Manta: The Game
A retro browser racing game for Opel, developed in collaboration with LDV United. You drive a yellow Opel Manta through a neon city lined with Opel billboards and try to finish the lap as fast as you can.
Opel
LDV United
Development
A Manta in the eighties
For an Opel campaign we teamed up with LDV United to build a racing game in the style of the classic arcade racers. You drive a yellow Manta along a track full of curves and hills, past palm trees, city walls and a skyline under a big moon. Along the way you overtake traffic and pass billboards featuring the Manta and the Opel logo.
The clock starts after a three second countdown. One lap is all it takes: cross the finish line and the game sends you on to the campaign form. Everything runs in the browser, with no plugins or installs.
- Pseudo 3D racing game on HTML5 canvas, based on Jake Gordon's open source Javascript Racer
- Custom sprites: the Manta as the player car, Opel billboards and a neon backdrop
- Start screen, countdown and a HUD with lap time and speed
- Arrow keys on desktop, touch buttons and automatic throttle on mobile
- Retro soundtrack with a mute button
- Automatic hand off to the campaign form after the finish
Gameplay
Manta: The Game gameplay