Online Game Recreates Heroic Hudson River Plane Landing
Naturally, you've heard the story of US Air Flight 1549, which was successfully crash-landed into the Hudson by a dedicated and amazing crew. That crew got its 15 minutes of fame at the opening ceremonies before Super Bowl XLIII, but now you can play the hero yourself in a free, Web-based Flash game that lets you re-create the challenging landing.
'Hero on the Hudson' was created quickly by Orb Games Limited, supposedly to "remind everyone about this miraculous event," but we're also thinking that selling a few more advertisements was also on people's minds. Either way, the 1.5 million plays the game has received in its first week is serious Internet traffic.
The game was deliberately made to be ridiculously simple (it actually took us three tries to crash), but if you still want to give it a shot, just start clicking above! [From: Gadling and Propeller]
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsMichaelFeb 2nd 2009 11:52AM
Ha! It's not hard to crash, my first five attempts were crashes. Actually, I never did land it. After 5 times, I got bored and stopped playing.
roachFeb 2nd 2009 1:00PM
landed on the second time
George SFeb 2nd 2009 3:50PM
New Jersey should be in the background, not NYC from that angle.
AlanFeb 3rd 2009 5:47AM
I see no difference between this game and the game of throwing shoes at Bush!
REDeyeFeb 2nd 2009 10:20PM
NO, I DID NOT PLAY GAMES ON LINE...BUT NOW I DO!!!
PomDeTerreFeb 3rd 2009 6:57AM
This is disgusting; an absloute outrage to the passengers and their families, as well as the brave captain and flight crew! And yet half of you, at least, probably think it's hysterically funny. OK- next game: let's recreate how the drunken car crash that killed your family, and YOU get to be the drunk driver, or how bout that relative who died of a heart attack- YOU play the doc that fails to save them, or how bout your girlfriend or daughter getting raped while YOU are tied up and can do nothing, or even how bout playing war....YOU get to have the handgrenade put in your mouth by terrorists, but before they set it off, we all get to watch you crap your pants, beg for mercy and cry like a baby? This is in such poor taste it begs for censorship. What some people won't do for a buck- they have obviously never exoerience any human affliction or suffering and can justify their right to produce this garbage regardless of people's feelings and the bounds of good taste.
JoeFeb 3rd 2009 7:35AM
Get a life
joshFeb 3rd 2009 8:52AM
I think the fact that everyone was able to walk away from this incident lets people make these kinds of games. I have played this long before th story broke and i thought it was quite funny. If there had been more or any loss of life, no-one in their right mind would have ever created it, and if they did, I can justify any outrage.
ChrisFeb 3rd 2009 9:12AM
Ummm, no one died or was tortured when then plane crash so your analogies are incorrect. You really need to get a life.
JasonFeb 3rd 2009 9:18AM
PomDeTerre I think you need to go take a number 2 quickly because something is clearly lodged. I hate these activist types that think its a huge deal that someone created a video game. Its not a big deal and people are just making it into one so they can get money out of it. O I'm so offended, hurry up and give me one million dollars to stop the hurt inside of me.....that's what it boils down to. People make me sick, you wonder why their are more and more things people can not do in our free country anymore? It's all because of nagging complaining arses like your self. Boo hoooooo, suck it up and get a tissue morons.
WebFeb 3rd 2009 8:19AM
AT leat $100,000 and free flights for life. At least!
TeriFeb 3rd 2009 8:52AM
Although I agree that producing the game is in questionable taste, (and its purpose was for material gain, not sending out a noble message,) I don't think the comparisons PomDeTerre are fair. It was a terrifying experience, but the reason it is celebrated rather than somberly memorialized is because NO families were killed, as in the drunken crash you cite, NONE died of a heart attack, and most certainly no daughters or girlfriends were raped and no poor victim was tortured by terrorists. That said, I agree with PomDeTerre and question the intentions of the creators of this game. It is in poor taste, unless the profits are given to charity or to some other good cause.
MarcieFeb 3rd 2009 9:00AM
PomDeTerre: Lighten up for crying out loud. You're comparing apples and oranges, pal. NOBODY died on that flight, OR the landing. Now, take your meds and get back to bed. You obviously need some rest.
pomdeterreFeb 3rd 2009 9:14AM
First off- I'm NOT your PAL, nor would I want to be. I am comparing bad taste to bad taste, of which you obviously know nothing. The fact that no one died does not justify the attempt for someone else to profit from this incident.
I think YOU need to visit the grocery store and check out those apples and oranges....but then again, you're probably connected to someone who invented this moronic game.
BradFeb 3rd 2009 9:21AM
Try and play it, go on. The concept is stupid beyond belief! Plus, they have copied their Aircraft after KAM AIR which is not even a U.S. Carrier. Were the people that designed this game on some kind of hard drugs?
NATMANFeb 3rd 2009 9:52AM
My what a cry baby pomdeter is. Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. From reading the blogs it appears to me you are the only one who disagrees with this game. There is no bad taste in this game. It is an acnowledgement of a great bit of skill this pilot accomplished in saving over 150 lives. You have some rather bizarre thoughts of games people should play. Maybe you should see a doctor pretty soon because you definetly have a problem. Good luck trying to live a normal life!
jayFeb 3rd 2009 10:32AM
bring on the dwi game bi@@H
ChrisFeb 3rd 2009 10:40AM
Yes, I think that since everyone survived, this game is more acceptable....but I do not want to upset the survivors. I am not playing again because I made the plane sink!!
Flying SquirrelFeb 3rd 2009 10:41AM
For pete's sake what's next some banker whining about Monopoly? Or some unmarried lady sueing over "Old Maid"? Get a freakin life.
It's a game and I'd rather see someone playing that than some "kill the cops and civilians" game. THAT'S where you should be protesting don'tcha think?
Sometimes if ya don't like it....just shut up and let it pass.
JayBirdFeb 3rd 2009 10:47AM
Chris, I doubt the survivors know you played. Go ahead and try agin,lol I won't tell.