School Shooter: North American Tour 2012
| School Shooter: North American Tour 2012 | |
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| Developer(s) | Checkerboarded Studios |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Distribution | Online download |
School Shooter: North American Tour 2012 was a first-person shooter modification for Half-Life 2, in development by Checkerboarded Studios in association with METOKUR.
Overview
The goal of the game was to murder students, teachers, and staff. In the end, the player is forced to commit suicide before being captured by law enforcement officers. The weapons were modeled after the ones used by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold and Seung-Hui Cho.
Reception
The game was cited in the majority opinion in the Supreme Court case Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association.[1]
Controversy
The game drew criticism by parents and educators for its premise and is often compared to the school shootings in Columbine High School and Virginia Tech.[2] Video game watchdog Jack Thompson called for the game to be shut down.[3] It had been described as "morally reprehensible" and "dangerous for the game industry as a whole."[4] Since then, the downloadable game was pulled from Moddb.[5] The game was never released on its official website and completed.
Fate
As of September 8, 2013, the host website went down after almost 2 years without update. The mod is most likely cancelled at this point as no updates have been heard since 2011.
See also
References
- ↑ "The Fast and the Spurious". Wonder Land (Wall Street Journal). 7 July 2011.
- ↑ "School-Shooting Spree Game Making Waves". My Fox Houston. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ↑ http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108523-Jack-Thompson-Threatens-Gabe-Newell-Over-School-Shooter-Mod
- ↑ Greg Tito (1 March 2011). "Inside the Sick Mind of a School Shooter Mod". Escapist Magazine.
- ↑ "Parents, school officials terrified by school shooter video game". KREM 2 News. Retrieved 2011-04-13.