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Gas Station Rush Hour Pumping Now
Montreuil, December 02, in the year of our Lord 2013.
Microïds Games for All announces the release of a new Time
Management game collection called “Gas Station - Rush Hour!”
today on iOS and Android and soon on PC and Mac.
Following the success of the “Monuments Builders” saga (over
100.000 units sold on the Big Fish platform, world’s largest
producer of casual games) Microïds Games For All now presents a
new way to play Time Management games. With “Gas Station - Rush
Hour!” it is no longer about building famous monuments. Players
will now have to manage a business and optimize the clients flow
during rush hour. In “Gas Station”, players are at the head of a
colorful gas station, reminding the drive-ins we used to find
back in the 50’s in the USA. Tony, the owner, sets the financial
objectives and assists the players who are in charge of the
management and the development of the station, to make as much
money as possible and in the shortest period of time.
To do so, all the clients who step in the station must be taken
care of quickly. They all drive different vehicles that
characterize their behavior. For instance, sedan drivers are
more generous, firemen come first, big trucks are huge gas
consumers, etc. Also, service must be efficient: as time goes
by, consumers become less and less patient, which has a direct
impact on the amount of the tip they will give the players.
Two game modes are available. In the RUSH Mode, the goal is to
make maximum money by managing efficiently the gas station (the
game is over when three clients have not been served). In the
HISTORY Mode, players must carry out twenty-four missions with
precise goals. At the beginning, clients only come to get some
gas, but once the station gets new equipment, new customers’
expectations appear. Players must be able to meet all clients’
needs as quickly as possible and without blocking the gas
station or they might lose their temper.
DISCOVER A NEW APPROACH OF TIME MANAGEMENT GAMING WITH “GAS
STATION – RUSH HOUR!” ON iOS, ANDROID, PC AND MAC
Before the game starts, players have access to the shop where
they can find thirty-two items to unlock throughout the
adventure. The items help optimize the management (fill in an
empty pump, clean the road so that the cars don’t get dirty,
etc.) whereas with the upgrades, equipments and quality of the
service can be improved. Buy a snack-bar, add cash registers,
pumps, parking places, or get a quicker service: all these will
help develop the station to make it as attractive as possible.
Also, bonuses help players make more money by responding
instantly to the customers’ needs, by filling in their patience
gauge, etc. The selected bonus at the beginning of the game can
be used as soon as the “combo gauge” is full.
The gauge fills in for each “color combo”. To create such a
combo, several vehicles of the same color have to pass by a same
pump, cashier or one of the various stands of the gas station.
For instance, if three red vehicles in a row pay the same
cashier, the tip is multiplied by three. Vehicles are of seven
different colors, so players have to get organized to form
combos without slowing down the station’s business.
Aimed at everyone, "Gas Station - Rush Hour!" rewards the best
players via a scoring system and successes to unlock. This is a
good reason to optimize one’s game strategy on each level.
"Gas Station - Rush Hour!" is available as of November 29, 2013
on iOS and android and soon on PC and Mac.