Hizbollah game spawns online petition

Some games have embedded political messages. A few games flaunt those messages openly. Much like the United States’ America’s Army, a game called Special Force 2 is an advertisement for armed forces, but for terrorists.

Designed by Hizbollah, an international terrorist organization, Special Force 2 re-enacts a 34-day war between Hizbollah and Israeli forces in Bahrain. The game is not free, like America’s Army, but it costs only BD5 (approximately US$10). The game has made quite a stir in the Arab nation, Bahrain, enough to spark an online petition to…