14 DAY TRIAL // Astro Ape Studios, a small mobile entertainment development company, recently announced its upcoming new title, Office Heroes. The new social game will be available for the iPhone and iPod Touch platforms starting this month. Office Heroes puts the player in control of a virtual office worker and lets him manage time and resources needed to climb the corporate ladder. Everything starts from the worker's appearance, as the game lets gamers customize their wardrobe and even expand their office and everything that objects within it.
To reach at the top of the corporate ladder, players need to complete a wide range of typical office workday tasks such as: updating their resume, watching movies, shopping online, making copies, blogging, tweeting, playing solitaire, gossiping, and tons of other productive activities. As players complete more tasks they earn career points, with which they can use to decorate and expand their dream office.
“Office Heroes turns normally mundane tasks like fighting spam and sending faxes into a fun and rewarding game,” said William Fong, co-founder of Astro Ape Studios. “Unlike your stagnating real-world career, in Office Heroes you’ll be lounging in your posh corner office in no time – just in time for the new season of Mad Men.”
Other highlights of Office Heroes include: massive customization, including over 200 beautifully crafted customization objects for building and expanding the perfect custom office; unique customization features also allow players to select “Office Ninja” or “Office Pirate” among the various possible avatars; “Paperclips” - the virtual currency that runs on paper clips, allowing players to use their accrued currency to purchase exclusive customized objects their office, as well as the ability to sell back old objects.
The social features included in the game offer players the ability to use Facebook Connect to invite friends, visit their offices, and help friends with their tasks. Further, players can post game updates on friends’ Facebook walls to share their promotions and achievements on their Facebook news feed.
Office Heroes will be available for free in the App Store, coming in July 2010.
