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Game Puts Players in Kerry's Swift Boat
EFL.Oh, boy! Where's my lucky hat... An upcoming video game lets players re-enact the Swift boat mission in Vietnam that won Sen. John Kerry a Silver Star award for battlefield heroism. The first-person shooter "Kuma War" uses a ripped-from-the-headlines approach where gamers can download and then relive actual battles, mainly from the current war in Iraq. Beginning Sept. 30, the "John Kerry" mission will be available for download as an add-on pack for the game, made by New York-based Kuma Reality Games. The Kerry mission is based on the Navy's records of the encounter on Feb. 28, 1969. Lucky hat. Check... Super Eight. Check... VC the dog. Check... Seared memory. Check... Playing as Lt. John Kerry, you lead three Swift boats into enemy fire on the banks of the Mekong Delta. Don't try to turn around and flee — the game is scripted, so you have no choice but to attack the enemy before they kill you. Can the enemy flee so I can beach my boat and shoot them in the back? Kerry is unaware of the game and had no comment, spokeswoman Allison Dobson told The Associated Press. She said Kerry doesn't play video games. Too "plebian" for him, probably. Coming next month, "Windsurfing to Cambodia". Posted by: tu3031 2004-09-24 |
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