Student Basijis, via a website, state that the game will expose 'crimes of the Zionist regime during the attack on the flotilla,' that saw nine Turkish activists accidentally killed, sparking an international relations crisis between Israel and Turkey, countries that have traditionally been very close.
The second game, unveiled by Mohammad Reza Jokar, head of the Basij student wing, is called 'Devil Den 2.'
'The young generation must find out about the Zionist regime and since video games enjoy large audiences, they were unveiled ahead of Quds Day,' Jokar is quoted saying as he references the annual solidarity day marked since the 1979 revolution on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Over the last several years, Iran has been releasing slews of video games with the intent to impress their political agenda on their younger populace. Issues range from politics to nuclear armament and have sought to provide an idealogical alternative to games that are being produced in the west. And while Iran has viciously despised Israel, it has only been made worse by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who continuously predicts the end of the Jewish state.
In the meantime, gamers in North America complain about the games we already have, such as Madden, Halo and Call of Duty despite the worst game we have pushed on us is perhaps, America's Army. But, depending on what message is being perpetuated, it seems that games can be a powerful tool as well as pieces of art." (source)
