Special Force
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Special Force is a first-person shooter
First-person shooter
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 military video game, published by Hezbollah, created using the Genesis 3D engine. The game is set in a 3D environment, in which the player takes the role of a Hezbollah combatant fighting the IDF
Israel Defense Forces
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. A message on the cover of the game's box says "the designers of Special Force are very proud to provide you with this special product, which embodies objectively the defeat of the Israeli enemy and the heroic actions taken by heroes in Lebanon." It adds: "Be a partner in the victory. Fight, resist and destroy your enemy in the game of force and victory."

Mahmoud Rayya, an official from the Hezbollah bureau, said "This game is resisting the Israeli occupation through the media. [...] In a way, Special Force offers a mental and personal training for those who play it, allowing them to feel that they are in the shoes of the fighters."

The game can be played in Arabic
Arabic language
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, English
English language
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, French
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 and Persian
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. The game sold out the first run of 8,000 copies within a week when it was released in Lebanon
Lebanon
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, Syria
Syria
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, Iran
Iran
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, Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...

, and United Arab Emirates
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 in early 2003.

Although largely ignored by non-Muslim publications and games magazines due to political considerations combined with relative obscurity, it was poorly received by the European and North American media due to perceived cultural insensitivity, combined with poor standards of game design and outdated graphics.

See also

  • Special Force 2: Tale of the Truthful Pledge
    Special Force 2: Tale of the Truthful Pledge
    Special Force 2: Tale of the Truthful Pledge is a computer game based on the 2006 Lebanon War between Hezbollah and Israel, produced by the Lebanese militia, Hezbollah. The game is a follow up to Special Force, a game released by Hezbollah in 2003. It is available in Arabic. An unofficial Patch...

  • America's Army
    America's Army
    America's Army is a series of video games and other media developed by the United States Army and released as a global public relations initiative to help with recruitment. America's Army was conceived by Colonel Casey Wardynski and is managed by the U.S...

  • Rendition: Guantanamo
    Rendition: Guantanamo
    Rendition: Guantanamo was a video game being developed by T-Enterprise, a software company in Scotland. It had been scheduled for release in the Fall of 2009.The promotional material used the slogan, "It's time to fight back."...

  • Under Ash
    Under Ash
    Under Ash is a first-person shooter sometimes explained to be a response to how Arabs are pictured in computer games in general and America's Army in particular...

  • Under Siege, the sequel to Under Ash

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