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词条 Kaboom: The Suicide Bombing Game
释义

  1. Gameplay

  2. Background

  3. Reception

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

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| caption = A screenshot showing a score of kills and injuries
| developer = fabulous999
| publisher = Newgrounds
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| released = April 17, 2002
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| modes = Single-player
| platforms = All operating systems with Flash Player.
}}Kaboom: The Suicide Bombing Game, often referred to as Kaboom!, is a free[1] browser game. It was released on Newgrounds in April 2002.[2]

Gameplay

Players control a man, described as being of Arab appearance,[1][3] moving either left or right through a "vaguely Middle Eastern-looking"[4] street. Men, women and children walk back and forth along the street at various speeds. When the mouse is clicked, the man opens up his jacket, revealing an explosive belt, and detonates.[3] The aim of the game is to kill and wound as many men, women and children as possible.[1] The number of people both killed and injured is displayed, and a button appears allowing the player to play the game again.

Background

The game's designer, known only by the username fabulous999, reportedly got the idea to create the game after reading an article in Time about suicide bombers,[4] and created the game in one evening.[2] By December 2002 the game had already been played over 875,000 times.[2] The game was released as a demo, with the author stating in May 2002 that he planned to expand the game to include terrorist missions in twelve different countries,[4] however, the game was never expanded.

Reception

The game's animation has been described as simple,[2] and the game has been described as an "amateur" "no-budget" production.[5] Fox News stated experienced video gamers would probably find the game's design "fairly unimpressive".[4]

The game's content has been heavily criticised. The Jerusalem Post reported that reception of the game in Israel had been "not surprisingly negative."[6] A radio station in Israel reportedly received a large number of angry phone calls after mentioning the game.[4] The Embassy of Israel in London also complained about the game.[3] A spokesman for Americans for Peace Now stated he was deeply troubled by the game.[2] Psychologist David Walsh stated it was an example of particularly tasteless games that numb people to violence, though did not call for its removal, citing free speech.[2] An Anti-Defamation League spokesperson stated: "It’s disgusting and sick and it’s offensive, and no matter what your politics are, there can be no kind of justification or rationalization for this kind of hate", and U.S. Representative Nita Lowey stated "Kaboom! trivializes the heinous act of killing and maiming innocent people." Lowey wrote a letter to Newgrounds asking them to remove the game from their site. Newgrounds refused, however, on the grounds of free speech, stating they would not take any material off their site unless it was illegal.[4]

The Daily Star called the game "vile".[7] British politicians Keith Vaz and John Whittingdale criticised the game in the media,[3] and Vaz further criticised the game in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, calling for the game to be removed.[5] Ed Vaizey, responding to Vaz's concern, pointed out that as the game was created by an individual outside of the mainstream gaming industry, it was not subject to UK gaming laws.[8] A relative of a man killed in the 2002 Bali bombings also called for it to be removed.[1]

The game was reported on by Saudi Arabian website Al Arabiya,[9] and the neo-nazi website Resistance Records provided a link to the game.[10][11]

In response to the criticism, the game's designer stated he did not intend to make any money off the game, and that the game's purpose was "to show that suicide bombers are nothing but expendable pawns whose sole purpose is to terrorize innocents." He also stated that "90 percent" of the emails he received regarding the game were positive, and that many of those emails were from Israel.[4] A statement he made on Newgrounds read "I just think people who blow themselves up are stupid (...) If you found this offensive, tell your friends!"[2] The designer stated the game was not set in Israel, however the demo's title screen featured an illustration of Yasser Arafat.[4]

See also

  • Rendition (text adventure game)

References

1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3388318/Suicide-bomber-video-game-condemned-by-terror-victims.html |title=Suicide bomber video game condemned by terror victims |last1=Moore |first1=Matthew |date=November 6, 2008 |work=The Daily Telegraph |publisher= |accessdate=May 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723080007/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3388318/Suicide-bomber-video-game-condemned-by-terror-victims.html |archive-date=2013-07-23 |dead-url=no |df= }}
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/05/technology/circuits/05boom.html |title=Suicide Bomber Game Tests the Boundaries of Taste |last1=Lubell |first1=Sam |date=December 5, 2002 |work=The New York Times |publisher= |accessdate=May 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221105845/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/05/technology/circuits/05boom.html |archive-date=2011-12-21 |dead-url=no |df= }}
3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1083336/Outrage-game-glorifies-suicide-bombing.html |title=Outrage over the computer game which glorifies suicide bombing |last1=Chapman |first1=James |date=November 5, 2008 |work=Daily Mail |publisher= |accessdate=May 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225084853/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1083336/Outrage-game-glorifies-suicide-bombing.html |archive-date=2013-02-25 |dead-url=no |df= }}
4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,52268,00.html|title=Videogame Enrages Israeli Supporters|last1=|first1=|last2=|first2=|date=May 8, 2002|work=Fox News|publisher=|accessdate=May 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025015755/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,52268,00.html|archive-date=2012-10-25|dead-url=no|df=}}
5. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/11/07/parliament-vaz-debates-suicide-bomber-game-praises-new-game-violence-study#.UaNK7ZXA0dI |title=In Parliament, Vaz Debates Suicide Bomber Game, Praises New Game Violence Study |date=November 7, 2008 |work=GamePolitics.com |publisher= |accessdate=May 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312154032/http://gamepolitics.com/2008/11/07/parliament-vaz-debates-suicide-bomber-game-praises-new-game-violence-study#.UaNK7ZXA0dI#.UaNK7ZXA0dI |archive-date=2013-03-12 |dead-url=no |df= }}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.jpost.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/Full&cid=1020146455835 |title=Suicide-bomber Internet game gives points for killing |last1=Rubenstein |first1=Harry |date=May 3, 2002 |work=Jerusalem Post |publisher= |accessdate=August 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020601172139/http://www.jpost.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=JPost%2FA%2FJPArticle%2FFull |archive-date=2002-06-01 |dead-url=no |df= }}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/57179/Victims-fury-at-suicide-bomber-computer-game/ |title=Victims' Fury at Suicide Bomber Computer Game |last1=Chatterton |first1=Ed |date=November 3, 2008 |work=Daily Star |publisher= |accessdate=May 26, 2013}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/11/14/parliament-lively-debate-video-game-ratings-amp-green-cross-man#.UaSOPJXA0dI |title=In Parliament, Lively Debate on Video Game Ratings & Green Cross Man |date=November 14, 2008 |website=GamePolitics.com |publisher= |accessdate=May 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317082302/http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/11/14/parliament-lively-debate-video-game-ratings-amp-green-cross-man#.UaSOPJXA0dI#.UaSOPJXA0dI |archive-date=2013-03-17 |dead-url=no |df= }}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/11/06/59599.html |title=Suicide bomber video game "sick" |date=November 6, 2008 |website=Al Arabiya |publisher= |accessdate=May 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018015008/http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/11/06/59599.html |archive-date=2014-10-18 |dead-url=no |df= }}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/11/06/kaboom-the-suicide-bombing-video-game/ |title=Kaboom: The Suicide Bombing Video Game |last1=Dvorak |first1=John |authorlink=John C. Dvorak |date=November 6, 2008 |website=dvorak.org |publisher= |accessdate=May 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018015051/http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/11/06/kaboom-the-suicide-bombing-video-game/ |archive-date=2014-10-18 |dead-url=no |df= }}
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/11/06/british-mp-vaz-erupts-over-suicide-bombing-game#.UaSVm5XA0dI |title=British MP Vaz Erupts Over Suicide Bombing Game |date=November 6, 2008 |website=GamePolitics.com |publisher= |accessdate=May 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311213902/http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/11/06/british-mp-vaz-erupts-over-suicide-bombing-game#.UaSVm5XA0dI#.UaSVm5XA0dI |archive-date=2013-03-11 |dead-url=no |df= }}

External links

  • Kaboom! updated self-censored version at Newgrounds
  • Kaboom! original version at eBaum's World

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