Game based on Irag war - appropriate or not?

[One And Only Wanderers]

link (http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_809362.html?menu=)

I'm not going to go into a massive diatribe on why I think this is wrong, I believe the issue is quite obvious. All I want is to see what the general consensus is, so....

Appropriate or not??

[One And Only Wanderers]

D'oh!! Irag indeed. Preview is my friend *repeat until sinks in*

[Achernar]

I don't see why the issue is obvious, though it doesn't sound like that great of a game. Could you say what specific problems you have with it?

[One And Only Wanderers]

They are using real footage. people risked their actual lives in the missions in which the footage was taken. Also being able to hunt down Saddam's sons yourselves? Bascially I think it just trivializes the entire conflict. It's too soon. in 20 years or whatever maybe, but not yet.

[rngadam]

Originally posted by Carl_A_Norris

I'm not going to go into a massive diatribe on why I think this is wrong, I believe the issue is quite obvious. All I want is to see what the general consensus is, so....


Hmm, I just think it would be utterly boring. Massive firepower, total air dominance and overwhelming technological superiority against a second rate competitor that has already been beaten once.

Give me a wargame where I can be Saddam Hussein and actually try to fight with guerilla tactics instead of putting a giant 'shoot here' on my troops. Or maybe a SimCountry game where I try to rebuild Iraq....