Laden VS USA
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Developer(s) | Panyu Gaming Electronic Co. |
Publisher(s) | Panyu Gaming Electronic Co. |
Platform(s) | Electronic game |
Genre(s) | Shooter game |
Mode(s) | Competitive Players: 1 |
Laden VS USA (
Laden VS USA has received negative reviews and is very controversial. The game has also been banned from two stores; one in Warrington, Cheshire, England, and the other in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Gameplay
The player controls a submarine travelling across the bottom of the screen shooting at fighter jets flying by. The game is divided into 20 levels and automatically levels you up to the next. When a level is completed, the game plays a pinging version of "
The actual built-in game is a bootleg copy of Submarine Battle (CG-330), a handheld game released by Casio in 1983; Submarine Battle was frequently bootlegged on handheld devices around this time period. Due to the generic nature of the gameplay premise, it is unclear if the game is intended to be pro or anti-America, and was possibly left intentionally vague (as the handheld is known to have been sold in both the U.S. and Pakistan).[3][4]
History
The game is supposedly manufactured by Chinese company Panyu Gaming Electronic Co. Ltd., located in
Laden VS USA is also an example of the growing political and cultural impact of video games. The game can be compared to other controversial video games such as
Reception
Laden VS USA has become popular among Pakistani children.[4] Despite this, the game is very controversial and has even been banned from the shelves of a discount store in Warrington, Cheshire, England, after several protests from religious leaders. Teenager Hannah Birchall stated about the incident, "The images on the box bring back all the memories of September 11", and that she thinks that "it will desensitise children to what happened".[6] The game has also created controversy in the town of Brooklyn, NYC, USA, where pedestrians were outraged over the presence of the game in the local store named Oakdale Dairy.[3] YouTube toy reviewer Mike Mozart of JeepersMedia considered Laden VS USA "the worst concept for a game in history" and said that "it boggles the mind that it was actually manufactured and sent to the United States".[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Fail Video Game Bin Laden VS USA Hand Held Toy Review by Mike Mozart of JeepersMedia". DeadlineLIVE. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on December 26, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
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- ^ a b c Jessica (June 2, 2005). "9/11 Video Game Upsets Otherwise Docile Residents Of Brooklyn, Chelsea". Gawker. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
- ^ a b c Zargham, Syed (January 14, 2003). "Pakistani Toys Feature Osama Bin Laden". Life. See Your World L.L.C. Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
- ^ Ehrilch, Richard S. (June 3, 2003). "Cashing in on Osama". Asia Times. Unit B, 16/F, Li Dong Building, No. 9 Li Yuen Street East, Central, Hong Kong: Asia Times Online, Ltd. Archived from the original on June 3, 2005. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
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