Al Qaeda Wars pushes the envelope
A new social game gets a bit too gung-ho for my taste in an attempt to make Al Qaeda, America and some of America’s most recognized celebrities look like a bunch of douche bags. The game in question is called Al Qaeda Wars, and it lets you play as the terrorists or American counter-terrorists in the war on terrorism. A social game, Al Qaeda Wars uses Facebook and Google maps to zero in on targets throughout the world.
Playing as the terrorists, the game lets players target celebrities not-so-cleverly hidden under fake names like “Ronal Frump,” “Pest Hilton,” and “Simon Scowl.” The game is a lot like Mafia Wars; you use your Facebook friends to help attack your targets, buying different kinds of weapons, launching “Google Map attacks,” and more. These attacks are games of skill based on actual player locations set on Google maps. Success results in a flash animated destruction of the target.
