The game series “Medal of Honor” has been in need of a reboot after a successful run. Nevertheless, the newest game in the series has ignited some fiery debate. The games are set in World War II, as a first person shooter. This can be the first not set in that war. The war in Afghanistan is the setting for the new one. This game is a little different. Unlike other games, not only are players in multi-player mode playing as US or UK forces, they can also be the Taliban in “Medal of Honor 2010.” Individuals are calling for a ban, including the Minister of Defense for the UK.
Fox out to get the video game banned
Liam Fox, the Defense Secretary (“defense” gets a “c” in British English) for the United Kingdom, has called for the game to be banned. According to The Guardian, he believes retailers should refuse to carry the game, and individuals should refuse to buy it. The belief that players could be in the Taliban in multiplayer mode is the root of the debate, and would be shooting, virtually, at US and UK troops. Even in online gaming which is far removed from real life, shooting at the military forces of the US or UK is a shocking prospect. It appears almost sad to contemplate that this seems almost like it was inevitable; since plenty of video games have taken place in Iraq and Afghan conflicts, for instance “Call of Duty,” it would logically follow that this was the only way to top any of it, which is a callous prospect, to say the least.
Electronic Arts defends the derision
Electronic Arts makes the game, this being the first “Medal of Honor” not set in World War II. EA’s PR Representative, in AOL News, said that the game play is no different than how children play. Children do play games like that. Cops face off against robbers, Indians confront cowboys, cowboys must face the belief that their quarterback is lousy, and in the multiplayer mode of “Medal of Honor”, “someone’s gotta be the Taliban.” Opponents of the feature highlight that playing as Nazis in previous installments is less harmful, as the second World War is farther removed from the present.
It nevertheless is just a video gaming
You will find two universal outcomes to any controversial video game. Some people get offended, and the game sells a lot of copies – the first “Mortal Kombat” and “Grand Theft Auto III,” for example. As far as the controversial component; it sadly seems inevitable. The first “Medal of Honor,” created by Steven Spielberg, also had some interesting multiplayer characters. William Shakespeare and a German Shepherd were un-lockable characters, as was a Velociraptor from “Jurassic Park”. This is, after all, the series where dinosaurs kill Nazis.
Additional reading
AOL News
aolnews.com/nation/article/new-video-game-will-let-you-play-as-the-taliban/19588413
Guardian
guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2010/aug/23/liam-fox-medal-of-honor-ban
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