Posted on 11/22/2004 8:36:51 PM PST by cowboy_code
This on the Anniversary of President Kennedy's killing: New Video Game Recreates Kennedy Assassination
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A new video game to be released on Monday allows players to simulate the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
The 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.
"It is despicable," said David Smith, a spokesman for Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, the late president's brother. He was informed of the game on Friday but declined further comment.
Kirk Ewing, managing director of the Scottish firm Traffic Games, which developed the game, said he understood some people would be horrified at the concept, but he insisted he and his team had nothing but respect for Kennedy and for history.
Traffic Games homesite-http://www.jfkreloaded.net/start/
GIVE THEM YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS CRUDE GAME---Traffic games form email.... http://www.jfkreloaded.net/feedback/
"We believe that the only thing we're exploiting is new technology," said Ewing, a former documentary filmmaker and senior executive with Scottish developer VIS, responsible for games like "State of Emergency." He said he sent Edward Kennedy a letter before the game's release.
Ewing said the game was designed to undermine the theory there was some shadowy plot behind the assassination. "We believe passionately there was no conspiracy," he said.
Traffic Games said the objective was for a player to fire three shots at Kennedy's motorcade from assassin Lee Harvey Oswald's digitally recreated sixth-floor perch in the Texas School Book Depository.
Points are awarded or subtracted based on how accurately the shots match the official version of events as documented in by the Warren Commission, which investigated Kennedy's assassination.
Shooting the image of Kennedy in the right spots in the right sequence adds to the score, while "errors" like shooting first lady Jacqueline Kennedy lead to deductions.
Each shot can be replayed in slow motion, and the bullets can be tracked as they travel and pass through Kennedy's digitally recreated body. Players can choose to see blood by pressing a "blood effects" option.
Players can view the motorcade from a number of angles, including the perspective of filmmaker Abraham Zapruder and a view from the "grassy knoll" where some conspiracy theorists believe a second gunman was stationed.
The game will be available via download for $9.99.
calling all patriots. Let us give this game company some much earned grief.
Sick.
No true Scotsman develops video games of this sort.
admin-c-firstname: Jfk admin-c-lastname: Reloaded admin-c-organization: JFK Reloaded admin-c-street1: PO Box 21552 admin-c-pcode: FK8 1WW admin-c-city: Stirling admin-c-ccode: GB admin-c-phone: +44.8701417371 admin-c-email: admin@jfkreloaded.com
B.S. The maker Traffic Games wants our children to learn history by becoming Lee Harvey Oswald and killing JFK? The explanation is as sick as the game. Next? Perhaps a 9-11game. / puke
But why do we object to censoring what is on our TV but feel we can censor video games? I bring this up because Gore backed off on telling Hollywood to curb its violence and sex but took aim at video game makers - who are a much safer group to target.
I like what Rush said today: Have somebody make up a game that recreates the Chappiquiddick drunk driving course.
The player gets to impersonate Ted Kennedy and see if he can drive over a bridge without killing a blonde passenger.
This is disgusting.
Wanted to see a computer game showing Mary Jo trying to escape a sinking auto.
It was a great idea.........my compliments.
And the murdering swimmer is one of those people, along with the grifters.
The player gets to impersonate Ted Kennedy and see if he can drive over a bridge without killing a blonde passenger.
You, or rather, Rush bet me to that one
yes, thank you! Many times my spelling goes out the window when such very emotional and disturbing matters need to be posted here. I apologize.
Maybe these UK citizens will come up with a Lady Dianna, Princess of Wales, Paris driving course game......
sick-sick-sick!
Was not trying to offend. My apologies.
"Points are awarded or subtracted based on how accurately the shots match the official version of events as documented in by the Warren Commission, which investigated Kennedy's assassination.
Shooting the image of Kennedy in the right spots in the right sequence adds to the score, while "errors" like shooting first lady Jacqueline Kennedy lead to deductions."
They must have had to develop their own physics engine to pull off the "magic bullet."
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