The
horrible Columbine incident not only shook the nation, but gave video game
companies a huge scare. And while the realistic violence displayed in video
games was somewhat an issue, the terrible shootings that occurred in that
Colorado high school raised the awareness of violent video games twofold.
Incidentally, this was when Konami Amusement of America decided to release
Silent Scope in the arcades. Yeah, the timing ouldn't be worse but somehow,
Silent Scope wasn't targeted at all. Some attribute it to the game's plot
where, as part of an elite police force, you save the President's family.
Of course, I'd like to think it was because of its innovative scope feature
that forced the player to use two gameplay screens: the large screen to see
where are targets are and the monitor in the gun peripheral that acted as
a "virtual scope" for pinpoint accurate shots.
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Check
the review of this game at: ign.com
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