Strategize

Rise Above the Competition: When Zune decided they wanted to add MSN Games Hexic to their music players, they turned to Plexipixel for design production, user experience consultation, and interface design. We were thrilled when we were also asked to create original assets for Zune Sudoku, and knew we needed to make a version of the game that would stand apart from countless clones.

Conceptualize

The Numbers Add Up: With a successful Hexic launch under our belts, we next tackled the challenge of designing a version of the wildly popular Sudoku game for the Zune music player. We tackled the project by presenting three diverse design directions for the Zune team to choose from. Once an initial design direction was chosen, we expanded upon our initial concepts with the goal of making the game more visually distinctive. The client decided to choose to bring the flavor of Japan to the game, designing a matching game board, menu system, UI, and logo. Last but not least, we delivered a mini-game version to be played on a smaller grid, making it even simpler to enjoy Sudoku gaming on the go.