion to the Workout in the Park web app and completes an unparalleled cross-platform gaming experience that rewards real-world participation and personal fitness growth.

It’s also really fun, and that’s kinda what SMERC is all about.

Download the game here.

Girlgamer took a look at our new Facebook game SELF Workout in the Park and seemed to like what they saw:

Playing SELF Workout in the Park has honestly been a motivating factor in all the real-life exercise I’ve been getting lately. It’s a great mix of instant gratification and short to mid-range goals. A few ladies I know who play the game get really competitive and have fun with it.

We are really glad to hear that people are finding Workout in the Park as motivational as it is fun. We worked hard to create an experience that took the typical social game structure and…ran with it. As GG says,

Rather than invest in a farm, zoo, etc. players invest in themselves (or rather an avatar version of themselves), earning Fitness, Nutrition and Wellness.

It’s awesome that people are picking up what we’re putting down. Click here to read the entire review!

Few things are worse in the world than a flabby avatar.

- The New York Times

They  grow up so fast. You blink and they’re out the door. Making their way in the world. And you’re just. So. Proud. It is with the pride of a creepily overbearing father that SMERC announces the release out into the world of our new massive social game, Self Workout in the Park.  

Design a park this pretty. Double dare ya.

Based on Self magazine’s massive annual events by the same name, Workout in the Park integrates real world pursuits with elements of social gaming to create an inimitable experience. Workout in the Park has players create and customize an avatar and design a park in which the avatar can work out. Working out and completing fitness, nutrition, and wellness challenges help earn players experience to level up their avatar. Leveling up unlocks even more customization options. Working out also increases an avatar’s body tone, changing how she looks.

Players can visit friends’ parks or invite friends over to work out on their equipment. Particularly friendly players can send encouragement and resources to friends struggling to meet their fitness goals.

Have the girls over and work out together.

With the Workout in the Park mobile app, players can create real-life fitness goals and chart their progress for in-game benefits. The mobile app also features fun minigames players can master, as well as the opportunity to check in at sponsored events and locations, both of which provide experience to their avatar!

Many people had observed the growing presence of women in the world of gaming, especially social gaming, but no one seemed willing to do anything about it. Don’t worry guys, we nailed that one.

Many people had observed the need for publishers to adapt to the changing digital landscape, but no one seemed competent to show the way. Don’t worry, nailed that one too.

And many people had worried about the effects of technology on our increasingly sedentary lifestyles, but no one seemed able to create a cross-platform gaming experience that rewards real-world participation and personal fitness growth. Nailed it.

We are proud to see Workout in the Park off into the world, but we are far more excited to see how it’s going to change the world of social media.

Hercules for iPhone

For those of you wondering just how chock full o’ awesome Hercules is the wait is over. You can go download our latest masterpiece which is on sale FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY fro $1.99.

We assure you, the game is definitely worth $2. GO GET IT NOW! You won’t regret it.

http://itunes.apple.com/app/hercules-curse-of-the-hydra/id416471178?mt=8

For more information visit the official website: http://hercules.smercgames.com

16 insanely entertaining levels

Fight many cool beasts like the Scorpion King