Wii Game of Gaza Conflict (Satire)

January 9, 2009

The current Gaza conflict continues to be portrayed in game imagery.

Earlier this week GamePolitics looked at Raid Gaza!, a web game which harshly criticizes the Israeli incursion. We also reported on anti-Israeli protests in Second Life.

Humor site CAP News has posted a parody report on Gaza Under Fire, a fictitious Wii game that would allow players to fight as either the Isaelis or Palestinians.

The concept behind the game is that players insert their Mii characters into the Middle East conflict... and then choose whether to go on the offensive against the other side or help protect their own people. The game utilizes both the Wii remote and nunchuck and incorporates updates from the Wii News Channel to keep the game current...

Some, like [fictional professor] Spaulding Wang, see the game as an educational tool...

"Rather than try to explain to my daughter something I just don't get, why not have her take Israel's side and blow up some civilians in Gaza, and then take Palestine's side and do the same to Israel," Wang said. "Then she can form her own opinion about who she thinks is right, and share that with her fellow first-graders."

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Re: Wii Game of Gaza Conflict (Satire)

Submitted by zel on Fri, 01/09/2009 - 14:31.

I thought Hamas used their people AS defense, not defended them??

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Re: Wii Game of Gaza Conflict (Satire)

Submitted by shady8x on Fri, 01/09/2009 - 12:24.

Wait how is it realistic to have hamas defend their own people???

They use their people as human shields and fire missiles from the homes of civilians...at civilians...

Not that Israel is right to have responded with force to thousands upon thousands of missiles being launched at it by the governement of gaza... I mean what other nation would use force to stop thousands of missiles being launched at it by the government of a neighboring nation?

Re: Wii Game of Gaza Conflict (Satire)

Submitted by Derovius on Fri, 01/09/2009 - 14:36.

The Israeli's should learn their place, and disperse back to Europe where they belong. Who are they to question the decision of a "God Emperor".

Re: Wii Game of Gaza Conflict (Satire)

Submitted by zel on Fri, 01/09/2009 - 14:32.

Canada, they'd just be like, wtf, eh? stop, eh!

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