"Electric Quest": Battle Royale on the streets of Zurich
2.9.2019
Translation: machine translated
"Electric Quest" extends the battle royale principle to the city of Zurich and turns it into a real world event. The aim of the mixed reality game is to collect or steal energy from other players until there is only one left at the end. It starts this Friday.
"Fortnite" and "PUBG" are all very well, but sometimes things can be a little more active. In "Electric Quest", thousands of players are expected to rush through Zurich and fight each other virtually. There was something similar a few years ago. Back then, the mixed reality game was called "Urban Hunt". The parallels are no coincidence, as almost the same people are behind it. The only difference is that the development team is no longer Gbanga but Staay.
Three years ago, "Urban Hunt" was primarily about escaping from one safe zone to another. The accompanying smartphone app showed you where you were and whether it was time to run. Similar to "Hunger Games", game makers manually controlled the action and made areas unsafe or sent the evil Mercedes, in whose vicinity you were automatically game over. Mercedes is also the sponsor of Electric Quest, or rather the company for which the game is being advertised. But that doesn't really matter, because I can tell you from personal experience that the robbers and cops across Zurich are a lot of fun. What's more, the winner gets to drive the new electric Mercedes for a year.
Energy management
"Electric Quest" plays a little differently to "Urban Hunt". This time, the playing field is a circle, as is familiar from most battle royale games. You can play alone or in a team of up to ten people - but in the end, only one person wins. The aim is to never run out of energy until the end. You can collect energy from various locations on the playing field or steal it from other players. However, you also run the risk of losing energy yourself. There are also power-ups again, such as EMP traps or a shield that protects you from enemy attacks.
The game is divided into five phases in which the circle gets smaller and smaller. If you are outside the circle, you lose energy. If your indicator is at zero, you are eliminated.
"Electric Quest" starts this Friday, 6 September at 7 pm in Zurich. It should last a maximum of two and a half hours. You can find all the information about the game here
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The apps to join in are available for iOS and Android.
Tip: Take a power bank with you. Because you will not only run out of power in the game, but also in real life. The constantly switched-on display together with the active GPS module drain the battery. If you don't have a powerbank yet, here are three of our bestsellers
Philipp Rüegg
Senior Editor
Philipp.Rueegg@digitecgalaxus.chBeing the game and gadget geek that I am, working at digitec and Galaxus makes me feel like a kid in a candy shop – but it does take its toll on my wallet. I enjoy tinkering with my PC in Tim Taylor fashion and talking about games on my podcast http://www.onemorelevel.ch. To satisfy my need for speed, I get on my full suspension mountain bike and set out to find some nice trails. My thirst for culture is quenched by deep conversations over a couple of cold ones at the mostly frustrating games of FC Winterthur.
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