Donald Trump's statements about the Mexican community and the U.S.' immigration policies rallied back in the form of video games.
Mixing a bit of humor with social commentary, a game developer based in Mexico recently released a mobile game that lets players control the controversial 2016 Republican presidential candidate.
According to Fusion, "Trumpada" is a game designed for Android devices. It was developed by Apto Communication Digital from Guadalajara, Mexico, and can be downloaded for free on Google Play.
As Trump, the main objective of gamers is to collect as much cash as they can. But, enemy forces in the form of Mexican characters and other minorities will appear to stop them from reaching their goal. Gamers can defeat them by either throwing money at them or using the Trump character's blond locks to whip them away.
Although the game is humorous, the developers consider it as a form of protest art against Trump views on immigrants and Mexicans.
"Everybody hates this guy," the development studio's co-founder Alvaro Plasencia told Fusion through an email. "He has spoken crap about Mexicans, he is making fun of us all the time. Every time he speaks, he causes trouble to Latin communities."
"He is a really polemic character, and we thought if we can make something fun based on the things he says, it could be something that sticks around for a while," he added.
"Trumpada" is not the only game from Mexico that makes fun of Trump. Development company Karaokulta also released a similarly themed mobile game called "Trumpealo" Fox News Latino reported.
Unlike "Trumpada," players do not get to control Trump in "Trumpealo." Instead, the game lets players watch the presidential frontrunner make a speech. To make things interesting, gamers are equipped with a variety of items such as tacos, shoes and soccer balls that they can throw at Trump while he's on stage.
The objective of the game is to keep the character on stage as long as possible by hurling various objects at him. If gamers want to end the game, they can throw flowers and money at him to show their support.
"If you are a supporter you can throw flowers and money at him," Jorge Suarez, CEO of Karaokulta told Milenio. "If you don't, you can throw other kinds of stuff and the whole idea is to get points."
"If you throw flowers and money at him that will get him off the podium, but the idea here is to not let him leave," he added.
