As an fan of early first person shooter (FPS) games I can fondly remember timeless sessions playing Doom, Quake, and Duke Nukem, then following the genre with a variety of evolving FPS games, including Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, Far Cry, and Fear. In general, I have rejected the psychological and cultural arguments against such games. For me, it was just plain fun.
Now, a new FPS game has been released on the internet that let’s players kill well known conservative figures, representing them as zombies to be beaten or bashed as one advances through the levels. It includes Fox News pundits and political figures such as Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman.
New ‘Tea Party Zombie’ game allows players to kill off conservative leaders, Fox News anchors
By Jeff Poor – The Daily Caller 6:32 PM 09/06/2011
If tea party opponents are really aiming for political civility, the latest online video game from Brooklyn-based StarvingEyes Advergaming won’t do much to further their cause.
Although it isn’t exactly James Hoffa saying “Let’s take these son of a bitches out,” a new video game called “Tea Party Zombies Must Die” has surfaced on the Internet.
The objective of the game is to destroy zombies made in the likenesses of conservative figures including Bill O’Reilly, Brit Hume, Newt Gingrich, Sean Hannity, Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, the Koch brothers and Glenn Beck.
The game also offers players an opportunity to shoot up the headquarters of Fox News, and of the right-wing “Americans for Prosperity” organization.
Americans for Prosperity spokeswoman Jennifer Ridgely declined to comment on the game and StarvingEyes Advergaming did not immediately respond to The Daily Caller’s request for comment.
It’s been a long time since I have given in to playing such mindless games but now I am almost tempted just to show the liberal developers that such a childish effort is not worthy of any outcry by those on the Right. It is just more clear proof of the hypocrisy of a Leftist.
