Both to pay tribute to Ukrainian farmers, but also to collect donations for humanitarian works, a collective of developers has created a video game where the player must bring back wrecked Russian tanks using his tractor. Even the Minister of Defense in Ukraine promoted it!
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The resistance Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression has not ceased to be praised for two months, and it has even inspired developers of video games who call themselves “Ukrainians”, without it being possible to verify this. In Ukrainian fArmyavailable on the Itch.io platform for Windows, mac and Linux, you are in control of tractors to carry tanksarmored vehicles and other Russian vehicles destroyed on the battlefield.
Why a tractor? Because it has become a symbol of resistance in Ukraine since locals posted on social networks videos of tractors and other agricultural machinery pulling Russian tank wrecks.
Heady music, basic graphics and voila. © Ukrainian fArmy
In support of humanitarian organizations
The principle is simple: each player roams the Ukrainian countryside in search of destroyed Russian vehicles, and of course must avoid Russian artillery fire. In total, six devices must be collected; and the faster you are, the more points you have. In addition, each artillery shot adds ten seconds to the timer.
the ukrainian ministry of defense outright promoted the game on his twitter account official : ” Ukrainian tractors in action. They do not require lengthy bureaucratic approvals, unlike other types of heavy weapons and military equipment from our Western partners which we desperately need to destroy the enemy”.
Ukrainian tractors in action. They do not require long bureaucratic approvals, unlike other types of heavy weapons and military equipment from our Western partners, which we so desperately need to destroy the enemy.
Image by Ukrainian fArmy pic.twitter.com/SvbLjWV2ZT— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) April 19, 2022
On the price side, the game is free, but when downloading it, the publisher offers to pay 3.99 dollars, a sum donated to humanitarian organizations. It is possible to pay more or less, but also to make cryptocurrency donations.
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