I want to make a free version of my game (Galaxia Interface) on the iOS app store, but i wanted to do it more creatively than just putting out a “lite” or “free” version out there.
So I was thinking is a parody game. Like how Scary Movie or Vampires Suck make fun of other movies, I want to make a game that makes fun of an already popular game. I don’t want to say exactly which game I want to make a parody of, but I will say that it is a Super Nintendo game and I’ve mentioned in many other posts what game Galaxia Interface is inspired by…
I will be creating this game from the ground up, so everything in it, I will own. And like Scary Movie and Vampires Suck, this game will be focusing more on humor than anything else. I just need to know that I can’t get sued for making a game that is obvious a knock-off of another game.
im not a lawyer, but those movies are always made with the consent of the owners of the parodied intellectual property otherwise they may take it as defamatory action against their IP.
for example, family guy star wars parodies were made with the consent of George Lucas
so theres still chance they can take legal action against you
for game idea parody you can’t be sued.
But if the character is trademarked, apple might reject or pretty fast take it down again until the situation is resolved (being sued is only going to happen if you had a success hit as the costs for them is to high especially as a simple DMCA - take offline notice to apple will make them do so immediately with TM registrations)