I don’t recall the precise date, but ’twas sometime in November 1998 that I first connected to this flustercuck that we know as the internet (or “internetz”). Back then, it was a hardcore carnival-meets-wild-wild-west in that you never knew what hilariously awful thing would pop up next.
Over the last 11 years, we’ve seen variety of internet fads come and go, from lolcatz to rickrolling to the “Chocolate Rain” dude. It never crossed the dank corners of my mind that someone would actually attempt to make a video game out of such insanity, but lo, Insurgent Games has stepped up to the challenge with teh internets – Attack of the Memes, a $2 shooter/shmup for the iPhone/iPod touch. Deets!
Sure to attract those who are fans of internet culture, as well as any action game enthusiast, this tongue-in-cheek app is chock full of lollerskaters, viruses, firewalls, and other denizens of the web. Players can compete for high scores on nine global leaderboards, such as most lolcats collected, total cheezburgerz eaten, and most time wasted. There are also a huge amount of hilarious achievements to unlock such as “kittens, inspired by kittens” and, “it’s peanut butter jelly time.”
• OpenFeint, a social gaming network for the iPhone and iPod Touch
• Adorable lolcats for score, and lollerskaters for extra lives
• Obnoxious pop-up windows, viruses, and firewalls
• Average, ruthless, and flaming trolls
• Catchy, electronic soundtrack
• Nine global leaderboards and 23 achievements
Internetz, see what you have wrought?
