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Russian government recalls Modern Warfare 2
Author: Joe MartinPublished: 17th November 2009
The Russian government has launched a recall of all console versions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
The scene in question allows players to take the role of an undercover American agent who accompanies Russian terrorists on a killing spree through a Moscow airport. The level has been the focus of much controversy, though Activision does make it clear before the game is even begun that Modern Warfare 2 contains highly objectionable material. The game even issues a prompt allowing players to seamlessly skip over that level.
According to Hellforge the console versions of the game are being recalled entirely, while the level has simply been removed from the PC versions via a post-release patch.
It is expected that Activision will release a new version of the game in Russia that will have the 'No Russian' level removed from the game and which will be approved to the Russian government.
There's been a substantial backlash against Modern Warfare 2 in Russia, with many people alleging an anti-Russian bias due to the way that Russian forces are presented as the baddies.
You can read our review of Modern Warfare 2 for more information in the game, or let us know your thoughts in the forums.
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Uh, that would be because they are the baddies in the game? Don't they realise it's just a fictional story?
Honestly, I wouldn't bat an eyelid, but if there was gratuitous boobs [gasp] or worse then we'd have a situation on our hands.
I so want that to happen now, imagine if the queen even done the voiceover!
Yes it is fictional. However it is a typical story of powerful America doing "good" along with Britain a spent power now totally irrelevant, still pretending it is important.
Oh wait... that was a commentary on contemporary political life. The Russians have every right to be angry as apparently the British are the saviors of the world according to Activision. More like Obama's toilet roll I would say.
So a game uses a stereotype about terrorists? Woop-di-****in'-doo! It's a G-A-M-E!
Just another example of people making decisions when not having the slightest clue what they're talking about. :(
A large American based games company selling vast quantities of said game in America would be stupid not to, especially over the subject matter (War and the fact many American troops have died in recent years).
So they picked on Russian for this game, what other "super power" is there to pick on? China? North Korea? Canada? Wales? I'm sure all these will be dealt with in the next installments. Although I reckon if it was North Korea they wouldn't have just banned the game, they would have just sent the nukes into IW HQ as well. :-p
If not ... why the ballache not? I thought pubs had got departments dedicated to localisation these days? International sensitivity?
I doubt it would go down well in America... oh wait its true...
The good guys alway get priority in games. One reason you'll never see a WWII, were you play a Nazi (Not a American/British spy) in single player.
Lol, i'd so buy that game for the sheer comedy value
"One has had it with these motherf***ing terrorists in One's mother f***ing palace!"
I understand your joking, but c'mon Canada and Wales?
Ummmm...seems to me to be a fairly realistic implication of the dangers of a 'war on terror'...I mean, at the end of the day, this is about an American who goes through a Russian airport killing Russians...so isn't it an indictment of America? By realistic, I mean, to fight 'terror' you have to do 'unsavory' things, unsavory may mean...supporting...terror....
Who would've thought the big bad toughy scruffy Russians would be so sensitive? Make a game about the Liberation of Chechnya from Russian control, then the liberation of Georgia...if you're gonna piss 'em off, do it for real.
Seriously, I still do not know why they are recalling it? the Xbox & PS3 versions can be patched just like the PC version. In fact patches can be forced upon the "network connected" console users without any hassles or grief.
It's similar to the furore over one of the tunes in LBP.
it's the banning that makes you wonder, the man at work.. I would hope some people would complain if this offended anyone in russia besides the government.. sounds like activision are trying to push peoples buttons again- that's assuming peeps outside the government even cared
But it's relevent to the story!
Lets face it, the Russians are sick of constantly being portrayed as the baddies and demonised. Can't blame em for the move.
Activision could have just mentioned an 'eastern country' like Makeuposlavia, like the gaming world has done soooooooo many times before.
The idea of an American dealing death with Russian terrorists, in a Russian airport is just stupid.
As stated aboven if it was the other way round, USA would be on fire by now....
They should have thought of this, probably did, and decided their judgement was better than asking the Russian embassy, or someone else who could reply for them.....
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg13/Xtrafresh/wales.jpg
Ageed.
I personally don't think I have ever witnessed a more boring game level in my whole entire gaming life.
They should have simply made it a short cut scene or skipped it completely. I believe it was put in the game to provoke reactions and push boundaries.
However, the actual 'gameplay' itself is extremely boring and unchallenging to the level of being totally pointless.
I would have gotten more of a challenge if the level was called 'No Queen' and one ninja stealth bi***h with wrinkly sagging knockers tried to wrap me into the clutches of the knockers from random glory holes in the airport walls.
Steady on there, you'll be giving IW ideas!
I think it was in the middle east, the government released it's own first person shooter BUT they made the Americans the "baddies." I think I seen it on Tech TV. (before it was G4)
Anyways, the level is stupid and pointless... but that is the scene that brings together the ENTIRE GAME. By the way, the "AMERICAN" gets shot in the face before he gets a chance to leave the airport so what the hell is the deal?
Without that scene, there was no reason for Russia to attack the US right?
It totally blew me away when I played it at 1 in the morning after I waited in line for 4 hours for the midnight release at GameStop. And hey, I have no objections to the game really!
If the US was the bad guy, Infinity Ward would get burned down, someone has to be a bad guy. It could have been Canada... but no one wants a game where people are saying "Ehh" all the time. Could have been the UK but no one wants a game with characters having bad teeth!
Ok I'm bored
Nice thread - good going Russia on controlling peoples lives, it's just a game. Someone should send Vin Diesel after you (Tripple X movie) LOL
* I call 2 years when a new game is released again!
The White House gets burned down, you bomb America and try and take control of it in the game!
Or did I not get enough sleep and I don't remember right? Or is that the good part you like? Anyways, I'm off to class. Will read this when I get home. ... STUPID finals suck...
Do you think we could make a game like that and just pretend to North Korea that IW made it? Would solve a lot of problems for the PC gaming community and send a strong message ;)
a message to whom? lol EA maybe? probably not, all they do is sports now after all the people they fired recently.
i wish though i wish haha
You'll wet yourself when you see Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad next year then. You get the choice to play as jerry.
1+ on that one! go the queen!!!! kick some ass! LOL
hahaha thats great