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Ramzi’s Rumble: 'Arabs in games are rarely shown as the good guys'
The Guardian ^ | 12-15-2014

Posted on 12/15/2014 5:55:04 AM PST by Citizen Zed

Although it is not always obvious, most games, particularly shooters, are politically charged. While the first-person games I grew up playing were mainly concerned with emulating the second world war (Medal Of Honour, Call Of Duty), over the past 10 years or so, new theatres of conflict have emerged: the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia.

And in games such as Delta Force: Land Warrior, Full Spectrum Warrior, Counterstrike, as well as the modern versions of the Call of Duty and Medal of Honor franchises (which have switched to commonly Arab enemies), the heroes come with guns, grenades and American accents. The overwhelming narrative is that there are clear heroes and villains, and the heroes are strong, militant, and ready to kill.

London-based game developers Paolo Caravajal and Vinay Chaudhri are trying to challenge that. Their game, Ramzi’s Rumble, is a platformer, which aims to subvert the traditional narratives of victim and villain – with some of their own political agenda thrown in.

Developed in June over snatched weekends and evenings, Ramzi’s Revenge sees a young boy Ramzi, who comes home to find his land invaded by settlers. It’s not subtle, but the game is focused on a clear and pointed agenda: to raise the issue of illegal occupation.

“At the heart of the conflict is the story of someone big taking something from someone small,” says Chaudhri. “It’s about the systematic injustice being carried out against the occupied Palestinian people.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


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1 posted on 12/15/2014 5:55:04 AM PST by Citizen Zed
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To: Citizen Zed

I love the white chocolate Hershey kisses clouds

stunning graphics


2 posted on 12/15/2014 6:01:27 AM PST by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: Citizen Zed

Could have something to do with the fact that Arabs in the real world are rarely the good guy.


3 posted on 12/15/2014 6:01:59 AM PST by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Gosh, it's almost as if 1400 years of muzzie Arabism has left a cultural mark.
4 posted on 12/15/2014 6:02:18 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/ _____________________ Celebrate the Polls, Ignore the Trolls)
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To: KC_Lion
stunning graphics

LOL....available now for Commodore 64's everywhere

5 posted on 12/15/2014 6:05:05 AM PST by Mopp4
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To: Citizen Zed

Art imitates life.


6 posted on 12/15/2014 6:06:48 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: Citizen Zed
the first-person games I grew up playing were mainly concerned with emulating the second world war

And how many of those depicted the nazis as "good guys"?

7 posted on 12/15/2014 6:08:28 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: Citizen Zed

See Genesis 16(see V. 12);
http://biblehub.com/kjv/genesis/16.htm


8 posted on 12/15/2014 6:13:44 AM PST by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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To: Citizen Zed

Arabs in real life are rarely shown to be the good guys.


9 posted on 12/15/2014 6:15:26 AM PST by Uncle Miltie ('The HERO of the (0bamacare) story is Mitt Romney' - "Stupid" Jonathan Gruber)
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To: SampleMan

I still have a copy of “Sum of All Fears”. In that game, the bad guys were magically transformed into camo wearing, hunting rifle carrying domestic terrorists.


10 posted on 12/15/2014 6:20:10 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are not inclined to commit crimes.)
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To: SampleMan

Exactly. When is the last time one of them did something good in a big way?


11 posted on 12/15/2014 6:30:32 AM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Citizen Zed

Such as stepping in to save some poor daughter from being mercy killed? Saving some Jewish people from being beheaded? Saving some Americans from beign beheaded?


12 posted on 12/15/2014 6:31:35 AM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: SampleMan

How many Arabs were in the first Star Trek series?


13 posted on 12/15/2014 6:40:41 AM PST by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: USNBandit

Ahh, you beat me to it!


14 posted on 12/15/2014 6:44:52 AM PST by Hoosier-Daddy ("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
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To: Citizen Zed

no such thing as a good registered Democrat, child molestor or muzzie.....


15 posted on 12/15/2014 6:52:46 AM PST by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: Citizen Zed

Art imitates life.


16 posted on 12/15/2014 6:54:58 AM PST by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: SampleMan

Bingo.


17 posted on 12/15/2014 8:39:46 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
I still have a copy of “Sum of All Fears”. In that game, the bad guys were magically transformed into camo wearing, hunting rifle carrying domestic terrorists.

Funny. In the "Runaway Jury" movie, tobacco companies are magically transformed into firearms manufacturers. If I didn't know better, I'd say that Hollywood has an agenda, one that requires rejecting reality.

18 posted on 12/15/2014 9:18:50 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Citizen Zed

It was cool when it was “Persia” (Aladdin’s lamp, AliBaba, etc.) A once-rich culture lost to barbarism.


19 posted on 12/15/2014 5:54:55 PM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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