Ethnic Cleansing (video game)
| Ethnic Cleansing | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | National Alliance (United States) |
| Publisher(s) | Resistance Records |
| Engine | Genesis3D |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | January 21, 2002 |
| Genre(s) | First person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Ethnic Cleansing (2002) is a computer game developed by Resistance Records, an underground music label owned by the National Alliance[1] specializing in Neo-Nazi and white supremacist bands. The game was developed using Genesis3D, an open source game engine.
Plot
In the game, the protagonist (the player can choose either a skinhead or a Klansman) runs through a ghetto killing African-Americans and Latinos, before descending into a subway system to kill Jews. Finally he reaches the "Yiddish Control Center", where a fictionalized version of Ariel Sharon, then Prime Minister of Israel, is directing plans for world domination. The player must kill him to win the game.
Controversy
The Anti-Defamation League publicized the existence of the game and unsuccessfully lobbied the developers of Genesis3D to change their licensing conditions to prohibit the use of the engine to develop racist games.[2] They have also lobbied the Interactive Digital Software Association to encourage their members to adopt such policies.[3]
Stuff Magazine named Ethnic Cleansing the 40th most controversial video game of all time in January 2003.[4] In 2010, UGO ranked it as the #1 most racist video game in history.[5]
Sequels and similar games
A sequel called White Law was released by the same developer in June 2003 with a similar premise, where the player assumes the role of a police officer going postal. It, however, attracted much less attention than Ethnic Cleansing. Both White Law and Ethnic Cleansing can only be ordered directly from Resistance Records.
Another game, ZOG's Nightmare was made by Jim Ramm, a former National Socialist Movement member. Both Ethnic Cleansing and ZOG's Nightmare have similar premises. ZOG's Nightmare however, is much larger, having 8 levels instead of Ethnic Cleansing's two.
Initially, Resistance Records intended to create a similar line of games based on the events of the Turner Diaries, however only White Law and Zog's Nightmare have been released so far.[6][7]
References
- ^ 476 F3d 719 United States v. Ross | OpenJurist
- ^ ADL Letter to WildTangent, owners of open-source software made to produce "Ethnic Cleansing."
- ^ ADL Letter to Interactive Digital Software Association
- ^ 50 Most Controversial Games Ever, Stuff Magazine
- ^ The 11 Most Racist Video Games, UGO.com, November 30, 2010
- ^ "ADL Report: Growing Proliferation of Racist Video Games Target Youth on The Internet". Anti-Defamation League.
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