Karoshi (video game)
| Karoshi | |
|---|---|
| Genres | platform, puzzle |
| Developers | YoYo Games |
| Creators | Jesse Venbrux |
| Platforms | |
Karoshi is a series of puzzle platformer video games created by Jesse Venbrux and developed by YoYo Games Ltd,[1] in which the goal is to make the player character, a Japanese salaryman named "Mr. Karoshi", commit suicide. The word "karōshi" literally means "death by overwork" in Japanese.
The series titles span a number of platforms. The oldest games, Karoshi, Karoshi 2.0, and Karoshi Factory, were released as standalone executables for Windows. Karoshi: Suicide Salaryman and Super Karoshi run on the Adobe Flash platform, the latter of which was developed by Armor Games.[2] The latest installment, Mr. Karoshi, was primarily targeted at the iOS and Android platforms.[3] Although the game has since been pulled from the iTunes and Google Play app stores, Mr. Karoshi remains playable as an HTML5 browser game on the YoYo Games website.[4] All of the games have since been released as freeware, and all expect the flash titles were made with Game Maker.
Critical reception
Mr. Karoshi has a rating of 86% on Metacritic, based on 11 reviews.[5] It won the Android game of the year at Pocket Gamer for 2012.[6]
References
- ↑ "Home page". Karoshigame.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ "Karoshi". Jesse Venbrux. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ "iOS Game Review – Mr. Karoshi (Jesse Venbrux)". Gamemaker Blog. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ http://apps.yoyogames.com/karoshi/play
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/karoshi
- ↑ "Pocket Gamer Awards 2012". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 7 October 2014.