Ghost
2nd January 2008, 19:26
Hello all,
I know this isn't really new as it has been made public some time ago, but I would like to bring it up to see who else is interested.
I am rather looking forwards to this title even though I have only tried the Arcade game on an Arcade Classic compilation. I had a look at the NES game on various fan sites, though that game is old now it sounds very intruiging and I hope some of that will carry over to the PC/PS2/Xbox360 game.
Regarding the looks, I do kind of agree with the original NES fans that the character has been rather 'radicalised' to make him more extreme looking for a younger audience.
An update of the original character might have been better; professional military guy with cool looking shades and the Bionic Arm unit.
In the original Japanes NES game the player actually took on futuristic Nazis and in the end even had to battle a revived Hitler.
At the time Nintendo of America was heavily censoring the games and all references to Nazis and Hitler had to be removed.
Kind of a shame really, because lets face it, isn't taking on a revived Nazi organisation and kicking resurrected Hitler's ass not more exciting than facing yet another group of imperialistic/parasitic aliens or terrorist groups?
I don't think this would be offensive if it would be brought back in the new game.
You are taking on Nazis and Hitler, not worshipping him and the Nazi ideology as some conservative parents and politicians might claim.
I know this isn't really new as it has been made public some time ago, but I would like to bring it up to see who else is interested.
I am rather looking forwards to this title even though I have only tried the Arcade game on an Arcade Classic compilation. I had a look at the NES game on various fan sites, though that game is old now it sounds very intruiging and I hope some of that will carry over to the PC/PS2/Xbox360 game.
Regarding the looks, I do kind of agree with the original NES fans that the character has been rather 'radicalised' to make him more extreme looking for a younger audience.
An update of the original character might have been better; professional military guy with cool looking shades and the Bionic Arm unit.
In the original Japanes NES game the player actually took on futuristic Nazis and in the end even had to battle a revived Hitler.
At the time Nintendo of America was heavily censoring the games and all references to Nazis and Hitler had to be removed.
Kind of a shame really, because lets face it, isn't taking on a revived Nazi organisation and kicking resurrected Hitler's ass not more exciting than facing yet another group of imperialistic/parasitic aliens or terrorist groups?
I don't think this would be offensive if it would be brought back in the new game.
You are taking on Nazis and Hitler, not worshipping him and the Nazi ideology as some conservative parents and politicians might claim.