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|caption={{w|San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con}} poster | |caption={{w|San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con}} poster | ||
|label1=Written by | |label1=Written by | ||
|data1= | |data1={{w|Dave Grossman (game developer)|Dave Grossman}}, <br> Jonathon Myers, <br> [[Patric M. Verrone]] <br> <ref name="Wooga"/> | ||
|label2=Directed by | |label2=Directed by | ||
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|data6= | |data6=Puzzle <ref name="Google Play"/> | ||
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|data9= | |data9={{w|Pan European Game Information|PEGI}} 12 <ref name="Google Play"/> | ||
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| | |data10=The {{T.V.}} series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' | ||
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| | |data12=[http://www.playfuturama.com/ Official website] | ||
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|header14=Additional | |||
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|[[Transcript:Mobile game|Transcript]] | |[[Transcript:Mobile game|Transcript]] | ||
|[[:category:Mobile game pictures|Pictures]] | |[[:category:Mobile game pictures|Pictures]] | ||
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''''' | '''''Game of Drones''''' is a ''[[Futurama]]'' puzzle {{cat|video game}} <ref name="Google Play">{{cite web|url=http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wooga.futurama|title=Futurama: Game of Drones - Android Apps on Google Play|site=Google Play|accessdate=2015-11-24}}</ref> developed by [[Germany|German]]-based video-game developer {{w|Wooga}} <ref name="Wooga">{{cite web|url=http://blog.wooga.com/post/133788300823/futurama|title=Fox Digital Entertainment and Wooga announce partnership to create Futurama game|date=2015-11-23|site=Wooga Blog|accessdate=2015-11-24}}</ref> and the second ''Futurama'' video game, after [[2003]][[Futurama (video game)|'s self-titled console game]]. It was announced on {{date|8 July}} [[2015]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://toucharcade.com/2015/07/08/futurama-mobile-game-sdcc/|title=A 'Futurama' Mobile Game is Coming, Just Shut up and Take my Money|author=Carter Dotson|date=2015-7-8|site=Touch Arcade|accessdate=2015-7-9}}</ref> The title was revealed on {{date|23 November}} 2015. <ref name="Wooga"/> | ||
== Plot == | |||
The game takes players on a journey with the {{pe|crew}} as they fight a desperately imbalanced trade {{cat|battle|war}} against longtime shipping rival [[MomCorp|MomCo]]. While {{deliver}}ing dangerous cargo to hazardous {{cat|place|locations}} under ill-advised circumstances, players connect groups of delivery drones to solve an array of fiendish puzzles as they venture into iconic environments from the {{the universe|''Futurama'' universe}}. <ref name="Wooga"/> | |||
== Additional information == | == Additional information == | ||
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=== Trivia === | === Trivia === | ||
* The | * The game's title is a reference to the {{T.V.}} series ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. | ||
* Drones were previously referenced in ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]'' and "[[Fun on a Bun]]". | |||
** In ''The Beast with a Billion Backs'', {{Bender}} asks if {{the crew}} can't send a {{robot}}ic drone into the [[anomaly]]. | ** In ''The Beast with a Billion Backs'', {{Bender}} asks if {{the crew}} can't send a {{robot}}ic drone into the [[anomaly]]. | ||
** In "Fun on a Bun", {{Zapp}} controls "a revolutionary {{cat|s=no|transportation|fleet}} of unmanned drones" (with men in them). | ** In "Fun on a Bun", {{Zapp}} controls "a revolutionary {{cat|s=no|transportation|fleet}} of unmanned drones" (with men in them). | ||
* In "[[Simpsorama]]", which aired roughly eight months before the game's announcement, {{the professor}}, while in [[2014]], tells {{Fry}}, {{Leela}}, and Bender to find out why people in [[21st century|this time period]] would ever pay for {{w|freemium}} {{cat|in-universe video game|games}}. | * In "[[Simpsorama]]", which aired roughly eight months before the game's announcement, {{the professor}}, while in [[2014]], tells {{Fry}}, {{Leela}}, and Bender to find out why people in [[21st century|this time period]] would ever pay for {{w|freemium}} {{cat|in-universe video game|games}}. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [http://www.playfuturama.com/ Official website] | * [http://www.playfuturama.com/ Official website] | ||
* [ | * [http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wooga.futurama ''Game of Drones''] on {{w|Google Play}} | ||
* [[Mobile app]] | * [[Mobile app]] | ||
Revision as of 00:11, 25 November 2015
Game of Drones | |||
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Written by | Dave Grossman, Jonathon Myers, Patric M. Verrone [1] | ||
Platform(s) | Mobile | ||
Genre(s) | Puzzle [2] | ||
Mode(s) | Single player | ||
Rating(s) | PEGI 12 [2] | ||
Title reference | The T.V. series Game of Thrones | ||
External links | |||
Official website | |||
Additional | |||
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Game of Drones is a Futurama puzzle video game [2] developed by German-based video-game developer Wooga [1] and the second Futurama video game, after 2003's self-titled console game. It was announced on 8 July 2015. [3] The title was revealed on 23 November 2015. [1]
Plot
The game takes players on a journey with the Planet Express crew as they fight a desperately imbalanced trade war against longtime shipping rival MomCo. While delivering dangerous cargo to hazardous locations under ill-advised circumstances, players connect groups of delivery drones to solve an array of fiendish puzzles as they venture into iconic environments from the Futurama universe. [1]
Additional information
Trivia
- The game's title is a reference to the T.V. series Game of Thrones.
- Drones were previously referenced in The Beast with a Billion Backs and "Fun on a Bun".
- In "Simpsorama", which aired roughly eight months before the game's announcement, the professor, while in 2014, tells Fry, Leela, and Bender to find out why people in this time period would ever pay for freemium games.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Fox Digital Entertainment and Wooga announce partnership to create Futurama game. (Wooga Blog.) 23 November 2015. Retrieved on 24 November 2015.
- ^ a b c Futurama: Game of Drones - Android Apps on Google Play. (Google Play.) Retrieved on 24 November 2015.
- ^ Carter Dotson (08 July 2015). A 'Futurama' Mobile Game is Coming, Just Shut up and Take my Money. (Touch Arcade.) Retrieved on 09 July 2015.