LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- A new video game to be released on Monday allows players to simulate the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.Source: CNNThe release of "JFK Reloaded" is timed to coincide with the 41st anniversary of Kennedy's murder in Dallas and was designed to demonstrate a lone gunman was able to kill the president.
This is sick! The FAQ page is a real winner, and makes me want to throw up with entries such as "Can you give me some background information on the role I am playing?"
I can't wrap my head around why someone would want to play the roll of assassin and kill a digital JFK.
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You know, I was going to do something on this, but it seems like everyone jumped on the bandwagon before so I didn't...but since you brought it up:
What's the difference between "killing" a polygonal model of a no name person or "killing" a polygonal dead president? I'm thinking I've killed a president before in a video game (Robocop on the NES if my thinking is correct), just not a "real" one. How is this any different than say, a game based on Pearl Harbor? You're still killing real people, right? Now, I don't agree with this (it's just stupid), don't get me wrong. But, people are making SUCH a big deal over it. It's nothing to go nuts over.
Posted by Matt Paprocki | December 1, 2004 10:04 PM
Posted on December 1, 2004 22:04