A while back there was a contest floating around called the “Doritos Unlock Xbox Challenge”. This contest invited people to think up an xbox live arcade game “that brings to live the bold spirirt of the Doritios brand”, in other words, create a comercial for our company. Don’t get me wrong, I am willing to give the games a chance, after all I did download and try out Yaris (aka the Toyota advertisement game) and actually paid for the Burger King ad games last holiday season - a game is a game my friends. Some are good, and some not so much - time will tell with these xbox fan created ideas.
From now until Nov 18th you can go to www.snackstrongproductons.com and vote for the game you want developed as an Xbox Live Arcade Game.
Here are the five finalist games that you will be playing and voting on:
- “Doritos Dash of Destruction” by Mike Borland of Sewickley, PA
In “Doritos Dash of Destruction,” players can choose to control one of two characters. Either a hungry T-Rex chasing a delivery truck loaded with crunchy Doritos tortilla chips or the delivery truck driver, racing to escape the clutches of the T-Rex. As the chase begins havoc ensues as the lumbering dino barrels through the completely destructible city resulting in an intense game of cat-and-mouse. - “Doritos Presents UDC: Ultimate Dodgeball Champions” by Devan Moore of Panama City, FL
In this futuristic dodgeball game, inspired by Devan’s favorite childhood game and the intensity of Doritos, players start by creating a customized team from a handful of colorful characters. Then, using special “power up” features to create fire balls, teams go at it in futuristic stadiums and compete for ultimate dodgeball dominance. - “Monkeys from Mt. Doritos” by Juanito Lagasco, of Algonquin, IL
In this quick-play, high-fun, retro-style game, one or more people play as monkeys that collect Doritos chips exploding out of Mt. Doritos. The more Doritos players collect, the more points they earn and the closer they get to winning. But, watch out as fellow monkeys and lurking monsters want to steal your prized Doritos chips. - “PB’s Quest for Flavor” by Jeremy Mattsen of Colorado Springs, CO
In “PB’s Quest for Flavor,” PB - the game’s pill bug hero - goes on his quest for the perfect chip flavor. Throughout the game, favorite Doritos flavors are introduced as weapons giving PB unique abilities. With the strength and power of Doritos, players guide PB through a household of obstacles and enemies to successfully complete his quest. - “Rythum Racing” by Kenneth Parker of Warner Robins, GA
In this original racing game, players turn up the volume in game play as they import song files and use music to “drive” the game. Players race around the equalizer race track, where sounds, beats and rhythms will alter the track. Deep bass sounds for example might cause the race track to ripple, throwing the race cars up in the air while other elements of the music generate power-ups.
without trying the games at this time the first one gets my vote….why? Well hes from my state, gotta support the home team! Full press release to follow.
