Speacial Force (Hizbullah RPG Games)
Game made by Hizbullah called "Special Force"
"Special Force" - Hizbullah Computer Game: The Goal Is to Kill Israeli PM Sharon
Game placing players in different stages of Hizbullah operations against Israeli soldiers in Lebanon
http://www.specialforce.net/english/indexeng.htm (English)
http://www.specialforce.net/ (Arabic)
Hizbullah rolls out new computer game
Special Force lets players use Sharon for target practice
Badih Chayban
Daily Star staff
Hizbullah has launched a computer game allowing players to simulate its fighters during military operations on Israeli soldiers prior to the liberation of the South.
Special Force, which took “two long years” of development by the Hizbullah Central Internet Bureau, hit the market on Feb. 16. The game consists of different stages all inspired by actual Hizbullah operations in the South.
Players face the same conditions as Hizbullah fighters, including geographic locations, mines, the number of Israeli troops and even the weather conditions. Special Force also offers a training simulation, where players can practice their shooting skills on targets such as Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and other Israeli political and military figures.
On the cover of the game’s box, a message to users says “the designers of Special Force are very proud to provide you with this special product, which embodies objectively the defeat of the Israeli enemy and the heroic actions taken by heroes of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon.” It adds: “Be a partner in the victory. Fight, resist and destroy your enemy in the game of force and victory.”
Mahmoud Rayya, an official from the Hizbullah bureau, told The Daily Star in a telephone interview that Special Force was designed to compete against foreign computer games that show Arabs as enemies and Americans as the heroes that defeat them.
Rayya said that the decision to produce the game was made by top Hizbullah officials, who believe that resistance against the Israelis wasn’t limited to actual military actions.
“This game is resisting the Israeli occupation through the media,” he added.
Rayya said that the game would introduce the resistance to young people.
“In a way, Special Force offers a mental and personal training for those who play it, allowing them to feel that they are in the shoes of the resistance fighters,” Rayya said.
He said that game has been a “success,” since it was launched two weeks ago, adding that it had already sold thousands of copies in Lebanon. The game is currently selling in Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Bahrain, and United Arab Emirates, Rayya said, adding that the distributors were aiming to reach more countries soon.