this looks like buckets of fun

[Rez]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6549265/

LOS ANGELES - A new video game to be released Monday allows players to simulate the assassination of President Kennedy.

The release of "JFK Reloaded" is timed to coincide with the 41st anniversary of Kennedy's murder in Dallas and was designed to demonstrate a lone gunman was able to kill the president.

"It is despicable," said David Smith, a spokesman for Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, the late president's brother. He was informed of the game on Friday but declined further comment.

Kirk Ewing, managing director of the Scottish firm Traffic Games, which developed the game, said he understood some people would be horrified at the concept, but he insisted he and his team had nothing but respect for Kennedy and for history.

"We believe that the only thing we're exploiting is new technology," said Ewing, a former documentary filmmaker and senior executive with Scottish developer VIS, responsible for games like "State of Emergency." He said he sent Edward Kennedy a letter before the game's release.

Ewing said the game was designed to undermine the theory there was some shadowy plot behind the assassination. "We believe passionately there was no conspiracy," he said.

Oswald's perch recreated
Traffic Games said the objective was for a player to fire three shots at Kennedy's motorcade from assassin Lee Harvey Oswald's digitally recreated sixth-floor perch in the Texas School Book Depository.

Points are awarded or subtracted based on how accurately the shots match the official version of events as documented in by the Warren Commission, which investigated Kennedy's assassination.

Shooting the image of Kennedy in the right spots in the right sequence adds to the score, while "errors" like shooting first lady Jacqueline Kennedy lead to deductions.

Each shot can be replayed in slow motion, and the bullets can be tracked as they travel and pass through Kennedy's digitally recreated body. Players can choose to see blood by pressing a "blood effects" option.

Players can view the motorcade from a number of angles, including the perspective of filmmaker Abraham Zapruder and a view from the "grassy knoll" where some conspiracy theorists believe a second gunman was stationed.

The game will be available via download for $9.99.

Special JFK Reloaded bonus minigame: Magic Bullet Pinball

How about "The Sims: Jimi Hendrix Edition" where you have to choose to sleep on your side or on your back.

Or "The Sims: Mama Cass" where you have to convince her not to eat the sandwich.

Or "Sonny Bono's Downhill Racing 2005"

Or "Christopher Reeve's Rodeo 2005"

a flight simulator piloted by buddy holly.

or a surfing game featuring elian gonzales.

O.J. Simpson's Need for Speed?

this is great actually, video games is one medium where i am all for the most tasteless acts and ideas ever.

I hope someone makes a game where you get to be Ron Artest, and you get points for punching fans.

[Mad Melvin]

I think some German game company is developing a game where you get to experience all great disasters in human history. Like being in the Titanic when it sinks.
I dont remeber the name of the company or the supposed release date, but im certain that it is being made.

[EisigerBiskuit]

This might actually be educational. If your the one in the crowd, that is.
Now if you had to be the president... That would blow hard.

[Supafly345]

This isn't an aducational tool, this is pathetic. It is preying on young gamer's love of anti-everything using the rule that the more offencive a game is, the more people will play it. Some people don't understand that the reason GTA is fun is beacuse it actually offers really fun gameplay, not because of how many parents hate it. This is boring, and would be kinda funny if it was a flash game, but is incredibly stupid as a real game.

[FS]

I completely agree. This is retarded, and the game doesn't sound fun in the least.

[Luchatein]

The Daily News said $100,000 goes to the person with the shots most accurate to Lee Harvey Oswald's :/

[AChimp]

That's worth hacking the game for.

[Dr. V]

I thought this thread was about mr bucket.

[Drev]

Me too

[GADZOOKS]

Why don't you go pop your balls into Dr. V's mouth then, drev.

[Drev]

Nah, the balls pop out of his mouth

[Dr. V]

Duh!

[DeadKennedys]

Excuse me, I believe the theme song goes "I'm Mr. Bucket, put your balls in my mouth, I'm Mr. Bucket, and then I pop 'em right out!"

Assclown.

[Dr. V]

It's "Put the balls in my mouth." and you don;t even put them in his mouth, you put them in the top and he spits them out. Don't question me, I was the target demo when that shit came out.

[Mad Melvin]

This thread is getting out of control.

[the_dudefather]

ive now played the full version of the 'game', (the demo doesnt allow you to shoot).

its more of a simulation, so see what it would have been like to be the sniper and how the theory of the second gunman was wrong.

or you can try and do a mass murder and kill jfk, his wife and 3-4 secret service goons before they speed off.

its worth a play for novelty and educational values.

[rockets redglare]

Did you have to pay to play? I read somewhere that it cost $10

[Ihach]

by somewhere you of course mean the first damn post in the thread

[the_dudefather]

Originally Posted by rockets redglare

Did you have to pay to play? I read somewhere that it cost $10

my flatmate got it and he leagaly paid the full $10 (wink wink)

but isnt it a bit strange? its free to see the president, but if you want to murder him it will cost you 10 bux?

[GADZOOKS]

the only real presidential assasination game i would play is a Lincoln one because John Wilkes Booth at least looks like a villian I would wanna play as.

[Supafly345]

I totally know, they release a new version of "Virtual President Handshake" every year for free, and then we have to shell out ten bucks for the first presidential assassination simulator since the 1970's boardgames!

[Mad Melvin]

I downloaded this game out of curiosity. I wish I hadnt. This game is just pointless and retarded.
I dont know how anyone would enjoy this, except maybe the people who go to some site like ogrish or rotten on a regular basis and actually enjoy what they are seeing there.