Spanish Civil War game

No pasarán! The Spanish Civil War is certainly fascinating. It not only had a deep impact in Spain, but also in Latin America where many people seeked for refuge. I learned about "Shadows of War" ("Sombras de Guerra") this morning on the NYTimes. The game just became available in Spain this week, so I didn't get a chance to play it yet. All I was able to see was its trailer and some screenshots. I was a bit shocked at how the trailer ends: with the shadow of the typical videogame hot babe with hot ass. That was not exactly what came to my mind when thinking about the Spanish Civil War. Be certain that I was not ready to dismiss the whole game just because of that shot but it actually surprised me a bit. But then, I thought that if this was a movie about the Spanish Civil War, chances are that the female protagonist would be way above average in terms of beauty: that's a staple in filmmaking, both in Hollywood and often in the indie scene. Still, this game's female character's ass was almost grotesque but, then again, videogame characters are generally caricatural. So, I concluded that what I saw in the trailer is not that bad, at least within the filmmaking and videogame standards. I still believe it's silly to sell videogames through female gluteal muscles and I'm looking forward to the day where videogame characters are just pretty, but normal people like Jade from Between Good and Evil.
Keep in mind that I'm not judging the game itself, only the trailer (even though the trailer should set the tone for a game). I'm still looking forward to playing it and I'm really thrilled about the existence of a game dealing with this particular moment in history.

Comments

[Gabriel Heinrichs]

Finally I can picture that hot babe Maria from 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' (the book, not the movie). :-p

Too bad my Spanish is a bit rusty, I'd love to see the politics of the game, since the Spanish Civil War still such a itching wound in Spanish society. Not to mention a decisive victory for pre-WW2 fascism and Stalinism.

Also: http://gamepolitics.com/2007/11/17/in-spain-outrage-over-strategy-game-based-on-1936-civil-war/

[Browserspiel]

Sounds interesting. I'd really like to see what happens, when the Anarchists win *g*

[Hendrik]

Hi! It's "Beyond Good And Evil" as you can read underneath Jade's ass. And from what I can see there, she's not a normal girl. Looks like she has a pretty much perfect appearance. Well, real everyday people would be boring to watch anyways.