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Ever since Rainbow Six came out on the PC a few years back, followed by Rogue Spear and all the rest, tactical first person shooter games have been a firm favourite of mine. The realism, planning and the eventual "GO!" as your men (and women) take out the terrorists, get the hostages, defuse the bomb etc with clinical precision.
Since 9/11 Videogame makers have released even more games where the objective centres firmly around taking out Johny Terrorist and his mates.
Black Hawk Down, Raven Shield, Delta Force Task Force Dagger, endless Counter Strike and Rainbow Six mods and add ones, to a lesser degree C+C Generals and a ton more.
Not only are the terrorists getting a kicking in the real world but also on the screens of gameplayers across the Western world.
Not surprisingly it's hard to find anything wrong with that and no one, other than a brief spat over Hitman 2, is really bothered.
It should also come as no surprise that, in the most unlikeliest of places, the terrorists are fighting back, digitally.
Special Force is a game created using the Quake 2 engine and funded by the Iranian Government through a research establishment, the Computer Research Centre For Islamic Sciences, and it was developed in Lebanon by Hizbollah. The game centres around fighting the "zionist" forces in Lebanon before Israel withdrew and recreates many real situations from that time. On it's website the group makes no effort to hide that fact that it has been created to counter the dominance of western games which show western characters triumphing over people like themselves.
Already several US Senators and an Australian MP have issued fuming statements, all claiming it will encourage attacks on Westerners amongst its users, and that the download of the game should be removed by the group.
First problem is that a look on the site shows you cannot download it, and it is only available to buy in Iraq, Iran and a few other related countries.
But, back to the idea that such a game would encourage attacks on westerners and that the fact the player controls a terrorist seems to be causing some concern amongst some people.
Western developers have a long tradition of placing the player as what we would call "the bad guy" - Grand Theft Auto, Counter Strike, Swat 2, Half Life Opposing Force, Dungeon Keeper etc Yeat now not even GTA causes any serious media outburst and parents happily let their kids play them, play the bad guys, in most cases.
So is this not a bit of hypocrisy and fuming over nothing ? From the screenshots it is not like it's Halo 2 or anything....
If you want to find out more then search on Google as I will not post the direct links here. I came across the game whilst researching my dissertation for University which explores geographical themes in videogames.
Since 9/11 Videogame makers have released even more games where the objective centres firmly around taking out Johny Terrorist and his mates.
Black Hawk Down, Raven Shield, Delta Force Task Force Dagger, endless Counter Strike and Rainbow Six mods and add ones, to a lesser degree C+C Generals and a ton more.
Not only are the terrorists getting a kicking in the real world but also on the screens of gameplayers across the Western world.
Not surprisingly it's hard to find anything wrong with that and no one, other than a brief spat over Hitman 2, is really bothered.
It should also come as no surprise that, in the most unlikeliest of places, the terrorists are fighting back, digitally.
Special Force is a game created using the Quake 2 engine and funded by the Iranian Government through a research establishment, the Computer Research Centre For Islamic Sciences, and it was developed in Lebanon by Hizbollah. The game centres around fighting the "zionist" forces in Lebanon before Israel withdrew and recreates many real situations from that time. On it's website the group makes no effort to hide that fact that it has been created to counter the dominance of western games which show western characters triumphing over people like themselves.
Already several US Senators and an Australian MP have issued fuming statements, all claiming it will encourage attacks on Westerners amongst its users, and that the download of the game should be removed by the group.
First problem is that a look on the site shows you cannot download it, and it is only available to buy in Iraq, Iran and a few other related countries.
But, back to the idea that such a game would encourage attacks on westerners and that the fact the player controls a terrorist seems to be causing some concern amongst some people.
Western developers have a long tradition of placing the player as what we would call "the bad guy" - Grand Theft Auto, Counter Strike, Swat 2, Half Life Opposing Force, Dungeon Keeper etc Yeat now not even GTA causes any serious media outburst and parents happily let their kids play them, play the bad guys, in most cases.
So is this not a bit of hypocrisy and fuming over nothing ? From the screenshots it is not like it's Halo 2 or anything....
If you want to find out more then search on Google as I will not post the direct links here. I came across the game whilst researching my dissertation for University which explores geographical themes in videogames.
American Senators moan about everything.
Delta Force was originally devloped with training US forces in mind wasn't it? Countries that are not on the best of terms with the USA could claim that it was going to give Americans ideas about killing their people, to which the Americans would have laughed before telling them to go to hell.
They just don't like tasting their own medicine.
Delta Force was originally devloped with training US forces in mind wasn't it? Countries that are not on the best of terms with the USA could claim that it was going to give Americans ideas about killing their people, to which the Americans would have laughed before telling them to go to hell.
They just don't like tasting their own medicine.
*shrugs*
I can play Soldier of Fortune and kill many many Arabs, or Black Hawk Down and kill many many Somalians and escape by chopper to a rousing tune, I can play C&C and blow up China or Baghdad, I can stick on Rainbow 6:Clancy's Hardon for POTUS and elimanate be-turbanned villains.
Where's the difference?
If that line of thinking is to be believed, that this game will create crack squads of anti-Western terrorists, then by the same logic I am straining at the leash to rain down death and destruction upon various brown-skinned people.
Which I'm not at all.
Lately I have been playing Warcraft III, fictional fantasy opponents. I've also been playing Black and White, where you don't kill anyone of note except for caucasion villagers if you feel the need to. I've been playing IL-2, where I shoot down Germans.
So if you read on the news that someone has exploded in an orgy of violence against Teutonic Orcs flying Heinkel bombers into over-sized cows that walk upright and cast spells - you know where to get me.
Blame videogames - because that's easier than blaming a culture of fear and suspicion against foreigners.
I can play Soldier of Fortune and kill many many Arabs, or Black Hawk Down and kill many many Somalians and escape by chopper to a rousing tune, I can play C&C and blow up China or Baghdad, I can stick on Rainbow 6:Clancy's Hardon for POTUS and elimanate be-turbanned villains.
Where's the difference?
If that line of thinking is to be believed, that this game will create crack squads of anti-Western terrorists, then by the same logic I am straining at the leash to rain down death and destruction upon various brown-skinned people.
Which I'm not at all.
Lately I have been playing Warcraft III, fictional fantasy opponents. I've also been playing Black and White, where you don't kill anyone of note except for caucasion villagers if you feel the need to. I've been playing IL-2, where I shoot down Germans.
So if you read on the news that someone has exploded in an orgy of violence against Teutonic Orcs flying Heinkel bombers into over-sized cows that walk upright and cast spells - you know where to get me.
Blame videogames - because that's easier than blaming a culture of fear and suspicion against foreigners.
I read about this in the paper a couple of months ago, and it seemed like a big fuss about nothing. It's not much different from America's Army or one of the Vietnam games clogging up the release schedules: whether it's tasteful or acceptable depends on your point of view. It's a matter of personal taste, really. I choose not to play games where I shoot up evil Asians/Arabs, but I couldn't care less about other people playing them.
Ever since Rainbow Six came out on the PC a few years back, followed by Rogue Spear and all the rest, tactical first person shooter games have been a firm favourite of mine. The realism, planning and the eventual "GO!" as your men (and women) take out the terrorists, get the hostages, defuse the bomb etc with clinical precision.
Since 9/11 Videogame makers have released even more games where the objective centres firmly around taking out Johny Terrorist and his mates.
Black Hawk Down, Raven Shield, Delta Force Task Force Dagger, endless Counter Strike and Rainbow Six mods and add ones, to a lesser degree C+C Generals and a ton more.
Not only are the terrorists getting a kicking in the real world but also on the screens of gameplayers across the Western world.
Not surprisingly it's hard to find anything wrong with that and no one, other than a brief spat over Hitman 2, is really bothered.
It should also come as no surprise that, in the most unlikeliest of places, the terrorists are fighting back, digitally.
Special Force is a game created using the Quake 2 engine and funded by the Iranian Government through a research establishment, the Computer Research Centre For Islamic Sciences, and it was developed in Lebanon by Hizbollah. The game centres around fighting the "zionist" forces in Lebanon before Israel withdrew and recreates many real situations from that time. On it's website the group makes no effort to hide that fact that it has been created to counter the dominance of western games which show western characters triumphing over people like themselves.
Already several US Senators and an Australian MP have issued fuming statements, all claiming it will encourage attacks on Westerners amongst its users, and that the download of the game should be removed by the group.
First problem is that a look on the site shows you cannot download it, and it is only available to buy in Iraq, Iran and a few other related countries.
But, back to the idea that such a game would encourage attacks on westerners and that the fact the player controls a terrorist seems to be causing some concern amongst some people.
Western developers have a long tradition of placing the player as what we would call "the bad guy" - Grand Theft Auto, Counter Strike, Swat 2, Half Life Opposing Force, Dungeon Keeper etc Yeat now not even GTA causes any serious media outburst and parents happily let their kids play them, play the bad guys, in most cases.
So is this not a bit of hypocrisy and fuming over nothing ? From the screenshots it is not like it's Halo 2 or anything....
If you want to find out more then search on Google as I will not post the direct links here. I came across the game whilst researching my dissertation for University which explores geographical themes in videogames.
Since 9/11 Videogame makers have released even more games where the objective centres firmly around taking out Johny Terrorist and his mates.
Black Hawk Down, Raven Shield, Delta Force Task Force Dagger, endless Counter Strike and Rainbow Six mods and add ones, to a lesser degree C+C Generals and a ton more.
Not only are the terrorists getting a kicking in the real world but also on the screens of gameplayers across the Western world.
Not surprisingly it's hard to find anything wrong with that and no one, other than a brief spat over Hitman 2, is really bothered.
It should also come as no surprise that, in the most unlikeliest of places, the terrorists are fighting back, digitally.
Special Force is a game created using the Quake 2 engine and funded by the Iranian Government through a research establishment, the Computer Research Centre For Islamic Sciences, and it was developed in Lebanon by Hizbollah. The game centres around fighting the "zionist" forces in Lebanon before Israel withdrew and recreates many real situations from that time. On it's website the group makes no effort to hide that fact that it has been created to counter the dominance of western games which show western characters triumphing over people like themselves.
Already several US Senators and an Australian MP have issued fuming statements, all claiming it will encourage attacks on Westerners amongst its users, and that the download of the game should be removed by the group.
First problem is that a look on the site shows you cannot download it, and it is only available to buy in Iraq, Iran and a few other related countries.
But, back to the idea that such a game would encourage attacks on westerners and that the fact the player controls a terrorist seems to be causing some concern amongst some people.
Western developers have a long tradition of placing the player as what we would call "the bad guy" - Grand Theft Auto, Counter Strike, Swat 2, Half Life Opposing Force, Dungeon Keeper etc Yeat now not even GTA causes any serious media outburst and parents happily let their kids play them, play the bad guys, in most cases.
So is this not a bit of hypocrisy and fuming over nothing ? From the screenshots it is not like it's Halo 2 or anything....
If you want to find out more then search on Google as I will not post the direct links here. I came across the game whilst researching my dissertation for University which explores geographical themes in videogames.