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* WhoShotJFK: You did! Several times!
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* WhoShotJFK: [[YouBastard You did! Several times!times!]]
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''JFK: Reloaded'' is a controversial 2004 first-person shooter that challenges the player to recreate the assassination of [[UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy]] scoring on how closely the attempt matches the report of the Warren Commission. The [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential opportunity]] to cause mass mayhem instead is just a bonus.
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''JFK: Reloaded'' is a controversial 2004 first-person shooter that challenges the player to recreate the assassination of [[UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy]] UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy scoring on how closely the attempt matches the report of the Warren Commission. The [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential opportunity]] to cause mass mayhem instead is just a bonus.
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''JFK: Reloaded'' is a controversial 2004 first-person shooter that challenges the player to recreate the assassination of John F. Kennedy, scoring on how closely the attempt matches the report of the Warren Commission. The [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential opportunity]] to cause mass mayhem instead is just a bonus.
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''JFK: Reloaded'' is a controversial 2004 first-person shooter that challenges the player to recreate the assassination of John F. Kennedy, [[UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy]] scoring on how closely the attempt matches the report of the Warren Commission. The [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential opportunity]] to cause mass mayhem instead is just a bonus.
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Regardless of the intentions, the game was naturally subject to ''a lot'' of backlash. Ted Kennedy (John's then-surviving brother and senator) was personally informed of the game's existence by Ewing, and simply responded with "It's despicable." Politicians and pundits thrashed the game for its highly questionable taste, and Ewing responded that the controversy was "understandable given the fact that many people were alive at that time and still have vivid memories of the event", but still held firm that the game neither condemned nor glorified the event -- it simply just ''is''.
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Regardless of the intentions, the game was naturally subject to ''a lot'' of backlash. Ted Kennedy (John's then-surviving brother and senator) was personally informed of the game's existence by Ewing, and simply responded with "It's despicable." Politicians and pundits thrashed the game for its highly questionable taste, and Ewing responded that the controversy was "understandable given the fact that many people were alive at that time and still have vivid memories of the event", but still held firm that the game neither condemned nor glorified the event -- it just simply just ''is''.
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Regardless of the intentions, the game was naturally subject to ''a lot'' of backlash. Ted Kennedy (John's then-surviving brother and senator) was personally informed of the game's existence by Ewing, and simply responded with "It's despicable." Politicians and pundits thrashed the game for its highly questionable taste, and Ewing responded how the controversial was "understandable given the fact that many people were alive at that time and still have vivid memories of the event", but still held firm that the game neither condemned nor glorified the event -- it simply just ''is''.
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Regardless of the intentions, the game was naturally subject to ''a lot'' of backlash. Ted Kennedy (John's then-surviving brother and senator) was personally informed of the game's existence by Ewing, and simply responded with "It's despicable." Politicians and pundits thrashed the game for its highly questionable taste, and Ewing responded how that the controversial controversy was "understandable given the fact that many people were alive at that time and still have vivid memories of the event", but still held firm that the game neither condemned nor glorified the event -- it simply just ''is''.
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The game was developed by independent Scottish game studio Traffic Games, directed by studio founder Kirk Ewing, whose previous work included directing 2002 BeatEmUp ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Emergency_(video_game) State of Emergency]]'' with VIS Entertainment. Following his departure from VIS, Ewing was interested in doing smaller-scale projects, including a simulation game based on a major historical event, with it being a toss-up between the Apollo 11 moon landing or JFK's assassination, settling on the latter due to the high amount of information about it released in the public domain. According to Ewing, ''JFK: Reloaded'' was ''not'' made as an archetypal {{Murder Simulator|s}} built on sadism and shock value -- rather, it was created to challenge and disprove [[WhoShotJFK the many conspiracy theories surrounding the event]], using the virtual recreation as a test platform to see if the events of JFK's death as documented in the Warren Commission were plausible. As part of the test, Traffic Games held a $100,000 bounty for the first month after release to see if anyone was able to recreate it with 100% accuracy -- for better and for worse, the closest anyone got while it was active was 60%.
Regardless of the intentions, the game was naturally subject to ''a lot'' of backlash. Ted Kennedy (John's then-surviving brother and senator) was personally informed of the game's existence by Ewing, and simply responded with "It's despicable." Politicians and pundits thrashed the game for its highly questionable taste, and Ewing responded how the controversial was "understandable given the fact that many people were alive at that time and still have vivid memories of the event", but still held firm that the game neither condemned nor glorified the event -- it simply just ''is''.
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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: The game is generally used simply to see how many people you can slaughter and how much of the rag doll physics you can enjoy. And, of course, there's killing JFK by sniping out the InnocentBystander driving the car ''in front of him'', then scaring JFK's driver with a few rounds, then taking him out just as the car speeds up. Presidential car slams into the back of the stopped bystander car. Secret Service agent sprints into the back of the car, almost certainly ruining his chances of ever breeding. It's also possible, should you hit the driver at the exact right time, to end with the Presidential car embedding itself in a distant wall.
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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: The game is generally used simply to see how many people you can slaughter and how much of the rag doll physics you can enjoy. And, of course, there's killing JFK by sniping out the InnocentBystander driving the car ''in front of him'', then scaring JFK's driver with a few rounds, then taking him out just as the car speeds up. Presidential car slams into the back of the stopped bystander car. Secret Service agent sprints into the back of the car, almost certainly ruining his chances of ever breeding. It's also possible, should you hit the driver at the exact right time, to end with the Presidential car embedding itself in a distant wall. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also, you can shoot Governor Connolly's hat off.]]
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* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: If the point of the game is to kill JFK [[spoiler: (and/or his wife)]], why not cause extra [[HistoricalRapSheet historical carnage]] by killing the Governor of Texas ([[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment and/or his wife]]), [[UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson the VP]] ([[RuleOfThree and/or his wife]])? You also have the freedom to shoot cops, FBI agents, dignitaries, drivers and Secret Service Agents.
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* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: If the point of the game is to kill JFK [[spoiler: (and/or his wife)]], why not cause extra [[HistoricalRapSheet historical carnage]] by killing the Governor of Texas ([[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment and/or his wife]]), [[UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson the VP]] ([[RuleOfThree and/or his wife]])? You also have the freedom to shoot cops, FBI agents, dignitaries, drivers and Secret Service Agents.Agents (but, sadly, [[OverlyLongGag not their wives]]).
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* GameBreakingBug: Due to the the game's wonky physics engine, it is possible to ''crash the game'' by exploiting said physics engine a little ''too'' much, like scaring the two bus drivers that come later into mowing down the pedestrians lining the street.
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* GameBreakingBug: Due to the the game's wonky physics engine, it is possible to ''crash the game'' by exploiting said physics engine a little ''too'' much, like scaring the two bus drivers that come later into mowing down the pedestrians lining the street. If that ''doesn't'' crash the game, you can expect them both to be ''sent flying into the distance!''
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* GameBreakingBug: Due to the the game's wonky physics engine, it is possible to ''crash the game'' by exploiting said physics engine a little ''too'' much, like scaring the two bus drivers that come later into mowing down the pedestrians lining the street.
