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Game Idea

This is an idea for a video game that I came across by driving to the mall.

Sunday Drive: Reciprocity

This game is for all those drivers out there who get cut off by that cell-phone yakkin', e-mail checkin', baby diaper changin' idiot, and your first thought is, "man, I wish I had a rocket launcher on the front of my car..."

Here's the scenario: you're just going for a Sunday drive, say, to the mall. You start off from your house, pull out into the street, and go about your merry way. Along the way, your journey is beset on all sides of the inequities of the idiots and tyranny of foolish drivers. People will cut you off. They will veer into your lane because they are talking on their cell phones instead of driving. They will pull out in front of you. They will be going 20 in the left lane. Trucks will drive side by side for miles, blocking off your passing lane. Tourist drivers will be lost and swerving maniacally in search of whatever it is they're in search of. Minivans and SUVs will attempt to run you off the road. You will become annoyed. Endangered by fools. But in real life, there's nothing you can do except maybe lay on the horn. Not anymore.

In Sunday Drive: Reciprocity, you'll be able to arm your dual machine guns and put some bullet holes into that SUV. Get enough money, and you'll be able to afford rockets, heat seeking missiles, better armor for your car... etc.

The more idiots you blow away, the more money and reputation you gain. When you get to a certain level of reputation, you'll catch the attention of the local vigilante driver group, who will begin to enlighten you in the dark world of the Idiot Drivers Conspiracy. You've had the thought before: while driving, all the idiots seemed to be conspiring against you. Well, now it's confirmed. With your newfound driving buddies, you'll engage in missions to seek and destroy the worst offenders, drive protective detail for the leader of the vigilantes, and of course, run smokescreen jobs so the cops don't catch on to your mission. Your auto insurance will be revoked at some point, and you'll have to start paying for the damage to your car, but sweet revenge will come later when you are able to take out the insurance company's fleet. You'll be able to work your way up in the vigilante group, and gain money for new cars, weapons, and armor. You might have to pay off the cops too, at some point. At some point, you'll discover that the conspiracy goes far beyond just a loose band of idiots. It delves deep into the ranks of society, business, and government. Yes, they've all been conspiring against you, and you'll have to fight back. Maybe at some point you can take out an army base and drive a tank, a la, Vice City. But remember, the core of the game is that all you were trying to do was go to the mall or get to grandma's house, and your whole life gets turned around by a bunch of idiot drivers.

Oh, and the action begins before you even get into the car. How many times have we been coming out of the mall and nearly gotten run over by some idiot in the parking lot? Well, conveniently, you'll be carrying your shoulder fired missile launcher...

There'll be multi-player action. Cooperative as well as adversarial. Up to 16 players could link 4 consoles together for maximum fun. You can have up to 4 cars in a convoy, with a driver, shotgun, and two rear passengers in each vehicle. Each passenger is armed with their choice of weapon, which they can wield from the comfort of leaning out their window. Grenades. RPGs. Bazookas. Online gaming. Whatever... this game will have it all.

Now, the car companies can't possibly sponsor a game like this, so the artists will have to make car models that are eerily similar to real cars we see on the streets, but which have different names. It'll obviously be rated M.

PGP Signed Entry

Comments

Ha!

Althoughm the tank thing has already happened in real life - a few years back in San Diego.