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Too Soon For A Columbine Videogame?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the touchy-subject dept.

neutralino writes "Rocky Mountain News has a story about a computer game based on the Columbine massacre. From the article: 'Called Super Columbine Massacre RPG, the game mixes cartoonish scenes with photographs of Harris and Klebold, pictures taken from newspapers and television stations and excerpts from their writings... [The game's creator] said he wanted to create something profoundly unique and confrontational that would promote a real dialogue on the subject of school shootings.'"

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  1. Re:Are you kidding??? by Blakey+Rat · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    But where do you draw the line? WW2 is ok, so what about Korea? Vietnam? Iraq in the early 90s? Iraq now?

    This question is the same one that came up when the recent 9/11 movie was released. How soon is too soon?

    (I'm presuming that older wars you have no issue with; the Civil War has been featured in more than a few games.)

    The game is Windows-only, or I'd have tried it and been able to give a more educated position.

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  2. Too soon? by Chazmati · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Yes.

    Oh, was this not a poll?