Iranian and American Military Shooters Spark Video Game Cold War
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Posted by Donster on: 2007-07-18 15:55:22 611
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By Nick Breckon, ShackNews
As armed conflict in the Middle East rages on, and the threat of nuclear proliferation increases tension throughout the world, a new cold war has erupted in an unlikely place: the video game industry.
The Union of Students Islamic Association of Iran has created a PC 3D shooter which has players infiltrating Israel to rescue an Iranian nuclear scientist who was captured by American forces. In the game--titled "Rescue the Nuke Scientist" players fill the role of an Iranian security combatant, and must kill both US and Israeli troops as they carry out tasks such as stealing laptops with secret information.
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