Stylish new take on the classic board game Battleships influenced by Oscar-winning movie ‘There Will Be Blood’ hits the digital shelves.
Digital strategy game OIL is a first foray into the market for fledgling Dundee-based developers Wee Door – a two-person team comprising Simon Messer and Josh Hale, formed as part of Abertay University’s Dare Academy competition last year.
Released for mobile devices and TV platforms, the two-player game is based on digging for oil in early 1900s America, described as ‘Battleships with an oil mining twist’.
Players share the same play-space and must employ a strategic mining approach to beat their human or computer opponents across 18 beautifully designed levels.
Simon, from Clarkston in Scotland, said "the concept for OIL came out of a drive to make a board game for the digital era." He added: “We were hugely inspired by Battleships and wanted to explore what this classic game would look like with a fundamental change. “Battleships revolves around two fleets of ships and so it takes place on two separate boards, one for each player. “Oil mining, however, is a competitive endeavour so we figured that it should happen on the same board where players compete for shared resources. “This completely changes the dynamics of the game in a way that would be very hard to recreate physically and therefore we feel we reached our goal of making a truly digital board game. “Throughout development we have aimed to combine this gameplay with a slick user-experience, attention to detail, indulgent interactions and appealing animations.
“Getting the chance to develop and polish OIL through Abertay’s Dare Academy was a fantastic opportunity and an ideal way to put into practice everything we have learned through our time at Uni.”
Boasting three tiers of Artificial Intelligence difficulty, the game can be played in both portrait and landscape mode.
The action does not require an internet connection and is controlled through a simple tap and swipe system, with an intuitive minimalist interface.
OIL is available to download now via iOS and tvOS priced at £1.99.
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Digital strategy game OIL is a first foray into the market for fledgling Dundee-based developers Wee Door – a two-person team comprising Simon Messer and Josh Hale, formed as part of Abertay University’s Dare Academy competition last year.
Released for mobile devices and TV platforms, the two-player game is based on digging for oil in early 1900s America, described as ‘Battleships with an oil mining twist’.
Players share the same play-space and must employ a strategic mining approach to beat their human or computer opponents across 18 beautifully designed levels.
Simon, from Clarkston in Scotland, said "the concept for OIL came out of a drive to make a board game for the digital era." He added: “We were hugely inspired by Battleships and wanted to explore what this classic game would look like with a fundamental change. “Battleships revolves around two fleets of ships and so it takes place on two separate boards, one for each player. “Oil mining, however, is a competitive endeavour so we figured that it should happen on the same board where players compete for shared resources. “This completely changes the dynamics of the game in a way that would be very hard to recreate physically and therefore we feel we reached our goal of making a truly digital board game. “Throughout development we have aimed to combine this gameplay with a slick user-experience, attention to detail, indulgent interactions and appealing animations.
“Getting the chance to develop and polish OIL through Abertay’s Dare Academy was a fantastic opportunity and an ideal way to put into practice everything we have learned through our time at Uni.”
Boasting three tiers of Artificial Intelligence difficulty, the game can be played in both portrait and landscape mode.
The action does not require an internet connection and is controlled through a simple tap and swipe system, with an intuitive minimalist interface.
About the game
OIL is a game about digging for oil in early 1900’s America. It’s a two player game that you play against a computer player or with your friend on the same device. OIL is a tense digital board game that plays a lot like battleships with a major oil mining twist! Unlike battleships, in OIL you and your opponent share the same play-space and compete for the same oil. Use your strategic mastery to beat your opponent and show who is the best oil miner! Influenced by the film ‘There Will Be Blood’, OIL focuses on the competition of oil mining in the iconic setting of the American oil boom of the early 1900’s.History
OIL came from wanting to make a board game for the digital era, that still focuses on the core part of the board gaming experience - playing against your friends in the same physical space as a social activity. We were hugely inspired by battleships and wanted to explore what this classic game would look like with a fundamental change. Battleships revolves around two fleets of ships and so it takes place on two seperate boards, one for each player. Oil mining, however, is a competitive endeavour so we figured that it should happen on the same board where players compete for shared resources. This completely changes the dynamics of the game in a way that would be very hard to recreate physically and therefore we feel we reached our goal of making a truly digital board game. Throughout development we have aimed to combine this gameplay with a slick user-experience, attention to detail, indulgent interactions and appealing animations.Features
- 18 levels for you to unlock on the path to oil mining greatness.
- 3 tiers of ai difficulty to test your skills against.
- Beautiful chilled out soundtrack to immerse you in the world of OIL.
- Play against you friend using pass and play to see who’s best.
- Portrait or landscape for on-the-go mining.
- Simple tap and swipe controls with an intuitive minimalist interface.
- Levels which reference scenes from ‘There Will Be Blood’.
- No internet connection required to play.
OIL is available to download now via iOS and tvOS priced at £1.99.
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