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Stay Mayor is something of a trial balloon for the developers, to see if the team can quickly churn out games based on current events.

“When the Rob Ford crack scandal started, we thought this would be an interesting opportunity for us to try something, so we cobbled something together in about two weeks,” Mr. McEvoy said in an interview.

“The long term vision is that we want to do more quick games based on news, not just Mayor Ford games — although we do have a few other Mayor Ford games we’re cooking up right now.”

According to the description of the game on the Google Play site, the game is “almost as funny as Toronto news stories.”

Here’s how the developers describe the game:

Uh oh. Looks like the Mayor’s in a buttload of friggin’ trouble with that alleged video of him smoking crack! And who knows if it even exists, amiright? But juuust in case, why don’t you help him collect a heap of cash to buy it before The Gawker does. Only your twinkle toes can out-maneuver the Blood Thirsty Media to help him collect more than they did in that damn “Crackstarter” campaign. $201,255 to be exact. And hey, everyone needs a little boost now and then, so make sure you collect power up buckets of deep-fried courage for more footballs to throw at life’s problems… but make sure you avoid those pesky crackpipes! Good luck trying to Stay Mayor! Go git em! PS: Don’t smoke crack.

When the Toronto Star and Gawker reported on the the alleged video which reportedly shows the Mayor of Toronto smoking crack last month, the team decided to dive in and create the new game.

Mr. McEvoy said his team is working on ideas for other games that poke fun at the Mayor of Toronto, which could include driving on the Gardiner Expressway while reading, or avoiding the Pride Parade.

Mr. McEvoy said he is fascinated with political cartoons — even working as a political cartoonist for a short spell after his university days — and is hoping to explore the medium of video games as a tool for political and social commentary.

“From a business model standpoint, we’re wondering if we can just do this, making little games that are like political cartoons, and roll those out frequently, maybe even on a weekly basis,” Mr. McEvoy said.

“It’s a bit of a test to see what kind of a response we get. From a social message perspective, we haven’t delved that deep into it, but I’m very interested in the idea of games as political commentary or social commentary.”

With files from Natalie Alcoba