The latest version of “Medal of Honor” is creating a lot of buzz. Previous entries in the video gaming series took place in World War II. The war in Afghanistan is the setting for the new one. This game is a little different. In contrast to 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 bar, such as the Minister of Defense for the UK.
Fox opposes the video game being sold
Liam Fox, the Defense Secretary (“defense” gets a “c” in British English) for the United Kingdom, has called for the game to be banned. He is opposed to the selling of the game through retailers, according to The Guardian, and doesn’t think anyone should buy it. The fact that players can be in the Taliban in multiplayer mode is the root of the debate, and would be shooting, virtually, at US and UK troops. You will find others who oppose the game. It would seem sacrilegious to shoot at American or British troops, even in an online gaming pretend reality. It seems 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 game
Electronic Arts makes the game, this being the first “Medal of Honor” not set in World War II. A PR Representative, as outlined by AOL News, from EA, likened the roles within the video game to child’s play. Police are opposed to through criminals, cowboys must contend with Indians and their own weak offenses in the post season, and within the game, “someone’s gotta be the Taliban.” Opponents also observe that Word War II is removed from modern history by a long time, and thus games in which people could be Nazis in multiplayer are less harmful as a result.
It is only a game
Every video game controversy has two outcomes. Some people get offended, and the video 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”. That’s right. Dinosaurs killing Nazis.
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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
