Cross Dakar City1.9 - App Store

Mamadou, a talibé* forced begging on the streets has decided one day to travel across Dakar City to find his biological parents.

* Talibé: Senegal's child beggar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talibe)

GAMEPLAY:
The game system is intended to be very simple. The goal is to lead Mamadou to the house of his biological parents. To do so, the player must cross roads while avoiding cars, rivers with the help of canoes and rails while avoiding the little blue train. To make the game a little more attractive, bonuses are available at times and the landscape is scattered with various obstacles. And finally, the game also includes two other dimensions:
- A tourist dimension: the graphic design is inspired by the city of Dakar including carrapides, local taxis, the little blue train, canoes, carts, the Pink Lake, ...
- A social dimension: in the sense that it is possible to compare your performance with that of your friends and even challenge them.

HOW TO PLAY :
- Tap to move forward
- Swipe down, left or right to move in those directions

"Cross Dakar City is a mobile Frogger game featuring a street kid and a sociocultural message.
Who knew such a dark topic could translate into such a colourful game?" - IGN (http://za.ign.com/tech/98629/news/cross-dakar-city-is-a-mobile-frogger-game-featurin)

"The best and most innovative solution in Entertainment & Lifestyle from Senegal" - World Summit Award 2015
(http://www.socialnetlink.org/2015/07/world-summit-award-2015-sept-startups-representeront-le-senegal/)

Nominated for Best of Online Activism Awards in the category "Tech for Good" http://thebobs.com/english/category/2016/tech-for-good-2016/#post-5981

Best African App (finalist) https://www.appsafrica.com/finalists-announced-for-appsafrica-innovation-awards-2015/

- African start-up award (candidate) http://www.ny-forum-africa.com/en/african-start-up-award

"Cross Dakar City c’est mieux que Candy crush !!" - Afrocentriklab (http://afrocentriklab.com/cross-dakar-city-cest-mieux-que-candy-crush/)

Press:
- IGN : http://za.ign.com/tech/98629/news/cross-dakar-city-is-a-mobile-frogger-game-featurin

- The Observers France 24 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkDXz4kXcQU

- RFI English : https://youtu.be/T0YTOlVYKKs

- Reuters : http://www.reuters.com/article/us-senegal-children-videogames-idUSKCN0WX2EU

- Vice : http://motherboard.vice.com/read/a-senegalese-indie-game-developer-turned-a-street-kid-into-a-hero-in-this-game

- Okayafrica : http://www.okayafrica.com/news/cross-dakar-city-senegalese-video-game/

- France 24: http://observers.france24.com/en/20151224-video-game-child-beggar-senegal-dakar-talibe

- BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02w49nt

To follow the project:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crossdakarcity
Twitter: @CrossDakarCity
Instagram: @crossdakarcity

Version History Bug fixes. 1.9 03/01/2016 Bug fixes. 1.8 02/09/2016 * Difficulty adjustment. 1.7 08/25/2015 Bug fixes. 1.6 08/11/2015 Bug fixes. 1.5 07/22/2015 Bug fixes. 1.4 07/11/2015 Bug fixes. 1.3 07/07/2015 v 1.2 :
- New design of the Talibé
- Addition of Rewards - Experience Points (XP):
* Welcome to Dakar: Start your journey.
* Tunnel Vision: Make 30 steps straight-on without moving to the left or right.
* Speed Demon: Cover the first 40 yards in 8 seconds or less.
* Hero: Make 100 steps without being hurt.
* Family United: Mamadou and his biological family gathered again.
- Bug fixes. 1.2 06/18/2015 v1.1:
* Addition of a tutorial (directions)
* Difficulty adjustment.
* Gain up to 8 free lives (with rewarded videos - an internet connection will be needed to earn them)
* Addition of a rating button
* Bug fix:
- when you moved up quickly, the screen was not scrolling quickly enough ie you found yourself waiting at the top.
- bug regarding the Timer bonus 1.1 06/06/2015 1.0 05/15/2015