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A rather bad-looking official 2012 Olympics London game hits the Google Play Store

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The Olympic Committee seems to have tapped a developer to create an official mobile game to celebrate the launch of the next global athletic competition next month.

Simply dubbed London 2012, this title brings nine Olympic activities to the fray, and it presents itself with some rather questionable visuals. The worst part about the game is its pay-to-play model.

Using “stars” and “stamina” is a necessary component of the game, and you will be encouraged to buy more of this using real currency.

Wait, that wasn’t even the worst part: the paid version they’re offering is a glorified discount in that it gives you $5.50 worth of in-game stamina and stars for $3. Grab the free version here if you want.

Quentyn Kennemer
The "Google Phone" sounded too awesome to pass up, so I bought a G1. The rest is history. And yes, I know my name isn't Wilson.

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5 Comments

  1. never support the IOC. Those suckers are responsible for ridiculous censorship. I’m surprised they even let a developer they hired mention the olympics, given:
    http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120529/02524019096/dont-you-dare-show-olympic-spirit-uk.shtml

  2. So if it was so bad, why did it deserve it’s own article?
    I am sure that there are plenty more bad apps in the play store, why is this one so special?

  3. As if the London Olympics weren’t enough of a waste of money then they come out with this?

  4. The worse part is permission on this game
    SEND and RECEIVE SMS MESSAGES, TAKE PICTURES AND VIDEOS, and READ CONTACT DATA
    why does a game need these

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