Developers at GameTako's Game Zanga Build 43 Arabic Games in 72 Hours
The second Game Zanga, game development studio GameTako's yearly competition, was organized last weekend to run simultaneously in three different cities: Amman, Cairo and Riyadh, while developers from around the region participated online.
Game Zanga was a 72 hour gaming jam session that brought over 240
game developers together to develop 43 Arabic games, each with a
“Liberty” theme. The competing games were chosen by online voting
and announced on the first day of the Zanga. During the second day,
professionals introduced the newest technologies and software
packages related to game development industry, like the “
PlayStation Mobile” software from Sony.
The 43 games, which you can view here in Arabic, presented many different
versions of “Liberty. as each team expressed their own depiction of
freedom. Some games used the concept of freedom to mean being
physically free, like fighter games, or games that involved
liberating cities or hostages and defending the nation. Others took
a broader interpretation, choosing to represent freedom of the mind
and self liberation. Some also used 3D graphics, which added some
excitement to the gaming experience.
The 43 games will be judged by a jury of Arab gaming news websites
and professional Arab game developers, and the results will be
announced in mid-August 2012- stay tuned. Meanwhile
you can test all the games here.
Let us know in the comments which games you love the most- we'll be
waiting for your reviews.