'Medal Of Honor' Game Afghanistan Present Day Sparks Controversy

[Hissyspit]

Run time: 01:29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxGlJHHAkrA   Posted on YouTube: August 22, 2010 By YouTube Member: AlJazeeraEnglish Views on YouTube: 311   Posted on DU: August 22, 2010 By DU Member: Hissyspit Views on DU: 714

 
AlJazeeraEnglish | August 22, 2010

A new US video game in which the player can take on the role of a Taliban fighter and kill American and British soldiers has caused outrage in the UK.

The country's defence minister says it is "tasteless" and "shocking" and has called for the product to be banned.

But the makers of "Medal of Honor" have defended it, saying it reflects the fact that every conflict has two sides.

Al Jazeera's Guy Henderson reports.

[and-justice-for-all]

1. Oh, I forgot, we only kill 'them'...

The entire serious you are placed in one role or the other, my partner plays them and has played them and alternating roles (online) are part of the game.

[Hissyspit]

2. I've played most of the Medal of Honor series. This is a very interesting development, though.

I'm looking forward to this coming out here. I may use it in class.

Waafaa Bilal: http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/05/02/troy-ny-sued-over-city-shutdown-video-game-exhibit

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/03/interview-wafaa-bilal-casts-himself-as-terrorist-in-virtual-jihadi/

[SnakeEyes]

3. Painfully obvious

This was created to generate controversy for marketing purposes and outdo CoD:MW2's No Russian stage.

[and-justice-for-all]

5. There really is no controversy...

because I do not recall anyone bitching about the other games in the series.

[SnakeEyes]

6. Previous MOH games

havent had anything to be controversial about... manufactured or otherwise.

[and-justice-for-all]

8. I am quite sure that when played online....

you do not get to choice which side your on; you play American or other.

[SnakeEyes]

9. They've all been WW2 games..

I think the fact this is a modern game, with people still fighting the game's enemy, is what is making the difference. Rather than an enemy no longer in existence in an substantial form.


But again, as I said... it's not really a big deal.

[Supply Side Jesus]

7. whatever the purpose

No Russian was an intense sequence in the game...even as a game, i felt the horror of killing innocents. and it indeed felt horrific...

[trumad]

4. Yeah---it would have been fine if we were just killing them.