....................DISCLAIMER...................... I did not create JFK Reloaded and did not create the song! Where were you when John F Kennedy was assassinated?" Whereas September 11th is now etched into popular culture as a defining moment of history, JFK's assassination is probably regarded as one of the 20th century's most infamous events -- especially to those who were around at the time. Being the youngster that I am, I wasn't around then, so it's not something I can relate to on a personal level. Computer games have always used historical events as their backdrop: just look at how many World War 2 themed games there are. That said, computer games generally skirt around "taboo" subjects, even if they have been visited time and time again in literature and cinema. After all, games are interactive right? So no game company wants to be branded a provocateur, after all, we've got to think of the children! Therefore it caused quite a stir, when on November 22, 2004; Scotland based Traffic Games released "JFK Reloaded" -- 3D, first-person perspective, "assassination simulator". The premise is simple enough: you (the player) are Lee Harvey Oswald, you are in the infamous book repository and you have a gun, and we all know what happens next. Or do we? According to Traffic Games, the whole point of JFK Reloaded was to help prove that there was indeed no big conspiracy, just one nut-job with a gun that got lucky. To this effect, it stays true to the actual event as <b>...</b>
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