New South Park iOS Game Warns People Not To Play

Talk About Blunt

You’ve got to love Trey Parker and Matt Stone. They’re so dedicated to their comedy that they don’t even hesitate to rip apart their own products. Nowhere is this more evident than with the new South Park tie-in game for iOS and Android; Phone Destroyer!

According to an article on Gamespot –

Nearly every one of the 283 episodes of South Park that has aired over the last 20 years started out with an identical disclaimer. If you’re ever tuned in before the show’s intro, you know the one: the white-text-on-black-background message warning people of poor impressions and foul language, punctuated with the statement, “Due to its content, it should not be viewed by anyone.” With the release of the franchise’s new mobile game, South Park: Phone Destroyer, we now have a new version of that disclaimer.

Phone Destroyer, which was revealed back at E3, is out now worldwide on iOS and Android. Before you get into the action, however, you’re presented with a familiar sight–albeit with a few differences to account for this being a free-to-play, microtransaction-based game.

“This game contains both in-app purchases and the option to watch ads for rewards,” it reads. “To disable the ability to make in-app purchases, adjust your device settings. In-app purchases cost real money and are charged to your account and for those reasons, this game should not be played by anyone.”

Phone Destroyer was developed by RedLynx, the studio best known for the Trials series. This game bears little resemblance to that series; it’s a collectible card-based real-time strategy game where you’ll do battle by summoning various South Park characters using cards. As in publisher Ubisoft’s South Park console games, you play as the New Kid as you work your way through a single-player campaign. There’s also a PvP mode where you can use the cards you’ve unlocked to compete against other players.

Whether the game itself is decent or not almost becomes irrelevant, it’s just good to know that South Park is continuing to poke fun at mainstream culture, even if it comes at its own expense. Never change guys.

Be sure to check out the trailer for South Park: Phone Destroyer below.