9/11 The Video Game

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Anti-videogame bodies in the US have new reason to work themselves up into a state of hysteria. A small team by the name of Kinematic is currently working on an Unreal Mod based on the events of September 11th.

Set during the events immediately following the planes' attacks, the game casts players as businesspeople, fire fighters or police, as they navigate their way through the doomed buildings.

Kinematic's site mentions such events as using mobile phones as sources of light, water bottles to restore health and handkerchiefs to avoid breathing in smoke. They also mention such set pieces as collapsing ceilings, flame-engulfed levels and having to make the critical decision whether or not to jump from a window.

With such a sensitive subject matter, the mod is inevitably going to come under extremely close scrutiny and, regardless of how sensitively Kinematic handle things, there's going to be a great many people against the idea. Thankfully, as yet there's no mention of fragging of any description.

We'll endeavour to bring you more on this controversial title as further details emerge. Until then, you can visit the homepage at www.kinematic.org/911.html

Here are some pics...

http://www.kinematic.org/911screenshots.html

Your thoughts? I think the game looks... dull.