Smuggle Truck
Tuesday, 08 February 2011 19:47
Smuggle Truck, a new game from Owlchemy Labs for the iPhone, iPad and Web is scheduled to be released this March.
The game is played by driving a truck full of passengers across a border. Avoiding obstacles, the player drives the truck across the border as fast as they can without tossing out the passengers.
Medals are rewarded for getting across the border in different times with certain numbers of people. The medals are set in the "Trophy Case" where you can earn bronze, silver and gold metals, according to the game's official demo on YouTube.
A green card and a smuggler's run medal can also be earned. A green card is awarded if the player gets nine or more people across the border, no matter how long it takes. The smuggler's run is awarded for the fastest run; only needing one person to make it to the end, the player can ditch most of the cargo (people) in the desert, according to the demo.
The game teaser was released to YouTube three weeks ago and quickly gained attention.
"...can you change their tools like a rake or an ID vender, or like one of those guys in Vegas handing out porn cards. Maybe I can upgrade to a low rider Chevy truck with curtains inside and playing really loud circus music. This has got to be a cool game, dude what about that cockroach song horn," Bossou5555 posted to the games official YouTube.
"American people are racist and stupid...," 21pstar posted.
The creators at Owlchemy Labs said the game is a way to fight back and give attention to the hardships that people go through while trying to get into the United States.
"Smuggle Truck was inspired by the frustration our friends have experienced in trying to immigrate to the United States," Owlchemy Labs said in a story about the game.
Owlchemy Labs created the game after seeing a friend struggle for 12 months with the legal immigration process, Owlchemy Labs said.
"I'm Mexican, and for me, this is hilarious!!... I don't know why other people get mad for this, come on it is just a game," posted towire.
"I can't wait for this game... Too funny and to those who are offended, don't buy it. It's entertainment, I am half Hispanic and I think it's hilarious," posted wisewitch1.
Like others, Carlos Perez, a 22-year-old Mexican American doesn't find the game racist.
"It's supposed to be fun," Perez said. "If you don't like the concept don't download it. If you find hurting animals degrading don't download angry birds."
In three weeks the game teaser has been viewed over 57,000 times and has close to 100 comments.
Apple Inc. was not available for comment about the games release to the iTunes store.
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