First-ever Point of View football game launches on Facebook

Lots of you sofa footballers may like the sound of a new game you can play on Facebook. I AM PLAYR is a point of view football game.

I AM PLAYR, from social games publisher We R Interactive, lets you live the life of a professional footballer at fictional club River Park FC. They describe it as ‘the first-ever online POV football game’ which has now ended its BETA trial experiments and  is ready to be tackled by any keen player.

“The game combines live action video, interactive story-telling and first-person perspective game play. This creates a truly original narrative, where the storyline is dictated by the player’s decisions and actions on and off the pitch.” We R Interactive say.

The company has also found some big name backers, Nike is Principal Brand Partner. Red Bull is the game’s energy drink. Alfa Romeo is the sponsor of River Park FC, with Ginsters the club shirt sponsors.

We R Interactive co-founder Oli Madgett said: “In this latest version of I AM PLAYR we’ve increased the freedom of the game, added more training sessions, and given the game a fresh lick of paint.

“And this is just the beginning! There is a whole bunch of new content about to be shot for Season 2, and clever new ways to keep players always active. We’re massively excited about the developments coming in the next few months.”

Former Arsenal and England full back Lee Dixon and ex-Liverpool FC managing director Christian Purslow are investors in the game.

To join in the action and begin your life as a footballer head to http://www.facebook.com/iamplayrgame