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Hizbollah game spawns online petition
Some games have embedded political messages. A few games flaunt those messages openly. Much like the United States’ America’s Army, a game called Special Force 2 is an advertisement for armed forces, but for terrorists.
Designed by Hizbollah, an international terrorist organization, Special Force 2 re-enacts a 34-day war between Hizbollah and Israeli forces in Bahrain. The game is not free, like America’s Army, but it costs only BD5 (approximately US$10). The game has made quite a stir in the Arab nation, Bahrain, enough to spark an online petition to have the game banned. According to the petition, local retailers are actively encouraging children to buy the game.
Gamers in the United States are fighting for their right to play gory, AO-rated games, causing fear in already skittish politicians who believe that violent games desensitize players and that game companies market violent games to youngsters. Special Force 2 is a game openly designed to incite violence and specifically marketed to the young, impressionable children being recruited into terrorist armies, the same sort of terrorist groups you are constantly fighting against in America’s Army.
The situation is different, but surely it makes you think.
Read Ban Special Force 2 Via Gulf Daily News Also Read Game Politics
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hizbollah did a violent game.ok. but wut about all games america did? wen i read this text above , i really felt how people are tryin their best to destroy the arabs!
on April 25, 2009 at 05:58 PM - LINKIsn’t America’s Army doing the same as Special Force, which is recruiting and garnering support for their cause in the demographics of over 12-year olds? To me AA and SF are both guilty for stressing the “cool” factor in war.
on June 30, 2009 at 05:09 PM - LINK