Secretary of Defence and general all round conservative politician Liam Fox is publically pushing for EA’s upcoming war themed shooter – Medal of Honor – to be banned, due to the fact that parts of the game allow gamers to play as Taliban soldiers.<\/p>\n
He called the decision to recreate attacks on Nato forces in the game “disgusting.”<\/p>\n
“It’s shocking that someone would think it acceptable to recreate the acts of the Taliban. At the hands of the Taliban, children have lost fathers and wives have lost husbands,” said the politician, ignoring the fact that the same could be said of any game depicting any war, regardless of whether we play as the Taliban, or British SAS. <\/p>\n
“I am disgusted and angry,” he added. “It’s hard to believe any citizen of our country would wish to buy such a thoroughly un-British game. I would urge retailers to show their support for our armed forces and ban this tasteless product.”<\/p>\n
In response, an EA representative said that “the format of the new Medal of Honor game merely reflects the fact that every conflict has two sides.”<\/p>\n
“We give gamers the opportunity to play both sides. Most of us have been doing this since we were seven: someone plays the cop, someone must be robber.”<\/p>\n
Medal of Honor is due out on October 15, and will be available for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. <\/p>\n