Now you can PLAY John Kerry

[filkertom]

An upcoming military first-person shooter, Kuma\War: The War On Terror, will have a mission entitled "John Kerry and the men of Swift Boat PCF-94".

(Speaking strictly as a gamer, I must admit it looks interesting as all get-out. Decent graphics, too.)

Comments

[netpositive.livejournal.com]

Hm, that's almost *too* ripped-from-the-headlines relevant for my taste. Not to give the other party any ideas, but imagine how insidious the propaganda effect on young male voters could be if a popular video game version of a current Presidential candidate suddenly, at a moment of crisis, had some sort of, er, failure...

(No, I don't watch a lot of conspiracy movies, I just play a paranoid off TV.)

[unclelumpy.livejournal.com]

Interestingly enough, they're simultaneously coming out with a simulation of the Incumbent's Vietnam experience.

It's called "Virtual Bar-Games Online"!

[ororo.livejournal.com]

That makes me twitch a little bit. Like it's disrespectful of anyone who died in that battle, but not quite that. May post another comment if I can find the words.

[arensb.livejournal.com]

In the strategy game area, I saw some game on the shelves the other day in which you have to plan a winning campaign for either Bush or Kerry. It looked interesting, but not interesting enough to shell out the $40 or whatever it cost.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure you can download a demo that lets you play through the first 12 weeks.

[arensb.livejournal.com]

This looks like it.

Thanks for prompting me to look for it.

[gpeefalt.livejournal.com]

So, what does Kerry's service in 'Nam have to do with the War on Terror?

[unclelumpy.livejournal.com]

Well, if he wins, he'll be inheriting the responsibility to oversee it.

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

Not too much directly. However, the actions of a leader who has faced actual combat are going to be different from the actions of a leader who has not. Certainly he will think differently about sending soldiers into a war that they are not allowed to win. :-/