Step into the boots of Tier 1 Operatives Rabbit and Deuce in this modern take on EA's long-running Medal of Honor series; the game features separately-developed single player and multiplayer modes.
For a long time, news types have been knocking video games for teaching kids to kill people. Last year, it all came to a head with Modern Warfare 2 teaching kids to act like terrorists, though actual results may vary. Now Medal of Honor's multiplayer goes one step further, and lets you play as not just a terrorist, but an actual name-brand terrorist. I mean, slapping the name Taliban on your generic middle-eastern dude with an AK is clearly tantamount to brainwashing, and it's obvious proof that EA hates you.
More seriously, is this a sign that the general public is finally beginning to accept video games for what they are? Or has Medal of Honor simply slipped below peoples radar for the moment? What do you think?
I think your giving the media too much credit. Its flying under their radar because no one besides gamers pays attention to E3. If nothing happens when the game comes, then I'll accept that the general public is beginning to care less about what goes on in video games.
I'm sure someone will catch on and spout about helping to recruit terrorists, but isn't that true of all MP games where you can play the non-US/West side? Its not like press J to shout terrorist remarks.
Well, we go to a site call "Giant Bomb." Pretty terrorist if you ask me. In fact, I think that you people need to accept that all of us are terrorists. I mean, look at this!
@mosdl: It has been generally true for lots of games for a while now, but I see this case being a bit more extreme. The difference is that in every previous game I can think of, enemies are either fake or not entirely evil. Since Medal of Honour is using an enemy both real and (in the view of Average Joe) * evil, I see that as having far greater potential for fear mongering. The one exception to the no-real-baddies rule I know of is Six Days in Fallujah, and look how that turned out.
*I'm trying to avoid making blanket statements about real people's moraliy, one way or the other.
@AlwaysAngry: Lol, good point. Oddly enough, I actually was called a potential terrorist on the news once. This was back during the "zomg paintball fields are terrorist training camps" scare, and the reporter was filming an interview with the field operator, while me and the other people pretended to play in the background (no flying paint near the cameras). Anyways, I overhear the reporter asking something about potential terrorists... then gesturing at me followed by a camera zoom. My mistake for wearing my camoflauge to the field =(.
How has this gold-mine of alarmist headlines not been capitalized on by the media? Where's the uninformed major news network coverage? Where are the incredibly biased British talk shows? Where are the middle-aged women screaming " Think of the children!"? More seriously, is this a sign that the general public is finally beginning to accept video games for what they are? Or has Medal of Honor simply slipped below peoples radar for the moment? What do you think? "
If ignorance is bliss, why are these people in full blown panic? Also, I see this getting small media attention when the game is released, but I don't think it will reach "No Russian" hype.
Huh, coulda sworn I remembered them as being called the Taliban in multiplayer, not just singleplayer.
To be fair, I wouldn't be shocked to see a media outcry even against playable insurgents, simply for depicting them in relatively realistic scenarios. On the other hand, other games have already come out with "insurgents" and the like, without any ruckus in the last couple years, so I guess were past that now.
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