Now, play as Muffler Man in Android game .

Now, play as Muffler Man in Android game

 

 

With politics warming up in Delhi ahead of the assembly polls, the Muffler Man, a popular name given to AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, has now appeared on the Android Play store.

The "superhero", who just like the real guy fights corruption in (virtual) Delhi, is a playable character in a free Android game called Muffler Man. The game was published on the Google Play store on December 26.

Developed by Delhi-based Digital Agents, the protagonist of the game is a faceless Muffer Man. Mohit Ramani, the director of Digital Agents tells IndiaToday.in that the protagonist represents the aam admi. Though one can't help draw parallels with Arvind Kejriwal who uses a muffler wrapped around his head and paints himself as a man who can give us a corruption-free sarkar in Delhi.

The game is based on popular Android game Doodle Jump, but with a twist. The lead character in this game has to jump over platforms, which represent the issues faced by common man in India.

The basic platform represents the common issues faced by the people including things like safety for women. The falling platforms represent issues like black money and money laundering. The jumping platforms are positive in nature as they represent the Jan Lok Pal Bill, something that AAP has being lobbying for a long time. Lastly, there are platforms with spikes representing the rampant corruption in the country. If the player hits a platform with a spike, it dies.

Corruption is represented as the root cause of all problems in the game. As the game progresses, the player encounters tougher platforms and their frequency also increases.

The game is available for free. "This was a voluntary effort and the entire game was developed in 5 days," said Ramani.

iOS and Windows Phone versions are also in the works. These versions are expected in the next few weeks.

Ramani feels that as the game is an interactive activity, the anti-corruption message will be conveyed to Android users in a more effective manner.

This is not the first time we have seen an Android game in which a politician is the lead character ahead of elections. Before general elections last year, several new Android games were published in the Play store. Most of these games allowed a player to control and direct "Narendra Modi" towards "victory" in the elections.