It may already be “game over” for what is possibly the most controversial video game of all time. It’s called “Depopulus” –where players assume the role of a secret planetary ruler. But while this does not at first appear to break any new ground in video gaming, there’s a big twist around the corner:
Rather than being charged with the task of building a modern, industrial world from scratch—just as in Sid Meier’s upcoming new release “Civilization V”—the challenge posed by Depopulus couldn’t be more diametrically different. Instead players start with a technically advanced but overpopulated world and have to get rid of 90% of its population—all without raising any alarm bells.
You start with the golden key for world domination—a complete monopoly over its monetary systems. With just a few mouse clicks you can saddle governments with debt and they, in turn, are forced to use their people as collateral to pay the eternal interest.
“You’ve gotta’ keep governments in your pocket and the people afraid of each other!” said Lloyd, an enthusiastic gamer from Brookyln, “Thank goodness we have TV!”
“It’s kinda’ like a huge human livestock management program,” grinned Charlie, another game tester, “Herding humans, keeping them both sedated yet productive, even the artificially very intelligent ones, is not easy. But the real challenge is the cull.”
And it’s the “cull” that’s causing the stink—the game’s insidious goal to reduce the world’s 6.9 billion population by 90% before all the oil, fresh water and food runs out. Techniques at your disposal include: world wars, contaminating water and food supplies, weather modification, manmade earthquakes, manmade diseases, forced vaccinations and even spraying the air with hazardous chemicals. Parents, teachers and religious groups are up in arms, calling for the game to be banned on moral grounds. But when challenged over the suitability of mass homicide for video game entertainment, game designer Nevis-Gonzalez is quick to point out that none of it is real, whereas graphically violent war games have been in the popular domain for decades. “There’s no blood, guts or gore in Depopulus.” he explained, “You’re too far removed for all that!”
Be warned – if the population gets wise to your plans, lack of tax revenue may be just the beginning of your problems. In Depopulus, puppet governments can fall in minutes, not days. And hyperinflation can wipe out whole economies in seconds. But you know the game is really over when the bots start cooperating with each other and begin growing their own food.
All traces of the game “Depopulus” have been removed from the Internet. This webpage will self destruct in 10…9…8…
This smacks of something horribly, horribly wrong.
I swear I have seen this somewhere.. at least the general gist is eerily familiar.
I can only beat the demo in “easy” mode with religion mode turned on.
Another case of “art” imitating life; educating the masses to kiss NWO a$$es, will not win them favor or be their life saver! Programming programmable minds, one byte at a time!!
Well if you read the UN Agenda 21 plan that 600 cities in the US have been under…..then you will know why..
This is more predictive programming…Researcvh it folks
So…. finally a game to simulate what the worlds most powerful, wealthy, and inbred families have been carrying on with for the past few hundred years…… At last, the man on the street can contemplate mass genocide like his higher class brethren
I think that is such a groovy game! Now I wish I was a talented thumb twiddler like my son! Because I’d twiddle my fucking thumbs right into a rubber room!
Caio fer now!
Vic
I’m not familiar with the articles in this website. Is this article fraudulent or an example of bad journalism? Specifically, I have these key questions to ask about this title if it is real –
1 – Who developed this game?
2 – Where is it available and on which gaming platform?
3 – If it ever existed, has it really been removed from the internet?
4 – What was the original website where the game existed?
5 – Was this article just an excuse to mention Civilization V?
Thank you,
R
Um … as I was typing this, I realized that post tags include words like ‘fantasy’ and ’satire’ … I guess I fell for it! Well… I wrote my response, I may as well post it anyway ^ ^
A similar game for those intrigued by the premise of “Depopulus” – Pandemic 2.
http://www.kongregate.com/games/DarkRealmStudios/pandemic-2
The polar opposite, Guerilla Gardening.
http://spookysquid.com/
Thanks for posting R. Yes, we were basking in the mirky waters of satire with this one
Thanks also for the links!
The Bots are already growing their own food … It’s what we do.
I invented the depopulation agenda. I want a cut.
this game sounds familiar….oh yeah its happening in real life what a coincidence.
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