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- Player perspective: U.S. Marine in Fallujah fighting Iraqi insurgents
- Game "crass and insensitive" by a father of a deceased soldierThe Daily Mail: Iraq War video game... (April 7, 2009)
- Game idea was conceived by an actual soldier who participated in the six-day battleThe Los Angeles Times: Konami announces Six Days in Fallujah, based on 2004... (April 6, 2009)
- Parent of a solider killed in the battle is calling for the game to be bannedThe Seattle Times: Most tasteless game of the year, funded by CIA (April 7, 2009)
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Developed by Atomic Games, Six Days in Fallujah is a third-person shooter for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Windows PC. The game was intended for release in 2010.
Six Days in Fallujah is based on the real November 2004 battle in Fallujah that left 38 U.S. soldiers dead and killed more than 1,000 insurgents. Controversy over the subject matter of the game has been expressed by families of soldiers and anti-war coalitions, as well as some soldiers themselves.The Los Angeles Times: Konami announces Six Days in Fallujah, based on 2004... (April 6, 2009)
On April 27, 2009, the publisher Konami pulled the game from its catalog, saying that it was responding to criticism from the United States and Europe about the game's lack of taste and sensitivity.Asahi: Under criticism, Konami ditches realistic "Fallujah" videogame (April 27, 2009)
Game Information
- Developer: Atomic Games
- Publisher: Konami Digital
- Platforms: Xbox, PS3 and PC
- Release date: TBA 2010
- Game development was assisted by actual soldiers who battled in Fallujah
- Atomic Games has made a number of games based on historic battles
November 2004 Battle in Fallujah
Code named "Operation Al-Fajr," the second battle in the central city of Iraq started on November 7, 2004, and lasted until December 23 of the same year. The battle was led by Iraqi and U.S. forces against an Iraqi insurgency stronghold in the city. More than 1,000 insurgents and 38 U.S. soldiers lost their lives during the 46-day long battle.GlobalSecurity: Operation al-Fajr (Dawn)