Keith Vaz, the UK’s premier game hating MP, has beenkicking up a stink once moreabout interactive entertainment. Amusingly, I had never heard aboutKaboom: The Suicide Bombing Gamebefore Vaz decided to make a public spectacle of it, but thanks to him, yet another game is getting free promotion that it doesn’t deserve.
Just in case you were wondering,Kaboomis a very rubbish game in which you make a terrorist detonate himself to try and kill as many as possible. It’s pretty stupid, and very boring. Rather than ignore such sub-par garbage, however, Vaz thought it was important to share with the public, claiming to be “deeply concerned” that children could play it. The game is six years old.
Vaz wants the game banned, which is an impossible task as it is distributed for free online and is hosted in the US. Just in case you haven’t worked it out yet, Keith Vaz is amoron. Tory MP John Whittingdale is more sensible, suggesting that — shock — the gamewon’tturn people into suicide bombers, but obviously those who have been affected by suicide bombing could find it upsetting. Who would have thought a politician could be reasonable?
So, this isjustanothercaseof Keith Vadge making mountains out of molehills and making sure that any kids whohadn’theard about an evil game will certainly hear of it now. I will help Vaz spread the word of this game by posting the article you’ve just read, since that is obviously what Keithy-Boy wants.
