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Burning with desire to promote Filipino culture in the world through Pinoy games, a group of Filipinos created SIPA, a street hacky sack game, for Apple iTunes and Android Market. With more than 500,000 apps in iTunes alone, there is hardly a Pinoy-themed game that people can play. This became a challenge for the group.

The group, also known as Team Butchukoy, is led by a friend I met from UP Mountaineers, Dale David – he spearheaded this project to promote our culture in the international market. Technology is changing the way people play games so the group created this game which runs on iOS and Android.  Butchokoy, the central character plays SIPA in historic and beautiful places in the country like Rizal Park, University of the Philippines, Quiapo, Mt. Pulag.

Instead of a ball, in the Philippines, they use a washer with some ribbons or scrap cloth or a ball of rubber bands. They kick this using one foot – either the inner foot or the outer foot. Women find it harder to kick the washer thus they created their own version with a ball of rubber bands. Aside from the foot, the arm can also be used to keep the sipa upfloat.

Watch this demo.

Each download is worth $0.99 and goes out to support organizations like Mighty Minds that support Filipino scholars. It is super addicting and frustrating every time I miss the washer.

SIPA is not only a game, it was born out of a passion to create a landmark Filipino game in the apps world. Butchokoy is not only a character, he is the kid in all of us who plays, learns, cries and laughs. Team Butchukoy is proud to say that they have faced the challenge and have conquered it. Truly, this Filipino Game is worth playing for.

Download the game here:
iTunes
Android

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