Posts Tagged ‘nazis’
Bomberman Used In Supposed Anti-Nazi Threat
Though on occasion films like Valkyrie point out that there were some Nazis who opposed HItler’s racist ideology the fascist group is a popular punching bag for the media. Set a war movie in Vietnam or Korea and it’s impossible to escape the political and social ramifications of those conflicts, yet when you set a film in the European Theatre of World War II you’ve got an instant clean conscience for most viewers.
It seems the Nazi movement lives on to this day and not just in the thuggery and ignorance of Neo Nazi skinheads, but in a legitimate political party in Germany. Recently a German ex-politician was arrested for supposedly threatening the Nazis via a protest poster on a website. The poster depicts the classic hero Bomberman holding aloft a cake with a burning fuse and text that reads “No cakewalk for Nazis.”
While I doubt many people would lose sleep over actual violence being perpetrated against a group that still clings to such outmoded, racist beliefs which ultimately culminate in genocide, they still have legal rights and protections under the laws of civilized nations. Ironically if the sort of fascist government that Nazi Germany had was still in place violence against Nazis might go unpunished.
Mr. T and Will Wright Fight the Nazis, Blow Minds
Starting the week with such craziness wasn’t exactly on my mind, and hey I’m not making this up: ZootFly has announced a game based on the Mr. T graphic novel series for a series of games based upon the famous A-Team character.
I shit you not: the first game will see Mr. T take on Nazis and their machines in various locations, including South American rain forests, ancient cities, industrial complexes and more. He is aided by none other than Sims creator Will Wright, who is an American geneticist in the game. They will join forces to “annihilate the Nazis and their hardware.”
The studio promises “over-the-top adrenaline-pumping action of Mr. T” coupled with platforming, brawling and puzzle-solving. It is unclear what Wright’s involvement in the game is. He recently left EA for Big Stupid Fun.
Mr. T vs The Nazis is in development for PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. No release date was given for this bundle of awesomeness.