Kind of late, considering how Kuma Reality Games has already made Kuma Wars. Kuma Wars was made DURING the Iraq war. It was pretty episodic. Each level is an actual recreation of individual battles in the iraq war. They even created a mission of capturing Saddam almost a day after the REAL hussein was captured in real life. And guess what, the game is very popular in Iraq, how bizzare.

This game kinda makes me puke. Let's kill some Iraqi bitches and have fun, doesn't sound like a game you should make.

"Just a game," they say.

How are games supposed to be respected as a medium of expression if the very people behind the industry abide by this stance? We can't just wave the flag of double standard with games as art on one side, and the "it's just a game" line on the other.

This definitely looks like an interesting game. Something I'd definitely keep an eye on. But people behind the scenes need to grow up and realize that video games are statement on their own, whether directly or indirectly, whether they like it or not. The setting of the game is sensitive and relevant, and is the primary reason why I (and I bet many others) would find the game interesting in the first place. The sooner we avoid side stepping these issues, the sooner the industry will mature.

Well the preview I read said they consulted with actual marines who were in Fallujah. They said the battle of Fallujah itself followed a story arc that was similar to the arc that a video game follows.

And the whole game is detailing 6 days during the battle for Fallujah, so no it doesn't take place in Baghdad.

Damn, thats a ballzy game to make but I'd be even more impressed if they covered any of the social or political issues of the conflict, not necessarily the war. I wonder how factually accurate it will really be.

I mean, will they make any mention of the actions by the Iraqi insurgents leading up to the operation? You know, the contractors that were dragged from their cars, beaten, set on fire and then hung from the bridge crossing the Euphrates?

Will the discovery of death chambers and bomb factories by US forces be covered?

I would think they would have to show the coalition forces (American/Iraqi/British) working in conjunction with each other.

How about the footage of a US Marine shooting an Iraqi who was "playing possum."

I mean, how do you possibly begin to make a game covering this conflict without touching on any of these big issues? It'll be very interesting to see how this is all handled.

Destructoid commentors are much better at reading than the stupid mouth-spewers from the Joystiq page.

This map illustrates MechaMonkey's comment (I'm embarrassed I didn't notice it myself):


Also, the WSJ doesn't mention anything about Baghdad, I suspect that Joystiq meant central Iraq when they said central Baghdad.

@John Johnson - Right on, I have a couple of professors that would like to kick me in the teeth right now, I'm sure. I was thinking Baghdad the entire time I wrote that post for whatever reason. Again, sorry for the error.

@Emrah - And no, unfortunately white phosphorus was never mentioned.

just entertainment...so...you chose one of the touchiest battles to use as a back drop. you could've made something up CoD4 style...that probably would've been more entertaining. PR fail.