Under Ash

Under Ash (Arabic name: "Taht-al-ramad", تحت الرماد) is a first-person shooter sometimes explained to be a response to how Arabs are pictured in video games in general and America's Army in particular. Like America's Army, it is considered to be video game propaganda; however, it differs from America's Army in that it is not available free.

Under Ash
Publisher(s)Afkar Media
Designer(s)Radwan Kasmyia
Engineacknex
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release2001
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

The player takes the role of Ahmed, a Palestinian opposed to Israeli occupation (Zionists). Through the course of the game, Ahmed progresses from throwing rocks at Israeli soldiers to destroying Israeli military positions. The game has been criticized for being too hard and is designed so that it is easy to be killed.[1] If the player shoots a civilian, the game ends automatically. In the end, it is not possible to achieve a victory.[1]

The game was published by Afkar media, a Syrian publishing company, and the first pressing of ten thousand copies sold out in a week.

Its relevance to the fighting in the Middle East made it a controversial video game. The developers say it was made with a similar motive to Delta Force and America's Army.

Under Ash was followed up with Under Siege.

See also

References
  1. "BBC: Syria launches Arab war game". Archived from the original on 2006-07-16. Retrieved 2006-07-19.
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