Six Days in Fallujah could 'change expectations'
Atomic moot 'gaming documentary' approach
Speaking at the Triangle Game Conference, Atomic Games boss Peter Tamte has said that he hopes Six Days in Fallujah will be given the chance to change people's expectations about "what a video game can be".
Publisher Konami announced they were dropping the game, following controversy about the Iraq war theme stateside. Atomic, however, still hope the game can be released.
"This is what brought us close to many of the Marines who fought in Fallujah. After they got back from Fallujah, these Marines asked us to tell their story. They asked us to tell their story through the most relevant medium of the day - a medium they use the most - and that is the video game," Tamte told the audience, according to GamePolitics.
"'Six Days in Fallujah' is not about whether the U.S. and its allies should have invaded Iraq. It's an opportunity for the world to experience the true stories of the people who fought in one of the world's largest urban battles of the past half-century."
He concludes, emotively: "We hope that 'Six Days in Fallujah' will have the opportunity to change expectations of what a video game can be."
