Editorial: ‘Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden?’ … As A Video Game?
By William on Thursday, January 24th, 2008 at 1:02 PM PST In Computer, Editorials, Game Platforms
I’ve been thinking about movies that could be turned into video games lately. One film that came to mind is Morgan Spurlock’s ‘Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden?’ When I first heard the title, it reminded me of ‘Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego?’
The basic premise behind the Carmen San Diego series had the gamer playing as an agent of the ACME Detective Agency, who is trying to locate and capture the evil Carmen who is basically like a terrorist ringleader and former ACME agent. Bin Laden did train with the CIA back in the day, so I can see him fitting into the role. The series focused on teaching kids subjects such as geography, history, English and even a little math.
I realize that Osama is a touchy subject with all of those including myself who remember that he was the one responsible for 9/11. I believe that a game based on this subject could possibly help educate people on the real historical facts around the situation and would definitely be a big seller, even though it would obviously be a highly controversial game. We’ll probably never see a ‘Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden’ style game and we’ll probably never live to see the day where real world agents actually capture him. I’m sure if they really wanted to, they could.
Morgan Spurlock’s new film has definitely sparked some creative debates on the internet in the past few weeks. His film was definitely an interesting idea. I’m not going to spoil what actually happens in the film, but it’s interesting. Just don’t expect anything going into the movie if you get a chance to watch it.
Check out Slash Film for an interesting article on the movie. (WARNING: this article link includes some spoilers)
There are many free web based games based on Osama and his cronies that some may find offensive and other people might enjoy them. Gaming Today in no way endorses these games. Right or wrong, politically inspired games will always be made. Here’s a quick list of a few Osama games in my bookmarks:
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Morgan Spurlock never ceases to impress me; i just saw Super Size Me, which was amazingly insightful, and now he’s making a documentary designed to make people sincerely think about the war on terrorism… well done indeed