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Islamogaming: Looking for Video Games in the Muslim World

outfctrloutfctrl Member UncommonPosts: 3,619
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In summer 2006, an Iranian political group called the Union of Islamic Student Societies revealed that it was planning on entering the video-game business.

Via the fundamentalist state's semi-official Fars news agency, a spokesperson for the group announced that its members were developing an as-yet unnamed game revolving around one fictitious Commander Bahman.

In the game, American troops kidnap an Iranian nuclear engineer who is traveling through Iraq en route to a Shiite holy shrine in Karbala, and Bahman must then cross the border to battle U.S. Special Forces and rescue the scientist, thereby ensuring the success of Iran's undoubtedly peaceful nuclear energy program.

What's more, the Union announced, the untitled project would be produced in retaliation for a 2005 game called "Assault on Iran" by American "news gaming" company , whose KumaWar series notoriously re-creates recent and historical military events in playable minigame form, ranging from the American raid that killed Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Qusay, to John Kerry's Swift boat mission in Vietnam.

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  • NihilanthNihilanth Member Posts: 1,357
    Psssh, as long as it has on-line co-op, I'm totally there.

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  • GameloadingGameloading Member UncommonPosts: 14,182
    propeganda. nice.


  • FulaxFulax Member Posts: 69

    Cool.

  • CooktasticoCooktastico Member Posts: 599

    Good for them. We make games about killing them, they should be able to make games about killing us. It's only fair. I mean, I bet they have war movies hailing muslims that won battles against the Americans. We have movies where we kill them and celebrate. It's no different really. Let them get into the gaming industry, maybe they'll pump out some good MMOs or RTS.

  • BlazinBladesBlazinBlades Member Posts: 1,214

    Man I hope they got a kick ass rocket launcher; it would be awesome to blow Spec Ops up with that. KABOOOOOOOM LMAO. I agree I hope it also has coop play, which would be neat. I hope it also has free download content too that would be nice. Bring it on down now.

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  • daeandordaeandor Member UncommonPosts: 2,695
    No biggie as far as i am concerned.  Many of our games allow us to fight as either the Western side of the Middle Eastern side.  Of course most of our FPS have little to no 'message' to them, I wonder what their games will be like?


  • KhuzarrzKhuzarrz Member Posts: 578
    Can't work out if this is supposed to be another useless dig at muslims for no reason, or just general reporting of a story. I hope the game comes out and smashes BF2 and co. out of the water. They're not doing anything wrong here, and Islamo-fps's might be quite an interesting turn in gaming...
  • punkrockpunkrock Member Posts: 1,777
    sweetness!!  i want to see what they bring.  muslim for live

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  • seabass2003seabass2003 Member Posts: 4,144

    This game is going to suck. There is only one mission available. Your mission is to strap a bunch of dynamite to your body and try to kill as many civilians as possible. It might be fun the first few times you play but doing the same mission over and over would get boring. 0/10 rating.

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  • KhuzarrzKhuzarrz Member Posts: 578


    Originally posted by seabass2003

    This game is going to suck. There is only one mission available. Your mission is to strap a bunch of dynamite to your body and try to kill as many civilians as possible. It might be fun the first few times you play but doing the same mission over and over would get boring. 0/10 rating.

    Actually, I think that would make a pretty awesome little flash game... It would be really addictive i reckon...
  • punkrockpunkrock Member Posts: 1,777


    Originally posted by seabass2003

    This game is going to suck. There is only one mission available. Your mission is to strap a bunch of dynamite to your body and try to kill as many civilians as possible. It might be fun the first few times you play but doing the same mission over and over would get boring. 0/10 rating.

    your a ass. that is not what being muslim is about at all. if you really took your time to learn about it the peopel that do that go to hell they dont really go to heaven. muslim is built on peace not hate.

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  • GameloadingGameloading Member UncommonPosts: 14,182
    Originally posted by punkrock
    Originally posted by seabass2003
    This game is going to suck. There is only one mission available. Your mission is to strap a bunch of dynamite to your body and try to kill as many civilians as possible. It might be fun the first few times you play but doing the same mission over and over would get boring. 0/10 rating.
    your a ass. that is not what being muslim is about at all. if you really took your time to learn about it the peopel that do that go to hell they dont really go to heaven. muslim is built on peace not hate.
    You missed the point. if thats the point of being a muslim or not is not the point. those terrorists say they do it in the name of the islam.


  • KhuzarrzKhuzarrz Member Posts: 578


    Originally posted by Gameloading



    Originally posted by punkrock



    Originally posted by seabass2003

    This game is going to suck. There is only one mission available. Your mission is to strap a bunch of dynamite to your body and try to kill as many civilians as possible. It might be fun the first few times you play but doing the same mission over and over would get boring. 0/10 rating.

    your a ass. that is not what being muslim is about at all. if you really took your time to learn about it the peopel that do that go to hell they dont really go to heaven. muslim is built on peace not hate.

    You missed the point. if thats the point of being a muslim or not is not the point. those terrorists say they do it in the name of the islam.


    So if I say that i'm gonna blow myself up in a cafe in the name of the United States, that immediately makes the US at fault?... Excellent... That's a decent way to martyr myself if you ask me...
  • thepkerthepker Member Posts: 192
    those terrorists say they do it in the name of the islam.


    Yeah, what they say normally turns out to be wrong.

    anyways, I dunno about arab games, but arab ppl are ok with games, Ive played WoW on skullcrusher with some, n ALOT in CS, from the UAE but wth

  • SlickinfinitSlickinfinit Member UncommonPosts: 1,094
    Imagine if we all played video games pwning one another instead of actualy killing people? I am all for that!

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  • AdrealAdreal Member Posts: 2,087

    Imagine if we all played video games pwning one another instead of actualy killing people? I am all for that!

    I thought about a different scenario in which the whole world dismantled all of its lethal weapons in favor of paintball guns and the like. It'd be awesome to do international battles with paintball equipment. Have foreign troops come walking through my backyard and then open up on them with my tipman... It'd still be impractical because if we were battling over resources and it would determine a life and death situation for many people within nations (starvation, etc.), then people would cheat like heck. That's basically why they resorted to swords back in the days instead of padded clubs I guess. That way everyone can cheat at will because there are no rules (or few) in war. One can dream though... image

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  • GameloadingGameloading Member UncommonPosts: 14,182
    Originally posted by Khuzarrz
    Originally posted by Gameloading
    Originally posted by punkrock
    Originally posted by seabass2003
    This game is going to suck. There is only one mission available. Your mission is to strap a bunch of dynamite to your body and try to kill as many civilians as possible. It might be fun the first few times you play but doing the same mission over and over would get boring. 0/10 rating.
    your a ass. that is not what being muslim is about at all. if you really took your time to learn about it the peopel that do that go to hell they dont really go to heaven. muslim is built on peace not hate.
    You missed the point. if thats the point of being a muslim or not is not the point. those terrorists say they do it in the name of the islam.
    So if I say that i'm gonna blow myself up in a cafe in the name of the United States, that immediately makes the US at fault?... Excellent... That's a decent way to martyr myself if you ask me...
    Those are your words, not mine. My post was to clear up why some people have the wrong idea about the islam.


  • seabass2003seabass2003 Member Posts: 4,144

    Oops, my mistake. There would be 2 levels. The one where you blow yourself up and the other where you capture civilians trying to rebuild your country and you behead them.image

     

     

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  • PyscoJuggaloPyscoJuggalo Member UncommonPosts: 1,114
    I'd like to try it just to see what the hell its all about, but I don't want to get on an FBI watch list.

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  • InflictionInfliction Member Posts: 1,115
    Originally posted by Adreal
    Imagine if we all played video games pwning one another instead of actualy killing people? I am all for that! I thought about a different scenario in which the whole world dismantled all of its lethal weapons in favor of paintball guns and the like. It'd be awesome to do international battles with paintball equipment. Have foreign troops come walking through my backyard and then open up on them with my tipman... It'd still be impractical because if we were battling over resources and it would determine a life and death situation for many people within nations (starvation, etc.), then people would cheat like heck. That's basically why they resorted to swords back in the days instead of padded clubs I guess. That way everyone can cheat at will because there are no rules (or few) in war. One can dream though... image
    Just need to invent a weapons technology for a gun that knocks people out for a few days, with no permanent brain damage. You can't cheat that. Then you'd load em up in a cart, drag em to POW camps where they stay until the round is over. Then you put them back at their spawn point and start again! image


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  • punkrockpunkrock Member Posts: 1,777
    oh you little creak head. your just pissing me off. why dont you go some were. its not our fault if peopel want to do that. its not all of use that do that.

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  • punkrockpunkrock Member Posts: 1,777
    lmao!!!!! i love that pic hahahaha.

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  • CowinspaceCowinspace Member Posts: 671

    Meh if it was good, and had decent multiplayer I would probably pick it up.

    Honestly I don't get why people have a problem, No-one really complains when US TV/Film/Games rewrite historical events such as WW2. Why complain when others want to make a game based around equally unfounded ideas. Just enjoy your games.

    Ohh on the subject of stopping world conflict. I've always been fond of the Idea of using RTS, or tabletop wargames. Everyone gets a fair start, best of 5 rounds, I think it would work.


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  • AdrealAdreal Member Posts: 2,087

    Just need to invent a weapons technology for a gun that knocks people out for a few days, with no permanent brain damage. You can't cheat that. Then you'd load em up in a cart, drag em to POW camps where they stay until the round is over. Then you put them back at their spawn point and start again!

    Maybe... Maybe... ::thoughtfully strokes chin:: Someone might even win the Nobel Peace Prize in the process.image

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