I wonder how well such a game would do here in the US? Being able to shove a virtual red hot poker up a few politicians asses might prove very compelling.
Middle East Times
BEIJING -- An online game in which players can torture and kill corrupt officials that a Chinese local government set up to teach people about the perils of graft is proving a roaring success, state media said Thursday.
"Incorruptible Fighter," developed by the government of east China's Zhejiang province, was launched just over a week ago and is already so popular that it is being redesigned to accommodate more players, the China Daily said.
"I feel a great sense of achievement when I punish lots of evil officials," one gamer surnamed Sun was quoted as saying.
The game, which lets players get ahead by killing officials by means of "weapons, magic, or torture," has been downloaded more than 100,000 times, the Southern Metropolitan Daily said[...]
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If they will offer an expansion pack for each level of government in the US, I think China will have found a game with virtually unlimited appeal in our market. No one will want to pirate it; everyone will want to pour money into developing it!
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