'Medal Of Honor' Game To Debut Without Taliban

by Heather Chaplin, NPR

Medal of Honor is a new military video game, out Tuesday. It generated controversy because in multiplayer mode, it allowed you to play as the Taliban. Publisher Electronic Arts stopped calling them "The Taliban," but they're still dark-skinned guys in Afghanistan. Reporter Heather Chaplin explores why playing as "the Taliban" sounds so much worse than watching a movie about the Taliban.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, October 11, 2010