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In Treyarch's newest Call of Duty title, Black Ops, the opportunity presents itself by taking part in an assassination attempt on Fidel Castro during the Bay of Pigs invasion (a failed CIA backed Coup). As many gamers are enjoying Black Ops, does history and fiction hit too close to home for some gamers and non-gamers? Is there a possible double standard?
For Cuban Americans’, Fidel Castro represents oppression, murder and villainy. While others may just shrug their shoulders and continue on. Other modern war games have
avoided the naming of actual backdrops. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 1 and 2 took place in an undisclosed middle-eastern country while EA's Medal of Honor removed the Taliban from their multiplayer portions of the game. While Medal of Honor single player involved battles far removed in the mountains of Afghanistan.
While the United States has almost to zero relations with the island republic, can a videogame spark Fidel Castro to critique the western world for the discretion? As we know our videogame History, Castro may be the first living person to be assassinated in a multi-million selling videogame. A person, who is roughly a thrown stone away from Florida, has the right to be pissed at the United States. Cuba's leaders will reaffirm how the United States is out to get them, again.
Thoughts? Would anyone object to a Middle-Eastern game featured a level to assassinate the Queen of England or the President of the United States?
