Metro safety campaign comes back to life Let the leg training begin! Dumb Ways to Die 2: The Games is getting even closer. Courtesy Metro Trains Melbourne, Dumb Ways to Die. THE cute characters from Melbourne's wildly popular Metro Trains safety campaign are back to their dumb, masochistic ways today, with the release of Dumb Ways to Die 2: The Games via the iTunes App Store. The app was produced by local developer Millipede Melbourne, based on the 2012 McCann Melbourne safety cartoon that became most-awarded ad in the history of the renowned Cannes Lion creative awards festival. In this sports-themed instalment, players will help the befuddled characters navigate a series of hilariously dangerous situations such as "avoid the electric hurdles," while also learning about rail safety. Metro Trains general manager of corporate relations Leah Waymark said the Dumb Ways to Die characters are "safety champions." Some of the Dumb Ways To Die characters. "With this campaign it became cool to be safe and dumb to take risks around trains," Ms Waymark said. We hope to surprise and delight people with a really fun and entertaining game, while still conveying a serious safety message. The first Dumb Ways to Die game went to number one on the iTunes app store in 21 countries, and was played more than 1.2 billion times. Andre (11) and Oliver (10) check out the second game in the Dumb Ways to Die rail safety campaign. Picture: Paul Loughnan Millipede Melbourne game director Wil Monte said he was pleased to be working with such a hugely successful Melbourne brand. "This has been an amazing opportunity," Mr Monte said. Dumb Ways to Die 2 is another leap forward in raising the profile for using games as a means to educate and raise awareness. The app will also be available soon for Android devices. Originally published as Dumb and dead - but they live again