Play as the Taliban:

[Castiel]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/7962037/Medal-Of-Honor-controversy-analysis.html


WTF, you can play as the Taliban in the upcoming MOH FPS. Calls for it to be banned have surface already led by the Defence Secretary.

I don't usually think banning anything legal such as Videogames or Films is the way to go, but allegedly being able to effectively play a Terrorist killing co-alition Soldiers in the current climate is a bit insensitive, even for gamers.

 

[HangTime]

You can't kill British soldiers or so I'm led to believe. Reading on the BBC the other day it sounds as though Fox has gone off half cocked without actually doing proper research.

Let's not forget that in plenty of other games we are allowed to play as terrorists, Nazis (who killed FAR more British) etc.

 

[gord]

1 up man ship over COD4's terrorist airport sequence?

 

[Mp4]

Doesnt bother me that this will or will not be in the game - its just a game!

 

[Glaucus]

why?
Total over reaction, someone always plays the bad guys. whether it's gangsters in GTA or Nazis in ww2 games.

At the end of the day it's a game.

 

[int]

No British soldiers are in the game.

Playing as the Taliban is only included in the multiplayer version (someone's got to be the opposition?!)

I can guarantee you that most people currently serving in the military will play this game without any gripes.

 

[eatcustard]

Its just a game.

You can play call of duty as a Nazi.
Stupid MP again

 

[fail at the internets]

What's the problem, in a lot of games you kill "terrorists" i'd have no problem playing as a "terrorist" killing british soldiers.

Reason being it's a game....

 

[Alpherah]

No British soldiers are in the game.

Playing as the Taliban is only included in the multiplayer version (someone's got to be the opposition?!)

I can guarantee you that most people currently serving in the military will play this game without any gripes.

^ all i was going to say.

 

[Castiel]

You can't kill British soldiers or so I'm led to believe. Reading on the BBC the other day it sounds as though Fox has gone off half cocked without actually doing proper research.

Let's not forget that in plenty of other games we are allowed to play as terrorists, Nazis (who killed FAR more British) etc.

Nazi's are historical. The taliban are not, we are currently at war with them. Currently being the operative word.

 

[Andrew Moore]

Im with mp4 on this... however I can see why there are a fair amount of raised eyebrows with this.


Andy

 

[Azza]

No different from being a T in CS:S and killing CTs in the SAS skin surely.


Non issue really, he just needs to moan about something.

 

[RickST]

ITS A GAME!

 

[The Funktopus]

So I see there's calls to get it Talibanned already......

 

[Castiel]

No British soldiers are in the game.

Playing as the Taliban is only included in the multiplayer version (someone's got to be the opposition?!)

I can guarantee you that most people currently serving in the military will play this game without any gripes.

Can you guarantee that. Having served in Afghanistan I think it is a little insensitive, although if as people have said that playing the Taliban means you cannot kill anyone , I suppose it's ok.

 

[scorza]

No British soldiers are in the game.

Why are no British soldiers in the game? Given that the UK's armed forces have been bearing much of the brunt in Afghanistan, and I believe the game is largely set in Afghanistan it seems like yet another American attempt to slight us. If I were Doctor Fox (not the DJ) I'd save my outrage for that little inconvenient truth.

 

[Cosimo]

Just another game. Nobody complains about any other group being killed/shot in other games so why start now. The defence secretary trying to be tough and shooting himself in the foot. He should be more concerned about the state of our defence forces then a bloody computer game.

 

[Andr3w]

I don't see WWII veterans kicking off about people who play as nazi's in the old moh games.

 

[Castiel]

Just another game. Nobody complains about any other group being killed/shot in other games so why start now. The defence secretary trying to be tough and shooting himself in the foot. He should be more concerned about the state of our defence forces then a bloody computer game.

I agree that it is simply a game, but did no one think that we are at war with these people right now and that the families of those serving may just be a little offended.

And yes, he should be more concerned about the state of our armed forces.

 

[Delvis]

lol...just lol

Purely pathetic, I wish people would just keep there noses out, soon games are only going to be about flowers and fluffy things that have tea and biscuits together...no wait, can't do that, they might burn themselves in the game!!! :O