Now a huge hit on Android: Stupid ways to die - Volkskrant

By: Heleen van Lier – 10/18/13, 15:24

After hypes as Candy Crush, Wordfeud, Draw Something and Angry Birds smartphone users have a new collective addiction to. The game ‘Dumb Ways to Die “was released in September in the Play Store for Android and only needs WhatsApp and Facebook to tolerate in the list of most popular games in the Netherlands. Explanatory The App Store is the five months after his comeback still in the top ten of the most popular apps.

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  Screenshot from the game.

In November it is already a year ago that the Australian underground with the safety campaign ‘Dumb Ways to Die “erroneously scored a worldwide YouTube hit. The Australian metro passengers wanted to make clear in the state of Victoria that oversight around the track can be very stupid and had then a dry comical and cute song and movie character make those days stays in your head. ‘Set fire to your hair. Poke a stick at a grizzly bear. Eat medicine that’s out of date. Use your private parts as pirana bait. Dumb ways to die. So many dumb ways to die. “

Meanwhile the clip almost 62 million views on YouTube. As befits a YouTube hit there are many parodies, of which by far the most popular ‘Dumb Ways to Die in GTA V’ is (Grand Theft Auto V).

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Like the clip will the characters in sticky situations. The player must save the day by the figures here in a very short time to perform as to smear mustard on a hot dog from the word ‘patience’ (patience) to spell or especially pressing (the red button silly assignments which obviously everyone does).

The attraction of the game is not the game element in the simple “mini-games, but the banality and humor make the game irresistible. After the worldwide hit that yielded the game, also have this address. The creators of the campaign is a worldwide hit game The only disappointing campaign for the makers is that the real purpose of the campaign, reducing accidents around the track, not reached. The latest statistics show no improvement in the security situation around the track in the Australian state of Victoria.

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