President Obama may not consider Edward Snowden a patriot, and he’s likely not alone in that assessment. But to some, the NSA leaker is nothing short of a hero. Among Snowden’s many supporters is a game development studio out of Germany called Binji. After two weeks of working “night and day,” the company has produced Eddy’s Run — The Prism Prison, a side-scroller browser game it describes as a “deep thank you” and “a bow” to Snowden, You’re placed in the shoes of Eddy and tasked with avoiding secret agents, deadly drones, surveillance cameras, and other threats in your quest to evade a pursuing government.
Play this: ‘Eddy’s Run’ turns Edward Snowden’s story into a Flash-based side-scroller
Unsurprisingly, reporters serve as your allies along the way. Talking to them gets you four exploding laptops which serve as the game’s weapons, with EMP blasts and other tactical tools also at your disposal as Eddy’s Run progresses, And unlike a Temple Run knockoff that surfaced on iOS and Android earlier this week, it’s clear Binji actually put some legitimate effort into this title. It won’t take home any gameplay awards, but the studio is more concerned about raising player awareness regarding the ongoing government surveillance that prompted Snowden’s saga to begin with.
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