Adam McElhaney, 30, has designed a smart-phone video game you should know about. It’s called “Heartland-Chattanooga,” and it involves an air invasion of our city by Russia and China.
The Apple App Store description of the 99-cent game reads: “At the onset of 2032, the world’s economy has collapsed. The oil supply has been depleted. The food supply has grown scarce. Hostility has emerged between nations, and alliances have been cast aside.”
Yikes.
The title page shows the Tennessee Aquarium on fire with an ominous hammer-and-sickle flag floating in the foreground.
OK, so the Cold War theme may be a little dated, but the graphics are cool, and the game mechanics have a retro feel. Think “Space Invaders” with 21st-century circuitry.