Oil Co Exploits
This game is from the old Ludum Dare platform. You can try viewing the original page on Web Archive
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Was broken when submitted for compo. Now fixed and improved for the Jam! (although still missing sound, music, finished artwork, etc, etc ;-) )
You are Oil Co. Inc. and are land-rushing the Arctic to grab natural resources for Profit! Let's just hope the silly environmentalists are wrong...
Best bit? Its environmental message! Games can be a force for change in the World. This one is based on a New Scientist article about the land-rush by multiple nations.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628854.800-industries-make-a-dash-for-the-arctic.html -- this was the article that inspired this game but requires New Scientist subscription.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628853.800-exploitation-of-the-arctic-must-be-reined-in.html - opinion piece re. same concerns.
I'll probably polish this and publish it on Android and iOS -- hopefully it's at least useful for Games For Change (Twitter @G4C) but I might try approaching Greenpeace or the Parliamentary group that the article mentions.
Really enjoyed LD48 :-) Will write-up a post mortem and see you at the next one!
p.s. Thanks for trying it out -- any and all feedback really welcome! It was a solo job using Unity (my first published game with Unity or C#!) + 2D Toolkit (first use) + GIMP.
p.p.s. Updated this text, screenshots and posted links to other platform versions after deadline :-) Android port added Weds.
You are Oil Co. Inc. and are land-rushing the Arctic to grab natural resources for Profit! Let's just hope the silly environmentalists are wrong...
Best bit? Its environmental message! Games can be a force for change in the World. This one is based on a New Scientist article about the land-rush by multiple nations.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628854.800-industries-make-a-dash-for-the-arctic.html -- this was the article that inspired this game but requires New Scientist subscription.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628853.800-exploitation-of-the-arctic-must-be-reined-in.html - opinion piece re. same concerns.
I'll probably polish this and publish it on Android and iOS -- hopefully it's at least useful for Games For Change (Twitter @G4C) but I might try approaching Greenpeace or the Parliamentary group that the article mentions.
Really enjoyed LD48 :-) Will write-up a post mortem and see you at the next one!
p.s. Thanks for trying it out -- any and all feedback really welcome! It was a solo job using Unity (my first published game with Unity or C#!) + 2D Toolkit (first use) + GIMP.
p.p.s. Updated this text, screenshots and posted links to other platform versions after deadline :-) Android port added Weds.