What game will recreate the death of Osama bin Laden?

On Sunday, May 1, 2011; a US Military operation took out Osama bin Laden (the most notorious terrorist in modern history). As the world now celebrates democracy’s victory over terrorism; gamers will soon be asking what game could recreate this historical moment.

It helps to remember that in the aftermath of 9/11; the internet was flooded with an abundance of kill bin-Laden-flash games. But now that the fantasy has become a reality; there is an opportunity to allow gamers to experience the actually military operation.

The most obvious candidate would be any sequel to Medal of Honor. The reboot had done a flawless job of recreating the Battle of Takur Ghar (part of Operation Anaconda) while trying to depict the American soldier’s experience. So it should not be a surprise that they might include a bin-Laden mission in the sequel. Plus the Medal of Honor –series is famous for recreating famous battles; hence this task could be their magnum opus.

Yet one cannot leave out the possibility that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 would also want to feature the bin-Laden takedown. Since it has been speculated that Modern Warfare 3 might be a prequel; one of the first missions could involve taking out bin-Laden. Yet the Call of Duty –series has had a resent habit of abandoning “historical accuracy,” therefore their interpretation would be more about taking out bin-Laden and less about the actually moments leading up to the event.

Other game series that could feature a bin-Laden mission would be Battlefield, Close Combat, Operation Flashpoint, Delta Force, Kuma War, Tom Clancy’s: Ghost Recon or Splinter Cell.

Regardless of what game dose it first, it might become one of the most memorable gaming moments if done right. After 9/11; Americans wanted revenge. Internet flash games were fun but now there could be a demand to do it Call of Duty-style.

Tags: Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, Ghost Recon, splinter cell series, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

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Matthew Anfuso

May 02, 2011

There was a game that already did this years ago. It was a crappy FPS for the PS2, and I can't remember the name of it, but you ended up fist fighting bin Laden.

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Stan Rezaee

Sadly I know what game your talking about, it was "Fugitive Hunter" and saying it sucked would be an understatment. S*** would be a better word to use.

Eric Cummings

I think if any series can do it right, it's going to be Call of Duty. Probably the first mission they'll have us play in campaign mode for MW3

Jason Lomberg

No way is Call of Duty going to do it. Despite the subtitle "Modern Warfare", they've only featured modern weapons and uniforms, not modern (or real) enemies. I'd say a Medal of Honor or Battlefield title.

Stojan Jovic

Medal of Honor for sure. SEAL Team Six was responsible for the takedown of Osama, and rumor has it some of them were Tier One Operatives, so that'd be the most likely game. Call of Duty is too arcade-y, Battlefield is too epic, Ghost Recon would have Osama being taken out by a shoulder launched missle by a soldier wearing a cloak cape, and Splinter Cell would proably feature a LONG interrogation scene.

If Call of Duty did it, he'd be taken out by a nuclear missile strike, before we discovered he was actually a disaffected Russian national in disguise.

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