Pocket Gamer: Talking Pipe Mania DS / PSP remake and its fire-breathing dragons

Pocket Gamer writes: "A few months back publisher Empire announced it was re-making the classic pipe-slotting puzzle game Pipe Mania for DS and PSP (as well as PS2 and PC). Naturally we were curious to find out what developer Razorworks had done to improve something so simply addictive.

So we spoke to game designer Ben Everett (pictured in blurry-vision) and Empire product manager Rob Lightbody to find out just what we can expect from the game once it hits the handhelds.

Pocket Gamer: So why decide do remake Pipe Mania? And do you anticipate the game is going to sell more to fans of the original or to a whole new audience this time around?

Rob Lightbody: The original Pipe Mania was such a huge success for Empire that internal conversations about bringing it back have been ongoing for some time. But more recently with the huge success of DS, and based on our own positive experiences with PSP, we felt the time was right to rekindle one of our most successful IPs with handhelds emerging as the perfect focus for its infectious style of gameplay.

We're certainly aware that there is a lot of interest from the old fan base, but we've been careful to make sure that it still appeals to a broad spectrum of gamers – including the original fans."