No, you didn’t read that wrong -MacGyver is back in action, only this time on iOS.

Sure, I would have loved for this to be an announcement about Richard Dean Anderson reprising the role on television, passing down his knowledge to a little MacGyver, but we all know it would air on Disney and be turned into a half-hour sitcom about his daughter at some evil boarding school McGyver-ing her way out of all sorts of kooky adventures.

Anyhow, what we get instead (thankfully?) is an iOS game based on the classic character. We see MacGyver battling to save D.A.W.N Laboratories (the makers of truly super secret dish soap) from a computer virus that would ruin D.A.W.N, allowing a cheap knockoff brand to take control of our kitchens.

Hold on just a moment… I’m being told that almost all of that story is false and is a figment of my imagination. Damn, I thought I had something there.

Anyways, I’ll let the makers of MacGyver: Deadly Decent tell you about them games themselves.

 

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MACGYVER: DEADLY DESCENT

Birmingham, UK – 7^th May 2014 – Mobile game publisher, Fairplay Media, is pleased to announce MacGyver: Deadly Descent is due for release on 21^st May 2014.

MacGyver is back! In a new, thrilling challenge game, MacGyver is tapped as the last hope when a computer virus rips through the top secret D.A.W.N Laboratories, trapping its scientists underground. Arriving on the scene, Mac realizes it’s a race against time before the laboratory runs out of air and so must make a potentially deadly descent into the complex. Mac works his way through the labyrinth of complex puzzles but, little does he know, that an even deadlier enemy awaits him in the darkness.

Developed with input from the creator of MacGyver, Lee David Zlotoff, Deadly Descent sees Mac return to his roots as a young problem solver in a modern environment “We wanted to create something that acknowledges the past and ‘stirs’ those memories and at the same time bring Mac and the experience into the present.”

Fairplay Media Production Director, Mark Mainey, enthuses “It’s exciting working with Lee [Zlotoff] and such a well known character in MacGyver. The possibilities are endless! Deadly Descent really sets the scene with Mac being called in by Jack as the last hope in a crisis and putting the player in a position to save the day.” Mainey continues “We wanted to open up the appeal of Deadly Descent but make sure that its 100% authentic MacGyver. It’s a tough game too; you’re going to have to really think about some of the puzzles!”

MacGyver: Deadly Descent will be released on all iOS and Android formats (including Amazon Kindle) around the globe on 21^st of May as a premium title with a portion of proceeds going to support The MacGyver Foundation.

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About Fairplay Media
Fairplay Media is a global publisher of mobile games and apps. Formed in 2007 by Geoff Brown and Simon Phillips, Fairplay’s roots can be traced back to the very beginnings of video game history when Mr Brown founded U.S. Gold in 1984. Bringing 30 years of game publishing, development, licensing, marketing and distribution experience together, Fairplay Media develops and publishes original IP as well as acquiring 3^rd party licenses and products.

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