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Ride an esuvee

by Ian Bogost April 18, 2005

categories: Educational Games , Public Policy Games

The Attorney General and Consumer Protection Agencies have created Esuvee Challenge Course, a game that teaches players about key factors in SUV rollovers. The game has high production value and great complexity, and it's funny too: the "Esuvee" is a sort of wooly monster beast. You can also watch the TV spot.

(thanks to Gamersnitch)

Comments (11)

Great site, great CM.

The game however requires Shockwave. The Shockwave installer doesn't let you bypass installing the Yahoo toolbar. I don't want it. Oh well, I wanted to try the game.

piyo on April 18, 2005 1:04 PM

That's odd. I have SW aqnd no toolbar, but I'm on Mac/Safari, so maybe that's why.

I agree that Shockwave is becoming a bear of a thing to count on for web-based games.

Ian Bogost on April 18, 2005 5:52 PM

You can indeed bypass the Yahoon installation, just de-select the "Install Yahoo" option during installation.

Joe on April 19, 2005 2:16 AM

j`aimerais savoir comment on fait pour télécharger le jeux de esuvee parce que sa fait longtemp que j`entend parler de se jeux la et il a l`air le fun mais je ne paeux pas jouer car je ne sé pas comment le télécharger, alors sé sa jaimerais que vous me réponder

arianne on June 20, 2005 10:41 PM

arianne -- on jeu en ligne... je crois qu'on ne peut pas le télécharger. Pour jouer, suivez ce lien ci. Il vous faut le plug-in Shockwave

Ian Bogost on June 21, 2005 3:27 PM

The Shockwave installer doesn't let you bypass installing the Yahoo toolbar... :S

Telecharger MSN on September 7, 2005 4:55 AM

this does suck cant even play the game FIX IT!!!!!!!!!

Holly on November 2, 2005 5:55 PM

It's better for a web game to be written in Flash, than in Shockwave... But it is great! :)

AssParade on March 27, 2006 5:48 AM

It's bad it does require Shockwave... :(

Latina Ass on April 4, 2006 4:11 AM

I have problems starting it on Safari... :(