Cuba Criticizes Call of Duty: Black Ops
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Beaten to it by JFK Reloaded [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JFK:_Reloaded], made by a bunch of Scots. Unless you meant an actual living president in which case I'm pretty sure Reagan was still alive when Interstate '82 was made and he was an endboss.hypothetical said:
Can't say I've played the series, but...
Well, on one hand, the psychological comments are way off. Sure, games can affect you, but if they do, you likely had other problems already.
Now, having a game take place in an existing conflict is... questionable. Personally, I find it a bit exploitative (sure, you can do it as a very serious tribute and whatnot, but in practice, that's not what's done ever), but that view isn't likely to go down well on these boards, so I'll shut up about it.
All the same, a game having you assassinate someone who's actually alive? Seems rather tasteless to me. Then again, somehow, I doubt the person concerned actually minds. Slightly amused, maybe, but probably not offended.
And really, if you want an over-the-top, ridiculously American game, there's always Metal Wolf Chaos in any case.
Well, on one hand, the psychological comments are way off. Sure, games can affect you, but if they do, you likely had other problems already.
Now, having a game take place in an existing conflict is... questionable. Personally, I find it a bit exploitative (sure, you can do it as a very serious tribute and whatnot, but in practice, that's not what's done ever), but that view isn't likely to go down well on these boards, so I'll shut up about it.
All the same, a game having you assassinate someone who's actually alive? Seems rather tasteless to me. Then again, somehow, I doubt the person concerned actually minds. Slightly amused, maybe, but probably not offended.
And really, if you want an over-the-top, ridiculously American game, there's always Metal Wolf Chaos in any case.
sad thing is thats about as silly as some of the real plotscobrausn said:
Here is 2 i know the US have tried:
Fungus in the scuba mask
Exploding Cigar
Who has a Capitalist Government?cobrausn said:
OT: Maybe if they actually tried to assassinate Castro we should of hired a trained assassin like Altair or Ezio.
Oh blah blah blah, just something else to whine about. if cuba made a game(LMFAO) where you had to assassinate the leaders of america we wouldnt *****....oh wait XP
Actually more along the lines, America sucks at it (at least in Cuba). (hear me out)cobrausn said:
They tried invading and it was Cubans themselves who went and got the army to get rid of them. I suppose (like with the invasion) America puts too much weight on the idea that Cubans want Castro out.
*I grew up in the Caribbean and contrary to what US media protrays most of us in the Caribbean have no problem at all with Castro and his governement (and neither do most Cubans).
I'm just going to go ahead and say that you're trolling. At least, I really hope you're trolling because if that's serious... well, the Vietnam War was a massive failure on all accounts, and at the best of times it was a standstill. Anyone who believes that we won the Vietnam War should look at Vietnam today; they're still a communist state. However, if you mean so many recreations of World War II, then you would be correct.teh_Canape said:
To your statement on leaving the past alone... I say no. You don't leave the past alone. You move on from it, yes, but you don't leave the past alone. You look back and you learn from it. Some people learn about the past from videogames and then they'll get interested in the real thing and do research on it. You definitely do not leave the past alone.
All I'm saying is they cannot both happen at the same time and be 'ideal' or 'true' systems at that point. If you have a 'true' communist system, it can't be capitalist. If you have a 'true' capitalist system, it can't be communist. You may not be able to equate capitalism with politics, but you can go so far as to say that that they are antithetical.Woodsey said:
yeah, I meant the vietnam war recreations, as for the leave the past alone, I may have chosen the wrong words, what I meant (mostly) is that they still go with the "kill castro" stuff, I didnt say it was right or wrong, just pointing it outAngelOfBlueRoses said:
and kinda 75/25, most of it was serious, the rest is a lil' trolling because my pc cant run Black Ops T-T
but yeah, I didnt meant "fuck the past" as I see it says now that I re-read it
Well, I don't recall an 'American Invasion' of Cuba, unless you're talking about the Bay of Pigs, which was just a CIA sponsored rebellion. Not really the same thing.sapphireofthesea said:
And like any communist state that has ever existed, those who do want their leaders out can't say anything about it. The only real problem I have with Cuba is the same problem I have with every communist nation - the leaders institutionalize themselves, suppress dissent, and treat the populace like children. And just like a beaten child, the populace is conditioned to trust their leaders implicitly and not to ask too many questions.
I may not be an expert on Cuban politics but the Human Rights Watch appears to agree with my sentiment.
When did they create this game? Fidel isn't even the leader of Cuba anymore. His brother is. Way to stay current.
600 times? Seriously your most elite of agents, your trained killers, stoic killing machines failed 600 times?!!! Just shoot the guy and be done with it, is it really that hard to kill ONE guy, did they have to go through 7 temples collecting medallions, boss fights etc...?
Would've been easier if they had Assassin's Creed to teach them how to do it
As for the controversy, guess what Cuba? It takes place at a time in history where they were trying to assassinate Castro, so guess what the game might include when you are controlling a Black Ops agent, during that time? Whats next, Germans complaining that games show Nazis?
Would've been easier if they had Assassin's Creed to teach them how to do it
As for the controversy, guess what Cuba? It takes place at a time in history where they were trying to assassinate Castro, so guess what the game might include when you are controlling a Black Ops agent, during that time? Whats next, Germans complaining that games show Nazis?
If you recall the original Mercenaries had a similar reaction from the North Korean government after that game was released.Casual Shinji said:Let's hope the next CoD takes place in North KoreaCanid117 said:
Didn't she try and kill the player with a shotgun?cainx10a said: