McDonald's Video Game
| McDonald's Video Game | |
|---|---|
Molleindustria | |
| Publisher(s) | Molleindustria |
| Engine | Macromedia Flash 7 |
| Platform(s) | Flash |
| Release | February 1, 2006 |
| Genre(s) | Tycoon simulation, parody |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
McDonald's Video Game is a
McDonald's Video Game is a satirical
Some choices within the game, such as the opportunity to demolish villages or bribe public officials, paint the corporation in a negative light. These aspects of the game are unflattering to McDonald's, who issued a statement saying that the game "has no association with McDonald's and is therefore a complete misrepresentation of our people and our values."[1]
On some websites (such as Kongregate), Molleindustria released a version of the game called Burger Tycoon which is exactly the same except that it eliminates all mention of McDonald's such as the franchise logo and a bear replacing the Ronald McDonald mascot. This was done in order to avoid copyright sanctions.
Previously, online instances of the game emulated using Ruffle suffered a bug wherein the "Slaught-o-matic" does not produce patties when slaughtering cows, rendering the game unplayable. This bug has been fixed since February 2022. [citation needed]
The game has been translated into nine languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, Danish, Turkish, Portuguese, French and German.[4]
References
- ^ a b Bluestien, Greg (January 21, 2007). "Creators Put Politics Into Video Games". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
- ^ a b Tiwari, Neha (July 5, 2006). "Cow slaughtering with Ronald McDonald". CNET. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
- ^ Gerson, Jeff (November 15, 2006). "Bully beats back game critics". The Toronto Star. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
- ^ McDonald's Videogame splash page, accessed April 7, 2015.
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