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UN Food Programme Releases Game

Posted by Zonk on from the getting-the-message-out dept.

bobbis.u writes "The UN World Food Programme has launched a game (for Windows and Mac) to educate people about their work. Although aimed for children, I'm sure some Slashdotters will enjoy it. It includes six different missions and is a hefty download."

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  1. Great game! by yotto · · Score: 4, Funny

    I love the 3rd mission the best, where it is "implied" that you give the food to a local tyrant so they can sell it for guns.

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    1. Re:Great game! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      This is in contrast to the Army of the America's simulator, where you sell arms to terrorists and deluge the inner streets of your own country with addictive cheep drugs to fund the Nicaraguan contras.

      Not only can you be a contra causing destruction to most of your country for the 'protection' for a dozen rich human rights violators, you can also be a member of the 316th Battalion commiting your own human rights violations. Better be careful with those electrodes!

      I understand that the next version is going to have new missions where you can be John Negroponte defending American interests in Iraq, Elliot Abrams as director in the National Securty Council, Oliver North as a famed reporter for FOX news or Admiral Poindexter defending the rights of private institutions to use government resources to mine customer information.

      Supposedly this picks up after a full pardon from President Bush and each character has certain strengths you can you use to your advantage.
      For instance as Negroponte you have thief abilities to help in 'misplacing' 9 billion in taxpayer funds into secret accounts for personal use.

    2. Re:Great game! by superpulpsicle · · Score: 2, Funny

      No way man. That bonus level where Bush challenges Al Qaida to see who can kill more middle-easterners was the best.

  2. solution! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    they wouldnt be so hungry if they started eating the weaker children.

  3. XXX Version Available Soon by wolf- · · Score: 4, Funny

    The upcoming "Congo Adventures" addon will be rated Mature. In the upcoming addon, not only will you be providing food to a distressed population, but you will also be able to open your "red light" district. In exchange for food, local girls will be able to offer "sexual favors" to you and your men.

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  4. Food-force website slashdotted. by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 4, Funny


    Way to go, guys...the site is slashdotted, and now the children won't learn about hunger.

    Won't someone think of the children???

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  5. Re:hmmm... by Meagermanx · · Score: 2, Funny

    The UN got slashdotted?
    Man, we, as a group, wield unbridled power we can barely begin to comprehend.
    If someone could only figure out how to properly wield it...