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Make-A-Wish Kid's PopCap Game Finished, Is Awesome

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by Tim Turi on July 23, 2011 at 08:06 PM

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Awhile ago we reported that an iOS game was being developed by a terminally ill 9-year-old in conjunction with PopCap. The miracle was made possible by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the fruits of their combined labor are finally playable for free on iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches.

Little Owain, who was diagnosed with Leukemia last year, had a wish to make a video game. The brave guy had all the plans, scenarios, gameplay, and unit types all figure out for his Allied Star Police game. I've already played a few stages of Owain's game, and can confirm that it's awesome. It's like a faster paced Plants vs. Zombies with a tug-of-war element. You deploy tank and sniper units from the left of the screen to beat the encroaching aliens back to their base to the right of the battlefield. Like I said, it's fun, free, and an amazing passion project by Owain and PopCap.

Read more about Owain's Wish at PopCap's site. After that, be sure to download the game and give it a try. I'm glad I did. Our best wishes go out to Owain and his family, and we're raising a glass to PopCap for their amazing dedication to making a boy's wish come true. Amazing.

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Filed under: News, iPhone, iPod Touch, Impulse, popcap, ipad, ios, asp, allied star police

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by luminaire1 Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:12 PM

I am always blown away by what the Make-A-Wish foundation does for kids. Can't say enough about how awesome this is. Good job guys. By the way. this's my first first. Yeah Buddy!
by Zebra3 Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:13 PM

This app really is impressive. It's colorful, fun, and really satisfying. Well done Owain and PopCap!
by Miles Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:13 PM

I will definitely try this out soon! Glad to see that dreams do come true for some people.
by Shadeshooter Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:14 PM

That is truly awesome. Here's to the best for Owain and his family and props to Popcap for letting this kid live his dream. Hopes it comes to Android so I can appreciate Owain's awesome game even more
by Jerald Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:14 PM

:] best wishes to him and his family.
by Joseph Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:15 PM

Dang, good job PopCap. Hadn't heard of this until now. I don't own any Apple products, so I can't play it, but its still cool PopCap helped make it happen all the same, and Make-A-Wish Foundation is a great organization.
by Still_Insane22 Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:16 PM

It's good to know that we in the gaming industry have hearts.

My prayers go to Owain and his family.
by Robert Rimini Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:21 PM

Popcap, you are now my favorite developer of all time. You made a child's wish come true by making his game a reality. Not once have I seen a video game company do something so selfless. Give yourselves a pat on the back guys, you deserve it. And to Owain and his family, I think I speak for all of the gaming community when I say we wish nothing but the best for you. Now if only I had an iSomething to play the game......
by drownthefish23 Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:21 PM

This is a great story and it makes me sad that i can't play it
by DEADxECH0 Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:22 PM

Great job by Make-A-Wish, and the fact that the game is good too makes it all the better :)
by Allen Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:22 PM

It's definitely a bit different than I imagined when this was first announced. It looks pretty good though, I'd definitely give it a try if I owned the appropriate device(s).
by Chetashiny Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:23 PM

Great story. Can't wait to play it.
by DurableGravy Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:26 PM

downloading this now. looks freaking awesome
by Nick Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:32 PM

That's awesome. Where is it available? Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Tablets?
by magiccoffeepot Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:37 PM

Make-A-Wish is awesome! I am so glad that PopCap actually put work into this game, it looks awesome and I am downloading it as I type!
by Ezio Auditore Da Firenze Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:41 PM

PopCap I applaud you sincerely for making this kid's dream true.I will definitely try this when I have the chance.
by Farrell Maniac Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:47 PM

Aw, I feel sad inside now.
by natehubes Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 08:57 PM

Popcap has made a kid's dream happen and that is all that matters and the game is awesome too which makes it even better. They should have charged 99 cents and all the money goes to Owain to help him out.
by Jetsam Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 09:05 PM

I have little more to say than that is awesome.
by TheInsaneGreek Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 09:06 PM

Looks really fun, hope Owain pulls through!!!