Independent Studio Open Name accused Vietnamese Dong Nguyen developer that issued arcade Swing Copters , the illegal copying of their product. At the request of the British, in his new game borrowed game mechanics project Bog Racer .
Dong Nguyen became incredibly famous for game Flappy Bird. We think that everyone knows it. Even the notorious Angry Birds has not made such noise in the gaming industry as a great and powerful game Flappy Bird. Though created and was not pleased the great popularity of the first draft, and therefore removed Flappy Bird of digital stores, but he presented a new game Swing Copters.
In Swing Copters gamer controls the little creatures with a propeller on his head. It should fly in the sky, but it prevent piles on which "stagger" hammers. "Helicopter" is inclined to a particular edge of the screen, and thanks to the touch, he leans the other way and aligns its position. Accordingly, the player must balance the flight of the aircraft "apparatus" taps on the screen.
The game Bog Racer gamer controls not beast, and a car that needs time to pass over the bridges. Similarities with development Vietnamese visible to the naked eye, despite the fact that the game surroundings differs significantly.
"Our game« Bog Racer »came out July 24, 2014 (Apple Store). To develop high-quality and well-balanced game took more than four months of work. Last money we have invested in a modest advertising campaign to promote Bog Racer. The result of our campaign is ... the emergence of a clone of Dong Nguyen. In his "new" game Swing Copter borrowed game mechanics Bog Racer », - says studio Open Name.
In favor of the prosecution said the fact that Bog Racer was released a couple of weeks before the game Dong Nguyen. However, according to the creator of Swing Copters, work on his game was conducted in February, when she was then still had the name Kitty Jetpack.Nguyen says it's just a coincidence and nothing more. The creators of the Bog Racer, in turn, do not think so and believe that Dong stole their idea.
Open Name promises to "make every effort to restore justice." They intend to make a formal request for the removal of Swing Copters from Apple stores and Google. British realize that the chances of success are very few, so ask for support from the gaming community, which is to decide - whether Swing Copters plagiarism or not.