Glu Mobile announced the release of Nicki Minaj: The Empire on mobile. The lifestyle simulation game allows users to become hip-hop stars with the help of musician Nicki Minaj.
In Nicki Minaj: The Empire, each user can create and customize an avatar to represent them in the game. From there, users will be able to complete quests and earn fans by participating in rap battles, creating and promoting songs and more.
As users progress, they will need to complete timed projects by spending energy in the environment. Specifically, during a project, users will be able to spend energy to complete tasks that provide them with experience points, or stars, for the project. A project will end when players collect all five stars on the project, or when time runs out. As users complete quests, they will earn money that can be spent on new outfits and accessories for their characters, or on items for their in-game apartments.
In addition to completing quests in the game’s story mode, users can create raps within the game by recording their own voices over tracks provided by the application. Users can also type text lyrics from scratch or create lyrics by selecting from multiple options to fill in the blanks in lyric templates. Minaj will listen to user-created raps, and she will give the creator of the best rap each month a shoutout on her social media channels.
In addition, as users create raps, they can share them on Beatbook, the game’s social network. Us...