The controversy over the inclusion of the Taliban in Medal of Honor continues, as British Defense Secretary Liam Fox has issued a statement critical of the game. He was apparently most upset by a video showing the Taliban forces fighting in Helmand province, where British and soliders from other countries part of the International Security Assistance Force are indeed engaged with the Taliban.
“I am disgusted and angry,” Fox initially said. “It’s hard to believe any citizen of our country would wish to buy such a thoroughly un-British game. I would urge retailers to show their support for our armed forces and ban this tasteless product.”
EA issued this resposne to the complaint: “Multiplayer combat is a long-standing, common and popular feature of videogames. In multi-player, teams assume the identities of combatants on both sides of the conflict. Many popular videogames allow players to assume the identity of enemies including Nazis and terrorists. In the multi-player levels of Medal of Honor, teams will assume the identity of both U.S. forces and the Taliban.
Source: BBC
