Online players have the possibility of the “hero of the Hudson” – but some have branded as offensive video game.
U.S. Airways pilot Chesley “Sully” Berger slide the heroic splash landing in the Hudson River, earlier this month dozens of people dead and was hailed as a miracle.
Now you too can be hero of the hudson in the new video game
Now a group of developers has an online video game that allows users to try his hand on the landing. The game is set for the Hudson River, along the west side of Manhattan, where the plane hit the icy water.
Players must balance the aircraft on the right and the tendency towards a soft landing on the water.
Otherwise, could mean that the lives of virtual passengers in danger, such as accidents and jet sinks in the river with an ominous gurgling sound. Hero slide Berger pilot had to ditch the aircraft on January 15 after the collision with a flock of birds shortly after takeoff.
All 155 passengers and crew survived the U.S. Airways flight 1549 from New York La Guardia Airport, to Charlotte, North Carolina.
But the new game is a mixed response online.
A blogger commented: “The game is about as primitive as you can get.” Most of these reactions affect the game on its head. It is boring, stupid and offensive. “But it is changing rapidly around the Web and has already played with thousands of people.