Today is the anniversary of JFK's assassination, but it is also the day that JFK RELOADED is released. This game allows the player to shoot JFK.
http://news.bostonherald.com/localRe...rticleid=55220
Article excerpt:
A British firm seeking to capitalize on the anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's murder today is issuing "JFK Reloaded,'' a purportedly educational "docu-game'' that lets players fire the fatal shots from the Texas Book Depository over and over again.
The Internet release of the game - $9.99 per download - takes place today, the 41st anniversary of Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, Texas, by Lee Harvey Oswald.
A spokesman for the slain president's brother, Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy [related, bio], called the game "despicable.''
Presidential historian G. Calvin MacKenzie of Colby College said, "Aside from being in incredibly bad taste, the idea of marketing it as an educational tool seems to stretch the notion of education beyond belief.''
The Glasgow-based firm Traffic said "JFK Reloaded'' would help disprove conspiracy theories about Kennedy's death. Traffic said the game challenges players to recreate the three shots fired at JFK's car from the Texas School Book Depository. Managing director Kirk Ewing said the game would "stimulate a younger generation of players to take an interest in this fascinating episode of American history.''
"We've created the game with the belief that Oswald was the only person that fired the shots on that day, although this recreation proves how immensely difficult his task was,'' Ewing said.
Has the video game industry gone TOO far?
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