Babel Rising is a video game developed by Mando productions and produced by Michel Bams and Olivier Fontenay. An arcade game with short levels, the 2D version of the game was first published in 2009 and in 3D in 2012.
The storyline is based on the legend of the Tower of Babel, where God unleashes his wrath and powers against pagans who endeavor to build a tower to reach him. The goal is to stop them from ever reaching the skies. The player impersonates God and uses her/his powers to destroy the workers or the tower they are trying to build.
Often praised by reviewers for its high quality graphics[2], Babel Rising rapidly meets its audience and, as of now, has brought together a community of close to four million players. Improvements are regularly put forth and a spinoff, Babel Running, was released in 2012.
The storyline is based on the legend of the Tower of Babel, where God unleashes his wrath and powers against pagans who endeavor to build a tower to reach him. The goal is to stop them from ever reaching the skies. The player impersonates God and uses her/his powers to destroy the workers or the tower they are trying to build.
Often praised by reviewers for its high quality graphics[2], Babel Rising rapidly meets its audience and, as of now, has brought together a community of close to four million players. Improvements are regularly put forth and a spinoff, Babel Running, was released in 2012.
The gameplay of Babel Rising mixes action and management of resources: the divine powers. The player has an array of powers that she/he may send at a chosen location, the only limitation being the recharging time for each power. The more the powers recharge, the more powerful they become; this generates tactical choices and forces players to take risks for maximum earnings.
If at first, it seems easy to destroy all the workers as they come closer, as the player progresses in the game, choosing the right moment to send each power becomes increasingly difficult. Sooner or later, the player will quite often be overwhelmed and the tower will rise slowly to Game Over.
Babel Rising uses a combo system to accrue higher scores. This allows for a longer game lifespan, by creating competition for first place. All the versions have online rankings, so as to compare scores with other players throughout the world.
