Author’s Note: This is a re-post from my political blog – Juan Country. Published it here because it also has a lot to do with internet marketing.
I’ve been hearing about MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando’s latest online gimmick from several friends for the past 2-3 weeks. I finally decided to check it out this weekend and I was really surprised. In his bid to boost his popularity for the upcoming 2010 elections, he came up with something that really blew me away. He came up with a “Be the MMDA Chairman” flash game on his official website. To support the game, they also launched a promo wherein the person with the highest score gets to win a brand new laptop! Yes, this is definitely innovative and a first for any politician, so I’ll give him that. A quick review of the game experience after the break.
Obviously Political
The game’s objective and nature is definitely and obviously political. Before you get to play the actual game, you’re asked this question: “What position will Bayani Fernando run for in 2010?” You have to answer it correctly by picking the President answer. After that, you get to play. Here’s a screenshot of the question that I’m talking about:
Plays like a rhythm game
The actual game play is simple. You just have to time your tapping of certain keys in the keyboard. In the first stage, several karts are going down the street. You have to time your tap so that you hit the key exactly when the kart is aligned with the said key.
I was only able to get toe the second stage because I couldn’t take it anymore, haha. The second stage has the same mechanics I think but instead of karts you’re going after buses.
If you keep missing, your “Urinal Meter” increases. The moment you hit the red it’s game over.
So Does it Work?
Okay, BF’s team gets bonus points for being innovative. However I personally don’t think this will improve his chances that much in 2010. It’s a good effort in raising awareness – hell it’s definitely viral in nature. I’m sure the traffic of his site is mostly because of this game and not of any other content in there.
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gud luck po sir…i hope na makapasok ka..sana maiwasan na po ang mga disgrasya sa kalsada..t.c owiez nd God Bless!!
ang ganda naman nang laro nato nakaka enjoy
..hopefully ma-decrease sana ang mga disgrasya sa kalsada ngaung taon….
God bless sana din makapasok ka .. GODBLESS
nice game, even though na 2d graphics lng nandun nmn ung realidad na nangyayari sa kapaligiran sa ating bansa. then the 1st thing ive noticed syempre its all about politics, pero wala nmang msama about d2 as long as ang lahat ay nadadaan sa paraang legal….
At ang mganda d2 ung mga political will ni BF ay nkikita nmn sa ibat ibang lungsod ng Metro Manila,
Syempre nadadaan din ako sa ibat ibang lugar sa Metro Manila araw-araw at kitang kita nmn ang kaunlaran lalo n ang mga Disiplinadong mamamayan ng Marikina.. kahit tga MONTALBAN ako… ^_^
What a cool concept. Viral too.