Google Maps revives Snake for an April Fools game Android Police

April Fools is an annual highlight at Google (proper on par with Google I/O), with the employer directing many resources to expand the most problematic Easter eggs. Google Maps is sort of definitely continually a part of the yearly festivities: After2019's resurrection of Pac Man and ultimate yr's Where's Waldo, this time round we're invited to play suitable vintage Snake on our favourite mapping carrier.

While gameplay hasn't modified (you swipe to the course you want or use the arrow keys on your computer), Google's visuals range a bit from the unique 1997 Nokia hit (who might've concept?!). Your snake is an 8-bit teach that grows longer with everyone you pick out up from a city or the arena, relying on which map you play on.

That's right, you could pick seven one-of-a-kind 8-bit-ified locations to play on — Cairo, São Paulo, London, Sydney, San Francisco, Tokyo, and World. Each map has special trains and landmarks you may select up alongside humans. For instance, in London, you bypass the London Eye, the Tower Bridge, and Big Ben, all whilst your "educate" is genuinely a conventional London purple double-decker bus. You get one point per person you pick out up, and bonus points for each sight you go to. A damage for a black tea can be rewarded, too.

On the World map, you visit usa-defining landmarks such as the Great Wall of China or the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro — and interestingly, you travel by using teach, no longer by means of plane. Maybe Google desires to nudge us toward greater environmentally-pleasant transport (however how are we going to go oceans?), or a aircraft growing longer could've appeared too ridiculous. I bet it's the latter.

To begin the sport in the Google Maps app, head to the hamburger menu and faucet Play Snake. If this is too much of a trouble to you, we've got you included: just visit snake.googlemaps.com to your mobile or desktop browser.

Price: Free

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