NAIROBI X | First 3D FPS Game Made in Kenya! [PC]

Nairobi X is one of Kenya’s first
domestically developed 3D first person shooter and multiplayer video
game.

The creator,
27-year-old self-taught developer Andrew Kaggia, said the game took him a
year to develop. “I faced a number of challenges, for instance creating
accurate 3D depictions of Nairobi buildings using nothing but
photographs. I was once chased by a police officer who caught me taking
photos of buildings with my phone.

There are two versions of the game:
Android mobile version and Windows PC version. There are a total of nine
mission objectives in the game,” said Kaggia.

Black Division
revealed that this is the first time game developers in the region have
embraced multiple platforms by making it accessible for Android, IOS and
Windows smart phone devices while personal computer users can enjoy the
game play on both Windows and IOS operating systems.



Nairobi X’s
plot revolves around an imminent attack on Nairobi by an unknown alien
colony. Player’s assume the role of Otero, an elite GSU Recce Squad
member who through an unfortunate twist of events emerges as the sole
survivor in a special operation tasked to defend his country.



“This
version was designed to suite the current demands and capacity of the
mobile subscriber base in Africa thus efforts were made to ensure the
game application was a relatively small file making it accessible to a
vast majority of smart phone users, optimised to be compatible with high
end and entry level smart phones while ensuring a cost effective
download cost at an affordable pricing point,” said Kaggia.

He
draws his inspiration from Tim Sweeny of Epic games and Hideo Kojima,
creator of the Metal Gear Solid franchise. These two people, he
believes, have contributed greatly to the global gaming community and
personally motivated him to get into game development.

“We seek to
develop high quality, aesthetically pleasing, culturally relevant and
uniquely engaging gaming experiences for the region,” he says

His company Black Division Games is an interactive entertainment and publishing company.

“Nairobi
X is currently free for download for a time limited period of one week.
It features special partnerships with RMA Jaguar Land Rover to use
their latest Defender as the players’ primary mode of roaming the city.
The Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) partnered and
featured as the game starting point while Commercial Bank of Africa
(CBA) worked with the game team to set up terminal points for the
players to save their data and progress through the mission. For mobile
is just Sh30 and for PC Sh100,” he said.

Players can download the
mobile version by typing Nairobix and sending that to 21797. The PC
version of the game presents a similar FPS genre featuring single
campaign missions allowing the players to roam the city or #DefendKenya
by engaging the enemies to complete certain tasks issued from the
command base. Players on PC can also immerse themselves in two specially
designed maps and invite other players for a multi-player challenge
allowing up to sixteen players to interact simultaneously for a high
grade, fascinating and competitive gaming experience. For PC : Visit
www.nairobi-x.com.