Have you ever heard of in 1378 (km)? To the uninitiated it is a German game for PC, dividing the players into two teams, provides the first in the shoes of a group of refugees whose task is to overcome the Berlin Wall, while the second assumes the role the "soldiers of frontier officers to shoot on sight anyone who attempts to violate the boundaries.Despite a very questionable concept, the title has been a great success - the online servers have collapsed after just one hour after its official launch, took place shortly before Christmas, according to the magazine The Week. As might be expected in Germany, however, the controversy rages to the point that the well-known newspaper BILD has titled "The questionable shoot'em up will be censored?".
In response to the controversy, the game's creator Jens M. Stober has expressed his views, declaring the official website of 1378 (km) that nobody would have complained if instead of a video game had made a film with the same premise. "Much of the criticism related to the medium that I choose," wrote Stober.
"Video games attract far more than any other medium, easy judgments and my project it is only the latest demonstration. The goal is and has always been to allow young generations to access to information on the latest German history through a medium suited to them. " "In this game, unlike what would happen in a documentary, you have control over their behavior and actions in the face of dynamic environments that vary over time." "1378 (km) does not oblige anyone among those who assume the role of frontier soldiers to shoot refugees.
The choice is in the hands of the players, because the only way to win is to not fire it a shot." 1378 (km) - named for the length of the internal boundary which divided East Germany from West Germany - is a modified version of Half-Life 2 deathmatch, and it allows up to 16 gamers to play online simultaneously.
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