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{{Infobox video game | image = | title = Syrian Warfate | developer = Cats Who Play | publisher = | engine = | released = 2017: February 21 (Steam) | genre = [[Real-Time Strategy] | modes = Single-player | platforms = Windows }}
Endgame: Syria is a trading card based newsgame developed by GameTheNews.net, a project looking to turn news into games. It launched on the 12 December 2012 and claimed to be the first ever attempt to cover an ongoing conflict in the form of a video game.[1] It attracted a range of responses from the positive[2][3] to critical.[4] The game places the player in the role of coordinating the rebel side of the Syrian civil war where they have to decide the political and military choices faced in resolving the conflict.
Gameplay[edit]
The game is a Trading card game where each turn is divided into a political and military phase. In each phase may impact on the player (and the regime's) level of support. If either side loses its support, the game is over. The game can also end in a peace deal between the sides.
Apple submission controversy[edit]
The game was rejected by Apple's App Store citing App Store guidelines forbidding games that “solely target a specific race, culture, a real government or corporation, or any other real entity”. This sparked debate over both the rules of the App Store and the appropriateness of the form in covering war.[5]
Russia Today featured a report on Apple's refusal to publish the game agreeing with the decision citing the game as "unethical" and "only on one side" as there is only an ability to play as the rebels and not as the government. They also considered it to be factually inaccurate as the game features Russia as supporting the government despite "statements coming from the foreign ministry that Russia does not take any side in this conflict."[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Endgame Syria Launched (official announcement)". 2012-12-12. Archived from the original on 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
- ^ "Apple rejects iOS game exploring Syria's civil war (wired)". 2013-01-08. Archived from the original on 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
- ^ "Review of Endgame Syria (gameswarp)". 2013-01-08. Archived from the original on 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
- ^ "Endgame Syria - Reducing The Civil War To A Game Is Unhelpful And Distasteful". 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
- ^ Stuart, Keith (2013-01-11). "Guardian article on interactive journalism". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
- ^ "Endgame Syria: Apple shoots down rebel scenario simulator". YouTube. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
External links[edit]
Category:Card games introduced in 2012 Category:Collectible card games Category:Works about the Syrian Civil War Category:2012 video games Category:Video games set in Syria