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{{Infobox video game
| title         = Feed Me Oil
| collapsible   = 
| state         = 
| image         = Feed Me Oil logo.png
| image_size    = 200px
| developer     = Alexander Ilin
| publisher     = Chillingo
| series        = 
| engine        = [[Software:Cocos2d|Cocos2d]]
| platforms     = [[Software:IOS|iOS]]<br />[[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]<br />[[Software:Windows Phone|Windows Phone]]<br />[[Software:PlayStation Mobile|PlayStation Mobile]]
| released      = {{Collapsible list
| title         = June 2, 2011
| '''iOS'''
| June 2, 2011
| '''Windows Phone'''
| April 30, 2012
| '''Android'''
| July 3, 2012
| '''PlayStation Mobile'''
| June 26, 2013
}}
| genre         = [[Software:Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
| modes         = Single-player
}}

'''''Feed Me Oil''''' is a physics-based [[Software:Puzzle video game|puzzle game]] developed by Russian studio HolyWaterGames for [[Software:IOS|iOS]], [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]], and [[Software:Windows Phone|Windows Phone]] devices. The game was released on the [[Software:ITunes|iTunes]] App Store in June 2011 and [[Software:Google Play|Google Play]] in July 2012, by publisher Chillingo Ltd. The Windows Phone version of the game was published by [[Company:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]] and released on the Windows Phone Store in April 2012. The game was featured as the [[Engineering:IPhone|iPhone]] Game of the Week, as well as the number-one paid app in the United States and other countries.

==Gameplay==
The objective in the game is to fill the creature's mouth with oil (hence the game name). As the player progresses through the game by completing levels, subsequent levels become more complex. The amount of oil varies between level to level, and occasionally there are multiple creatures to feed oil to. Additionally, there may also be a certain color or type of oil that the creature wants. Players will be provided objects to use in order to guide the oil into the creature's mouth. Some of these provided objects include: solid bars, fans, oil filters, and tornados. Each of these objects perform a different task; for example, the fan will "push" the oil in the direction that it is blowing. There are also special objects in some levels, such as buttons, which may activate another pathway or lift an obstacle in order to be able to complete the level. The less objects that the player uses to complete the level, the more points the player will be awarded. The amount of time it takes to complete the level is also a factor when calculating the score.

Additional level packs included with updates to the game introduced new special objects and mechanics, such as anti-gravity and oil-mixing.

==Development and release==
''Feed Me Oil'' was developed by independent game developer Alexander Ilin, and was published by Chillingo. Production began in August 2010, when Ilin was inspired to create a game with the core mechanic based around fluid after watching the trailer for ''[[Software:The Unfinished Swan|The Unfinished Swan]]''.<ref name="Johnson">{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Jovan|url=http://www.johnson-moo.com/holy-water-games/|title=Holy Water Games Founder Alexander Ilin Enterprise Mobile App Consultant|publisher=johnson-moo.com|accessdate=April 13, 2016}}</ref> According to Ilin, his primary goal when developing ''Feed Me Oil'' was "paying attention to every aspect of the design, from the physics to the graphics to the overall mechanics".<ref name="Appolicious">{{cite web|last=Spirrison|first=Brad|url=http://www.appolicious.com/articles/8504-how-feed-me-oils-developer-struck-gold-in-the-app-store|title=How Feed Me Oil's developer struck gold in the App Store|publisher=Appolicious|date=June 25, 2011|access-date=April 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422195123/http://www.appolicious.com/articles/8504-how-feed-me-oils-developer-struck-gold-in-the-app-store|archive-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also attempted to create gameplay mechanics that would function on any mobile device, regardless of screen size.<ref name="Appolicious"/> The game was developed using [[Software:Cocos2d|Cocos2d]].<ref name="Cocos2d">{{cite web|last=Hodapp|first=Eli|url=http://toucharcade.com/2011/07/14/developer-alert-cocos2d-1-0-0-released/|title=Developer Alert: Cocos2d 1.0.0 Released|publisher=TouchArcade|date=July 14, 2011|accessdate=April 13, 2016}}</ref>

''Feed Me Oil'' was first released for [[Software:IOS|iOS]] devices on June 2, 2011.<ref name="Adweek">{{cite web|last=Mack|first=Christopher|url=http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/feed-me-oil-ios-chillingo-holy-water-games/510293|title=Feed Me Oil Shows Off Its Fluidity in Physics on iOS|work=Adweek|date=June 7, 2011|accessdate=April 13, 2016}}</ref> In its initial week of release, it became the top selling app in several countries, including the United States, England, and Australia.<ref name="Develop">{{cite web|url=http://www.develop-online.net/press-releases/chillingo-and-holywatergames-strike-black-gold-with-feed-me-oil/0156272|title=Chillingo and Holywatergames Strike Black Gold With 'Feed Me Oil'|work=Develop|date=June 6, 2011|accessdate=April 13, 2016|archive-date=May 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505112718/http://www.develop-online.net/press-releases/chillingo-and-holywatergames-strike-black-gold-with-feed-me-oil/0156272|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was then released for the [[Software:Windows Phone|Windows Phone]] on April 30, 2012, [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]] devices on July 3, 2012,<ref name="Android Release">{{cite web|url=http://www.chillingo.com/game/feed-oil/|title=Feed Me Oil|publisher=Chillingo|accessdate=April 13, 2016}}</ref> and [[Software:PlayStation Mobile|PlayStation Mobile]] on June 26, 2013.<ref name="PS Mobile">{{cite web|last=Rumley|first=Ed|url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/06/25/ps-mobile-chillingo-games-coming-to-psm-starting-with-feed-me-oil/|title=PS Mobile: Chillingo Games Coming to PSM, Starting with Feed Me Oil|publisher=PlayStation Blog|date=June 25, 2013|accessdate=April 13, 2016}}</ref> Ilin hired five people to help with developing updates after the game's release, and eventually founded Holy Water Games with his new employees.<ref name="Appolicious"/>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| EuroG = 8/10<ref name="Eurogamer Review">{{cite web|last=Reed|first=Kristan|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-06-27-mobile-games-roundup-review?page=2|title=Mobile Games Roundup - Page 2|publisher=Eurogamer|date=June 27, 2011|accessdate=April 14, 2016}}</ref>
| IGN = 9/10<ref name="IGN Review">{{cite web|last=Gallegos|first=Anthony|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/17/feed-me-oil-review|title=Feed Me Oil Review|publisher=IGN|date=June 16, 2011|accessdate=April 14, 2016}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''Pocket Gamer''
| rev1Score = 7/10<ref name="Pocket Gamer">{{cite web|last=Andrew|first=Keith|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Feed+Me+Oil/review.asp?c=30325|title=Feed Me Oil Review|work=Pocket Gamer|date=June 2, 2011|accessdate=April 14, 2016}}</ref>
| rev2 = TouchArcade
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="TouchArcade Review">{{cite web|last=Woodfield|first=Troy|url=http://toucharcade.com/2011/06/02/feed-me-oil-review-mmm-delicious-petrochemicals/|title='Feed Me Oil' Review - Mmm... Delicious Petrochemicals|publisher=TouchArcade|date=June 6, 2011|accessdate=April 14, 2016}}</ref>
| MC = 86/100<ref name="MCIOS">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/feed-me-oil/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad|title=Feed Me Oil for iPhone/iPad Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=June 1, 2022}}</ref>
}}

''Feed Me Oil'' received positive reviewers from critics. The aggregate-review website Metacritic rated the [[Software:IOS|iOS]] version 86/100, based on 17 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/feed-me-oil/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad|title=Feed Me Oil Critic Reviews for iPhone/iPad|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=April 14, 2016}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://holywatergames.com/ HolyWaterGames official website]

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