OREGON OR BUST: STARVINGEYES’ SURPRISINGLY WELL PLAYED FALL OUT BOY TRAIL
Even though I know desperately little about Fall Out Boy’s music, they’ve got my attention for two reasons: they 1.) landed a favorite artist, Luke Chueh, to do the cover for their latest album, and 2.) their new starvingeyes-made advergame ‘Fall Out Boy Trail‘ is a startlingly elaborate recreation of Oregon Trail, with several new minigames added to the mix.
If you can forgive the product placement (the boys only eat McNuggets and only drink Vitamin Water), the modernization’s actually quite clever: you’ll stop off on tour dates to play low-bit versions of FOB songs ala Rock Band, and afterward gamble each member’s happiness meter by choosing one of several cliques (the emos, the rednecks) to party with, and do battle with surf zombies when attempting to ford any rivers.
For a promo: well played.
FALL OUT BOY TRAIL [starvingeyes, via Tom]
Previously:
Apple classic Oregon Trail coming to iPhone – Offworld
Virtual Apple ][: Browser embedded game design lessons – Offworld
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