McCain campaign releases facebook game: Pork Invaders
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Jun 21st 2008 at 3:30PM }
While most of our time on popular social networking site Facebook is spent trying to impress our cohorts with our favorite bands and films or attempting to propel porpoises into the far reaches of the spiral galaxy, we recently took notice of a new application added by Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's campaign staff: a simple flash game titled Pork Invaders, an obvious parody of the similarly titled arcade classic.
Don't mistake the game's title to mean the Arizona senator harbors any disdain for unkosher meats -- rather, the act of firing vetoes at familiar patterns of descending pigs symbolizes the candidate's contempt for pork barrel spending -- the earmarking of funds for seemingly unnecessary projects. It's not a particularly good game, though it is worth noting when the U.S.'s prospective new leaders enter the intimidating world of game development. We hope for a swift response from the presumptive Democratic candidate's campaign -- Obomberman, perhaps?
[Via GamePolitics]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Alexander @ Jun 21st 2008 3:35PM
This is the most retarded thing ever to grace the internet.
Alexander @ Jun 21st 2008 3:36PM
This is the most retarded thing ever to grace the internet.
E.J. @ Jun 21st 2008 4:22PM
Maybe, but don't worry. You're a shoe-in for runner-up.
Mr.ESC @ Jun 21st 2008 6:47PM
So are you telling me 4chan isn't good enough for ya?
neko to kuruma @ Jun 21st 2008 3:41PM
Well well well. Looks like John McCain is satanic after all.
>_>
ApolloIV @ Jun 21st 2008 3:42PM
Obomerman is probably not the best name for his game...
ben @ Jun 21st 2008 4:06PM
terrorist fist jab
Ethan @ Jun 21st 2008 7:29PM
As a secret Muslim I am offended.
Mr.ESC @ Jun 21st 2008 8:30PM
Ethan iz dat sum PTKFGS or a YESYES?
Haggard @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:05AM
"A fist pump.. a close-handed high five? .. a TERRORIST FIST JAB?!"
Microswirl (MKWii:1676- 4270-3674) @ Jun 22nd 2008 3:09PM
I've been playing a game starring Obama since last year: Mass Effect. I obtained 100% Paragon points with my "Barack Shepherd" playthrough.
Residentevil72501 @ Jun 21st 2008 3:43PM
Lol Shooting at congress porkbarrels creative i like it lol.
Mike @ Jun 21st 2008 5:11PM
The pigs are shooting religious crosses to destroy synagogues and the presidential nominee (America?).
BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] @ Jun 21st 2008 5:35PM
They're upside down crosses, so they're.... SATANISTS!!!
[dun dun duuuuuuuuun]
BigD145 @ Jun 21st 2008 6:54PM
McCain firing veto's at pork barrel spending? I guess games really are fantasy.
Mr Khan @ Jun 21st 2008 3:53PM
You guys are determined to kick-start the political fires recently, huh?
Sir Fidlious Wong (Justin T. McElroy Memorial Burn of the Day Award) @ Jun 21st 2008 4:15PM
I don't see Crono lurking about... nor KillJebus so... I think we're safe.
Mr Khan @ Jun 21st 2008 4:20PM
Crono's been gone for a damn long time, and i can only presume killjebus got banned
BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] @ Jun 21st 2008 5:35PM
We can only hope.
Roto13 @ Jun 21st 2008 3:53PM
I bet this game scares him to death. :P
tc @ Jun 21st 2008 3:55PM
pixels moving around other pixels!
Sorcery I say, hi-tech sorcery!
DemonGSides @ Jun 21st 2008 4:58PM
Unfair stereotype that Conservatives hate video games.
Since, you know, the whole Hillary Clinton thing means NOTHING.
Roto13 @ Jun 21st 2008 10:33PM
Not because he's a Conservative. Because he's about 500 years old and acts like it.
CGamble20 @ Jun 22nd 2008 8:54PM
I wish he was conservative. Eat it libs.
&rew @ Jun 21st 2008 3:57PM
Good old Republicans.
DVersion @ Jun 21st 2008 4:05PM
MY CANDIDATE IS BETTER THAN YOUR CANDIDATE! IF MY CANDIDATE WAS A VIDEO GAME HE'D BE MUTHAFUCKIN OCARINA OF TIME WHILE YOUR CANDIDATE WOULD BE BIG RIGS! LOOOLLLLLOOLL111!!!!!
Paulmichael @ Jun 21st 2008 4:30PM
Well, my candidate would be either Niko Bellic or Solid Snake. So basically, your Ocarina-based candidate would be blown to smithereens before it knew what the hell was going on.
tc @ Jun 21st 2008 4:33PM
the sooner manny calvera gets into power the better
Mike @ Jun 21st 2008 4:48PM
Paulmichael sees your deep and engaging gameplay and raises you a point A to point B second job and an interactive movie. How will you respond?
DemonGSides @ Jun 21st 2008 4:59PM
Roll for initiative.
DVersion @ Jun 21st 2008 5:03PM
I agree. the best president would be one who had an inventory screen
BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] @ Jun 21st 2008 5:36PM
Sam/Max '08
Rip Tatermen @ Jun 21st 2008 4:35PM
Hey John McCain, way to counter complaints that you're old and out of touch with technology by referencing a game that came out thirty years ago, when you were forty-two!
Paul @ Jun 21st 2008 4:37PM
John McCain is so old
How old is he?
John McCain is so old, he was collecting social security when the original Space Invaders came out.
Eh @ Jun 21st 2008 4:42PM
why are the pigs shooting crosses?
Zaidyn @ Jun 21st 2008 5:00PM
Wait, isn't it impossible to "win" space invaders? Eventually the invaders (or, in this case, pork barrel spending) wins, no matter how hard you try. Even if you wipe them all out, more just keep coming.
Bit of an odd message....
mr nimblewick @ Jun 21st 2008 5:48PM
Close, but in this one the pigs win because McCain dies of old age.
Jakka @ Jun 21st 2008 5:44PM
Double U Tee Eff?
Your currency might be shit and your electronics are twice as cheap,but hell, your politics are fucked up.
Alex @ Jun 21st 2008 6:07PM
I don't like McCain, but imo it's really funny how it has things all over it that say PAID FOR BY JOHN MCCAIN which is funny how he is wasting his money on FaceBook games, anyways I added it my profile even though I hate most applications.
Dralzz @ Jun 21st 2008 6:33PM
Obomberman would NOT help that whole "I am not an Islamic terrorist" message he is trying to get out.
Mr Khan @ Jun 21st 2008 6:41PM
Neither to those "Terrorist Fist Salutes"
God that was a retarded observation...
Andy Witmyer @ Jun 21st 2008 6:36PM
The game seems to depict a cadre of flying pigs. In order to see this in real life, John McCain would have to win in November.
rokobungi @ Jun 21st 2008 6:40PM
I don't like any of the candidates so I try to align what I think should be with the candidates through glassbooth.org
for some it's quite revealing
others will get a result they hate and vote their party line anyways........even if their beliefs are polar opposites..... sad the American political process is a popularity contest after all.
kataztrophy @ Jun 21st 2008 7:37PM
GTA 4 is a sin against god, but a lame Space invaders knock off, and Call of duty music in his ad campaign is okay?
required @ Jun 21st 2008 8:44PM
mccain is computer illiterate:
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/1884558/6206369
Josh @ Jun 22nd 2008 12:17PM
Kind of ironic, isn't it? Kind of...throws a wrench into the whole idea, doesn't it?
Geoff @ Jun 22nd 2008 12:05AM
Maybe they'll make a run of a few dozen Atari 2600 cartridge versions, which will be worth several hundred dollars each in a couple of decades. Oh wait, too late ... see Pepsi Invaders.
dlc3007 @ Jun 22nd 2008 8:49AM
Give the guy a break.
He's showing how hip and trendy he is by putting out a video game to appeal to all you kids out there.
What was that? There are people voting who weren't born when Space Invaders came out? Doesn't matter. It's a video game, so that will show how hip and trendy McCain is.
;)
juju187 @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:15AM
it should of been P.O.W. from NES...
Darkbhudda @ Jun 23rd 2008 11:34AM
Ah McCain, you've done it again.