He said the game only strengthened the stereotypes from which Pacific people around the world were trying to break free. "How can they justify encouraging the torture of a race in this way? It's disgusting."
Everything about them is Polynesian," Koloamatangi said.
"To claim they are not Pacific islanders is ridiculous. Pacific academic Dr Malakai Koloamatangi, from New Zealand'sĬanterbury University, wasted no time abandoning his own sense of humor before stating that he found Pocket God "totally degrading". Taking offense to Pocket God is little more than a knee-jerk reaction at best, needing to be tempered by a healthy sense of humor. Pocket God has helped me renew that feeling of childlike I've always thought of the island characters as cavemen rather than Polynesians. Possibilities for iPhone users." Daily downloads of 7,000 to 8,000 units from the iTunes App Store after almost four months has proved our earliest assessment to be true. This $.99-cent juggernaut which has sold over 850 units since it's launch on Januhas been heralded by the iPhone Savior as "One of those fantastical ideas that opens up a world of new In Pocket God, the user takes on the role of an "all-powerful god ruling over a miniature tribe of primitive islanders". Or Asians?" wrote Howard, who lives in the US. Were God and you could create and kill as many Mexicans as you wanted? "How do you think people would react if you created a game where you But US creators Bolt Creative argue the game does not depict any particular nationality. What she means by 'our people' is specifically Pacific islanders. The wildly popular iPhone app Pocket God, a game that encourages humorous torture of cartoon islanders has come under attack by Elaine Howard from the international Pacific Women's Information Network who has forwarded a complaint on to developers Bolt Creative stating the game is an "arrogant slap in the face to our people".