American video games display the power of our soldiers and military might and technology.

Iranian video games rely on bombs being planted by terrorists on a defenseless U.S. oil tanker in order to disrupt oil transport through the Straight of Hormuz.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A new Iranian computer game sets players the task of blowing up a U.S. tanker in the Gulf to block the sea route for much of the world’s oil supplies, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

The game, “Counter Strike”, invites players to plant two bombs on the oil tanker to sink it and make the strait of Hormuz impassable, the Jomhouri-ye Eslami daily reported. About two-fifths of globally traded oil passes through the channel.

The game illustrates a warning by Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who said in June that oil exports in the Gulf region could be seriously endangered if the United States made a wrong move on Iran.

Our videos games here in the states have you play the part of highly elite soldiers who lay an extreme case of whoop ass down on legitmate targets, usually highly defended, as opposed to simple civilian tankers. For instance, Ghost Recon 2 takes place on the Korean Penisula, a place we all know has the specter of a nuclear exchange with much thanks to Mr. Kim of the Poofy Hair. I am just waiting for the terrorists to start having car bombing games, or perhaps even beheading video games. Only a matter of time…

Said Duncan Avatar @ 6:51 pm | Permalink   

1. hehe, Oil tanker isnt civilian unit btw. And theres another iranian game, A search and rescue operation. You have to rescue a scientist from iraq, Being heavily guarded by US military.

   Comment by Arash — 3/12/2007 @ 12:54 pm

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2. Hey this is an old one from 2006, wake up and get with the current posts!

   Comment by Cao — 3/12/2007 @ 4:09 pm

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