![]() That on its own is stunning, and when you do add in contemporary Iraq, ISIS, and the religious aspect, this game feels like a tinder box ready to explode. That’s a narrative you don’t see often in films or books, let alone video games. This is a game in which you play an escaped female slave – possibly a sex slave – who seeks revenge by joining a militia and fighting against them. Can’t wait to hear this is an “SJW” gameĭivorced of the real life inspirations, looking at other games will tell you Insurgency: Sandstorm is still a risk. And this is something the mainstream should look at, because what New World Interactive is doing is nothing short of courageous when you look at previous games that tried anything like this. No matter what kind of amazing high wire act they put on, they’re going to come under fire from somebody once the mainstream press catches wind of this. Eventually EA gave in and removed the Taliban as a playable faction.ĭeveloper New World Interactive has a very fine like to walk here. The debate was fierce, with several news outlets decrying the game, which eventually led to it getting banned from US military bases. Medal of Honor, meanwhile, had a multiplayer mode that let players take control of Taliban fighters and kill American soldiers. The backlash was so overwhelming that Konami dropped the game, and it has since been canceled. It would have been a tactical shooter, not unlike Full Spectrum Warrior, and would have followed a real group of US Marines that took part in the battle. ![]() Six Days in Fallujah, announced in 2009, depicts the 2005 Battle of Fallujah, the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War. The most well-known firestorms are Konami’s Six Days in Fallujah, and EA’s Medal of Honor. There are a few here and there, such as Heavy Fire: Afghanistan, and they always come under fire for being insensitive. But can you blame them?Īs a rule of thumb, video games don’t touch modern day conflicts. But a game about an escaped female slave fighting what is basically ISIS? That’s enough to make even the most seasoned game journo spit out their coffee. That’s not the kind of video game you expect to hear about at E3, is it? Usually the game show is typically a hype generator, showing off the latest Call of Duty, Halo, and Star Wars games. Insurgency: Sandstorm is a first-person shooter in which you play a Kurdish woman who just escaped slavery, and is now fighting a group of “radical terrorists” as a rebel militant in Iraq. ![]()
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