TouchArcade: Mediocre Games is probably the most oxymoronic developer out there. With beloved titles like Smash Hit [Free] and Sprinkle [$1.99 / Free], their games are anything but mediocre. Their next game really drives this point home though, as it's far and away the most I've laughed and had fun playing a video game this entire week at GDC. This new game is called Does Not Commute, and at its most basic level it's all about driving a vehicle from point A to point B. The catch is that once you successfully get one vehicle where it needs to go, that vehicle repeats its route in subsequent rounds. Those previous routes just keep on piling up, and eventually Does Not Commute becomes a frantic mess of vehicles all intent on crashing right into you.
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Featured as App of the Week on the App Store, Does not Commute- from Mediocre, the obviously not mediocre masterminds behind Sprinkle and Smash Hit- lets players experience the thrill of being a semi-omniscient traffic god.
GamingLives takes a look at Mediocre's outside-the-box driving game.
"Mediocre have clearly thought well outside the box for the gameplay, and it will invariably involve replaying certain levels at least once through to allow you to pass to the next area. As the on-screen obstacles are created by the player as they control each of the vehicles, no two attempts will be the same and so it’s impossible to cheat the system by remembering where anything is or where something spawns. In fact, even the tiniest delay in switching direction can mean that what was a clear path on your previous attempt will now have a hulking great truck in your way when you’re trying to get a speeding police car to their destination."
Intriguing...