Hookshot Inc. spoke with Jason Avent, founder and managing director of Boss Alien about the game's use of 'Energy', the controversial freemium monetization mechanic.
In defence of Freemium ‘Energy’: CSR Racing’s Avent responds
CSR Racing is currently the number 1 grossing game in 70 of the world's App Stores, including the US and the UK.
‘Energy’: a black spot on the heart of contemporary game design
'Energy', a game design concept popularised by Zynga is now employed by downloadable games the world over, from CSR Racing to Sim City Social.
Parkin argues that there is no design innovation more pernicious or threatening to our medium.
CSR Racing: Lights. Signal. Manoeuvre. Nitrous.
I, personally, could never get away with being part of an illegal underground racing scene. For one thing excessive speeds could dislodge the layer of KFC boxes, newspapers and long-thought lost umbrellas behind the driver’s seat. For another I don’t have cool hair.
Now, however, I can drag-race on my iPhone. So all that doesn’t upset me so much anymore.
