If you're feeling power hungry, Pocket God will transform you into an omnipotent being with complete command over your subjects' destiny. Pocket God is an episodic game, and 47 episodes have been released so far - you can expect to see more in the future, so this is an experience that just grows and grows. If you choose to be a benevolent god, you may choose to supply your islanders with fishing rods so they can feed themselves, but if you're feeling a little evil you can shake your iPhone to create an earthquake. A simple menu system provides access to the various tools and options, and there are numerous hidden Easter Eggs to uncover. Pocket God follows in the ilk of the Sims and similar titles, but this time you are placed in control of islands populated by pygmies.īy manipulating the pygmies themselves and their environment you can choose to be a god acting for good or evil. Pacific academic Dr Malakai Koloamatangi, from New Zealand's Canterbury University, said he found Pocket God "totally degrading''.There are countless simulation games which place the player firmly in the deity role, controlling the lives of on-screen characters. I hope you don't decide to advertise your application in New Zealand or Australia because you will get a backlash of the same intensity.'' "How do you think people would react if you created a game where you were God and you could create and kill as many Mexicans as you wanted? Or Asians?'' Ms Howard, who lives in the US, wrote. The US creators Bolt Creative argue the game does not depict any particular nationality.īut Elaine Howard from the international Pacific Women's Information Network says that's "ridiculous'', and has sent a complaint to Bolt stating the game is an "arrogant slap in the face to our people''. One review calls it "an entertaining application that lets you explore multiple ways of tormenting your cute little islanders''. The game is described as making the player an "all-powerful god that rules over the primitive islanders''. Pocket God is one of the most heavily downloaded games in Apple's online store but indigenous groups have started to take offence at the use of grass-skirted islanders who are set on fire and tossed to the sharks. A POPULAR iPhone game that depicts the torture and murder of "primitive islanders" has been labelled disgusting and degrading by Pacific people.
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