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, Ramzis 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, Ramzis Revenge sees a young boy Ramzi, who comes home to find his land invaded by settlers. Its 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. Its about the systematic injustice being carried out against the occupied Palestinian people.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
I love the white chocolate Hershey kisses clouds
stunning graphics
Could have something to do with the fact that Arabs in the real world are rarely the good guy.
LOL....available now for Commodore 64's everywhere
Art imitates life.
And how many of those depicted the nazis as "good guys"?
See Genesis 16(see V. 12);
http://biblehub.com/kjv/genesis/16.htm
Arabs in real life are rarely shown to be the good guys.
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.
Exactly. When is the last time one of them did something good in a big way?
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?
How many Arabs were in the first Star Trek series?
Ahh, you beat me to it!
no such thing as a good registered Democrat, child molestor or muzzie.....
Art imitates life.
Bingo.
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.
It was cool when it was “Persia” (Aladdin’s lamp, AliBaba, etc.) A once-rich culture lost to barbarism.
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