Soldiers discuss Six Days in Fallujah controversy

As with everything, if you have a problem with something then...to put it kindly, shut the hell up and move on with your life. Making a game isn't going to do anything to help or hurt you, so save everyone the hassle of hearing whining and move on.

And yes, I'm talking to anyone who has a problem with this game even if they served. I respect and appreciate what you did but that doesn't make you immune from being a douchebag.

Semper Fi

"...but Marine Corps. Gunnery Sergeant John Mundy reminds everyone that those who are against the development of such a game "can spend their money elsewhere.""

Yes, perfect. This is the simple logic many people seem to be lacking.

You know what'd be really cool? Real life troop rosters of actual overseas combatants complete with real-time stats on them for a war game, EA sports style!

The real world combatants would be NPCs and you'd fight along side them. If they get their head blown off, it's immediately in the game!

Better still... instant replay and the ability to replay battles against a fallen combatant's ghost... based on the logs of their real world activity taken from the last seconds of life recorded on their little black box units on their belts. (Sure beats dog tags...)

Heck, it'd make the lives of superior officers easier too... now instead of actually writing a "he died, lady" letter to a fallen combatants mother, an automated system can simply send out a game disc mom can pop into the computer or game console and watch a glorious 3D recreation of their son's last moments from any angle they want! (Monthly subscription fees still apply...)

Shock and Awe*, indeed!

("Shock and Awe", registered trademark of SCE...)

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Sad thing is... much of this is probably already happening. :-P

3 or 4 posts in a week? The game is reaching everyone's ears and I can't help but think that Konami was aware of the controversy that would happen and see it as beneficial to the marketing aspect.

Also, I imagine that Sargeant Mundy's comments weren't in the spirit of 'reminding' people and more along the lines of making them 'give him 20'.

"Also, I imagine that Sargeant Mundy's comments weren't in the spirit
of 'reminding' people and more along the lines of making them 'give
him 20'."

That's ok... in a few years it'll be more like "give him a 20"...

Glad to hear all the pessimists and naysayers haven't yet created a chilling effect on this game. I really want to see what these guys come up with. Maybe if its successful, the days of video games set in these generic Middle Eastern countries will finally come to an end.

Make this shit and make it well. I have 27 months overseas (Two tours, both Iraq and Afghanistan) and I can't wait to see what they do with this game. I'm a Combat Engineer in the Army and I love seeing what people think about the war, even if it's just so I can laugh at them.

To everyone saying they hope this game is like "real war," I pray to God it isn't, because that would be the most boring video game ever made. Let's all practice sleeping in a tent with 20 other people for a year and trading porn amongst ourselves! I was lucky enough to see some action in Iraq and I know no medium will ever come close to portraying the sheer epic nature of it. If you want to know what real war is like, join the military. If you want to be entertained, play video games about war.

"Marine Corps. Gunnery Sergeant John Mundy reminds everyone that those who are against the development of such a game 'can spend their money elsewhere.' "

/controversy

not surprising... american's often like to see themselves kicking ass - legitimately or illegitimately. the iraq war is an example of the latter; an illegitimate slaughter of innocent peoples, and the pillage of their land. you can bet i won't be buying or promoting any game that promotes this type of blunder on world history...

First, and this is coming from a parent of two kids. Any parent who is upset with the US government because their child died fighting in the military since the draft was dropped, needs to get a grip on reality. Those people are whiners who don't have the balls to be upset with their own child. POINT: Their child CHOSE to join the military knowing full well that they might die while in the military. People like Cindy Sheehan tick me off. Her son chose to join, he chose to fight, he sent letters telling her he knew what he was doing and he was proud to do it and that if he died, he was happy to do so. Then she turns around and belittles his life, memory and sacrifice. Not only that, but all the freaking money she's making off decrying his memory makes me sick.

I have friends who will never be the same because of their experience fighting for the US. I've had a few die fighting for me to sit here and type this. Not one went in believing they were going to a party. People, remember our soldiers with gratitude, respect and honor.

appeasement is the word i think you're looking for, but canada's government does not necessarily represent the views of the people. our position in afghanistan (not iraq) was initially accepted as a peacekeeping operation, but only recently has it escalated to the point of war. 100+ dead soldiers should not have to compensate for the united states' failure to handle foreign relations. americans should look and observe beyond their borders, instead of actuating their world view on others, especially when it's not fully understood; is your idea of freedom not having medicare or any semblance of a social-safety-net? americanization, and your failed capitalism is not the type of structurally flawed system that should be imposed around the world. sorry.

They hate our freedoms.. or was it WMDs? No wait.. we're liberating Iraq and if they don't want it, we'll force it down their throats. Hoorah! Die brownie die!

Corporate elite owns you.