Poll: Bin laden death in Video game

[chiefohara]

"BRIAN BOYD

WHILE THE blood was still drying on the floors of the Abbottabad compound where Osama bin Laden was shot dead, there were already advance plans to rush-release a ?commemorative? video game detailing the dramatic events of last Sunday night.

A US video games company, Kuma Games, will have its The Death of Osama bin Laden game available for purchase this Saturday, less than a week after the killing.

The game will allow users to take the role of a United States navy seal who travels to Abbottabad to break into bin Laden?s compound. Players must land a helicopter and shoot guards before coming face-to-face with bin Laden.

Kuma Games created a Saddam-Hussein-capturing video game just after the Iraqi leader was taken into custody. Previous ?Kuma War? titles have been based on real battles in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Kuma Games says the kill-Osama video game is not disrespectful or mocking in nature. Rather it is a tribute to those engaged in the front line against al-Qaeda.

?At Kuma, we are sensitive and respectful of American and coalition soldiers and the sacrifices they are making every day,? says Keith Halper, Kuma chief executive. ?We hope that by telling their stories with such a powerful medium that we enable the American public to gain a better appreciation of the conflicts and the dangers they face.?

The company rejects claims of tasteless exploitation and ?cashing in?, saying this is an important historical event and that in all its video games it strives for accuracy by using extensive background information such as satellite photos and US department of defence records.

The Death of Osama bin Laden is expected to be one of the biggest selling game titles of the year."

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0505/1224296144924.html

Appologies if this has already come up, but what do you reckon? is it inappropriate or does the company have every right to produce this game in light of recent events?

 

[Worgen]

ehh, they have been doing games based on recent battles for awhile and from what I hear the raid on osama was some splinter cell shit so it would make sense to be in a game in some form or another

 

[Tulks]

Saw this coming within seconds of first hearing the news of his demise.

 

[RollForInitiative]

The only thing that bothers me is that this is obviously going to be a rush-job, steaming load of a game. People that don't want to make quality games shouldn't be in the business of making games.

 

[jakko12345]

Hmm, I was expecting a counter-strike mod first. Oh well I'm sure one's in the works somewhere

 

[rokkolpo]

If you're not going to respect the dead can you at least ignore them?

This just seems fucking awful to me.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

I'm sure it will be a wonderful game purchased by many and enjoyed by all.

*cough*

 

[Speakercone]

Meanwhile 6 Days In Fallujah will never be released.

 

[Kathinka]

Yes they have every right to do it. It's now a historical event. We make games about WWII don't we? How would this be different?

how about a game where you have to hijack some planes and ram some certain high buildings with them then? historic event, right?

as for the thread: well, what the guys before me said. plus that it's obviously a nice way to cement a picture very positive towards the u.s. in this whole affair, if accurate or not nobody will remember. everybody will think: that's the way it happened.

 

[Drummie666]

Wow. I should totally have some thoughts on this. But instead I just... don't care. I mean, sure, they can. If they want to. But I don't see good things coming from this.

 

[ZeroMachine]

Bullshit.

I call bullshit until I see it from another source.

 

[zhoominator]

Yes they have every right to do it. It's now a historical event. We make games about WWII don't we? How would this be different?

Because it's freaking stupid.

I know, let's make an IRA game where we stick bombs in bins. That was a historical event, right?

Or what about when we got those guys that blew up the underground train in England (aka 7/7)? Oh but I guess little to no American lives were lost so it's obviously insignificant. How silly of me.

9/11 is only a historical event to Americans. To everybody else, this is just another terrorist who got killed. It is absolutely nothing like WW2, and it's insulting to the people who fought and died on BOTH sides to even compare the two.

Oh, I see. You're saying they have the RIGHT to make an utterly silly game based on an event blown out of all proportion. I guess you are correct. That doesn't mean it isn't completely stupid though...

 

[GiantRaven]

It's been done already [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_10_Most_Wanted_(video_game)]

 

[Kathinka]

Yes they have every right to do it. It's now a historical event. We make games about WWII don't we? How would this be different?

how about a game where you have to hijack some planes and ram some certain high buildings with them then? historic event, right?

as for the thread: well, what the guys before me said. plus that it's obviously a nice way to cement a picture very positive towards the u.s. in this whole affair, if accurate or not nobody will remember. everybody will think: that's the way it happened.

Yes how about that? I'd play it if it looked like a well designed game. Should we just pretend it didn't happen? That any inclusion of something about 9/11 was crossing the line? The way I view these things is that you can make a game about ANYTHING YOU WANT. Doesn't mean it will sell well, but you shouldn't be stopped for making it.

i agree as far as that i would not oppose it if the game in question would be well designed and handle the critical issue maturely and in a sensible way.
what we have here though is obviously just the attempt to make some quick profit with some shoddy game that in all probability will distort the truth vigorously.

so where to draw the line? there was this once economy game once, named "concentration camp manager". and it was exactly what it says on the tin. i think we can agree that this kind of thing is not cool^^ hard to find a good middle ground..

 

[AgentNein]

It's been done already [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_10_Most_Wanted_(video_game)]

I truly feel that shooting Bin Laden was a waisted opportunity. He was unarmed, one of those guys should've dropped his gun and beat the shit out of him throwdown-style. Would've been one of the strangest cases of life imitating (rather bad) art ever.