Attacks on Medal of Honour

Ok, so its in the newspapers and on tv at the moment that UK Defence Secretary is against the idea that you can play as the Taliban in Medal of Honour. Yes, I understand that many people have lost family and friends and that there are people risking their lives to protect us from the Taliban, but I mean, its only a game. If you think you will get offended by the game, dont buy it. EA aren't portraying the Taliban as these gods or idols, they portray them as what they are, and just because you can play as one doesnt mean that EA are advertising the Taliban. Its an 18 game, and if people moan at young children for seeing these sort of games and messages, they are looking at the wrong people. It is the parents fault in my view. If you buy your child an 18 game when they are 6, and they get scared or offended, its not the games company's fault, they have told you and warned you that it may contain violence, swearing etc.

But going back to the Medal of Honour issue, I fully understand that people could find this offensive, but EA do not mean to hurt people and portray war as a softy easy going, bit of fun. I wish that before the people moan about gaming, read into it. If the UK Defence Secretary read about the campaign mode of MoH, they would realise that it tells real life stories form soldiers with past experiences. So before the non-gaming community blame developers for being offensive, senseless or heartless, look further into it, and you will see that there are many reasons for the developers to use these things, and not everyone aims to offend people.

Thanks,
James