Club Penguin (clubpenguin.com), the #1 virtual world for kids, has released a free version of its hit mobile game “Puffle Launch” for both iOS and Android.

“Puffle Launch” originally debuted on the App Store in September of 2011 for $0.99 and became an instant hit, ranking in the Top 10 in 24 different countries.  To date, more than 100 million coins have been transferred from the app to clubpenguin.com.

Available now, “Puffle Launch Lite” features fast paced gameplay in which players blast pet Puffles through a series of six challenging levels.  Using multi touch skills to the extreme, players must dodge crazy obstacles to get back all of the Puffle Os and ultimately discover amazing surprises.  Players can also Collect Puffle O's and earn virtual coins to transfer to clubpenguin.com.

“Puffle Launch Lite” is available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, or at http://www.itunes.com/app/pufflelaunchlite

 “Puffle Launch Lite” is also available for free from Android Market at https://market.android.com/details?id=com.disney.PuffleLaunchLite

For even more levels of explosive action, players can download the full version of “Puffle Launch,” featuring 36 levels, three extreme modes and the ability to challenge Club Penguin’s cranky crab and his pesky claw.  The app sells for $0.99 and is available for both iOS and Android.

Originally debuting as a game within Club Penguin in March 2010, “Puffle Launch” became an instant hit, and is now played by more than 150,000 kids each day in the virtual world.  Puffles are the penguins’ pets in Club Penguin, and have become a phenomenon of their own.  A new Puffle is adopted every second in the virtual world, and more than 25 million Puffles have been adopted in 2011.