Oil God spills on to internet
Persuasive Games has released Oil God, the second of two projects billed as "newsgames" -- the first being Airport Security. Ian Bogost, the game's creator, suggests Oil God "explores the relationship between gas prices, geopolitics, and oil profits" by challenging players to double consumer gas costs by unleashing wars and natural disasters -- oh, and alien invasions -- upon the game's fictional world.
In reality, Oil God is a crude experience, pumped with superficial cynicism and fails to deliver "news" about the real world oil biz. Bogost and Persuasive are on to something, but they need to dig deeper.
[Via Water Cooler Games]
