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'''''Quest for Saddam''''' is a [[first-person shooter]] [[video game]] released by Petrilla Entertainment on May 14, 2003. With a gameplay style similar to ''Doom'' and a humorous approach to the plot, the goal is to fight Iraqi soldiers and eventually to kill [[Saddam Hussein]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Newman |first=Heather |last2=Schaefer |first2=Jim |date=2003-05-15 |title=Game Looks for Saddam Hussein |pages=2 |work=Detroit Free Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119945758/detroit-free-press/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |archive-date=2023-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301084416/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119945758/detroit-free-press/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The game was later modded by the [[Global Islamic Media Front]] (an [[al-Qaeda]] propaganda organization) in ''[[Quest for Bush]]'', which changed the game's premise to kill the game's boss, President [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-09-20 |title=Bush targeted in jihadist FPS |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bush-targeted-in-jihadist-fps/1100-6157912/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125013050/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bush-targeted-in-jihadist-fps/1100-6157912/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-09-18 |title=Web video game aim: 'Kill' Bush characters |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/18/bush.game/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=CNN |archive-date=2023-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125013042/http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/18/bush.game/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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'''''Quest for Saddam''''' is a [[first-person shooter]] [[video game]] released by [[Petrilla Entertainment]] on May 14, 2003. Fitting its genre, the goal is to fight Iraqi soldiers and eventually to kill the [[boss (video games)|boss]], [[Saddam Hussein]]. |
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Quest for Saddam is a first-person shooter video game released by Petrilla Entertainment on May 14, 2003. With a gameplay style similar to Doom and a humorous approach to the plot, the goal is to fight Iraqi soldiers and eventually to kill Saddam Hussein.[1] The game was later modded by the Global Islamic Media Front (an al-Qaeda propaganda organization) in Quest for Bush, which changed the game's premise to kill the game's boss, President George W. Bush.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ Newman, Heather; Schaefer, Jim (2003-05-15). "Game Looks for Saddam Hussein". Detroit Free Press. p. 2. Archived from the original on 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Bush targeted in jihadist FPS". GameSpot. 2006-09-20. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Web video game aim: 'Kill' Bush characters". CNN. 2006-09-18. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
External links
- Quest for Bush / Quest for Saddam: Content vs. Context - 2006-09-26 review from Gameology.org
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