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Ghost Recon 2 with its storyline set in the year 2007 on the PlayStation 2 and 2011 on the Xbox, features missions in a war wrecked North Korea.
Technically North Korea is still at war with the south and a game like Ghost Recon 2 has unsurprisingly caused annoyance.
South Korea have banned the game, while the North after seeing a preview at this years E3 commented:
"Through propaganda, entertainment and movies, [Americans] have shown everyone their hatred for us. This may be just a game to them now, but a war will not be a game for them later. In war, they will only face miserable defeat and gruesome deaths."
The full story can be read on here on Gamespot, but this raises an issue. Is it dangerous to base games on events that, could spiral out of control at any moment? Can games go to far? Or is there no limit to where a game could go with its content?
Technically North Korea is still at war with the south and a game like Ghost Recon 2 has unsurprisingly caused annoyance.
South Korea have banned the game, while the North after seeing a preview at this years E3 commented:
"Through propaganda, entertainment and movies, [Americans] have shown everyone their hatred for us. This may be just a game to them now, but a war will not be a game for them later. In war, they will only face miserable defeat and gruesome deaths."
The full story can be read on here on Gamespot, but this raises an issue. Is it dangerous to base games on events that, could spiral out of control at any moment? Can games go to far? Or is there no limit to where a game could go with its content?