NEWS: Become Lee Harvey Oswald For Under Ten Dollars

GEEK: Become Lee Harvey Oswald For Under Ten Dollars

Despite a title of questionable cultural merit, the Scottish company known as Traffic Games insists that today's release of a game called JFK Reloaded was made with the intention to bring about a better understanding surrounding the events of the JFK assassination. The game is available as an Internet download for under ten dollars.

Kirk Ewing, managing director of the company, declared that he saw the potential for misinterpretation and criticism by the public, but that he took care to respect the Kennedy family and historical accuracy. However, Kennedy's relatives are livid.

The game itself seems to be very historically accurate, instead of the Grand Theft Auto-ish killing spree that much of the public is picturing. The goal is to fire shots accurately from the sixth floor of the Texas School-Book Depository, which is where assassin Lee Harvey Oswald fired his fatal shots onto President Kennedy's motorcade.

ummm, wow.... i don't know what else to say

"Hey dude, how's that new sniper game coming?"

"Aw bro it sucks. The AI is buggy, the movements are jerky, and the graphics is circa Atari 7800."

"Shit. How are we gonna recoup the loss on this one?"

"Ooh! Ooh! I know!"

When's the grassy knoll expansion pack coming out?

who gives a shit? American games companies quiet happily manufacture moronic shoot 'em ups modelled on the gulf wars which are endorsed by the military! they're bieng used as a back door recruitment vehicle, as least all this game's trying to do is make some sales by using a famous name. the only difference between this and countless other PC games is that someone's decided to add a famous name and stir up some controversy.

Nobody complained when you had to kill Hitler in Wolfenstein.

I've seen the game developed by the military that was altered by the company based on it's architecture for mainstream production. Was this actually endorsed by the military?

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they shouldnt have called it reloaded ,

"sir my men surrrounded lee Harvey at the hotels cafe , he'll be arrested in a matter of minutes"

"no liuetanant , your men are already dead!"

*cut to lee harvey running on walls

What about that new Vietnam shooter? I don't know anything about it. Is it an anti-hero game (a la the GTA series) or an accurate recreation of the Vietnam war environment?

somehow i doubt it's an accurate recreation of the vietnam war enviroment.

Is your rifle loaded with magic bullets in the game?

Graphics look like shit, and since it's the same dudes who made "State of Emergency," I get the feeling the came's going to eat shit.

if you're going to make a game that's supposed to explore the events and history surrounding the JFK assassination, i think titling it "JFK Reloaded" is in poor taste.

But I wonder how many conspiracy theorists will buy the game, looking to prove that LHO didn't do it?

wow, is this ever gross.

conspiracy theories and ethical issues aside, the game sounds dull as fuck

I don't get it - do you just play the same 30 seconds over and over?

Wait.... So I can miss and hit Jackie O by mistake??

Wake me up when the shoot W game is out.

It's not gonna work for Macs is it?

Dark Star Zero
*-The Blackest Stars Never Burn Out-*

Read the FAQ, guys. This isn't a handful of people writing a game to piss off the "tasteful" citizens of America, this is a legitimate attempt at re-creating a historical situation with a painstaking computer simulation. They implemented a physics model, motorcade driver behaviour, timing aspects, bullet drop, and a whole multitude of miniscule details. After every shot, they view from the scope wobbles while Oswald operates the bolt-action to chamber another round! That is insane! Even if you think the game is in poor taste, you still have to commend the attention to detail and professional approach taken.

Of course, the high-score feature is somewhat unneccesary, but I think that if every game was this deeply researched and employed the same work and creative ethic, I would be more willing to shell out 50 US dollars for a copy of the newest FPS.

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