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Chinese army's first video game off-limits to civilians
By Tao Yingcen |
June 29, 2011, Wednesday
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THE People's Liberation Army released its first online military game to entertain servicemen in their leisure time, the Beijing News reported today.
But the game, "Glorious Mission," developed by the PLA Nanjing Military Region, will not be available to civilians, army officials said.
In the game, players are supposed to pick roles in infantry, navy or air force to join in a battle coded as "Glorious Mission."
In an on-screen demo, fully-equipped soldiers landed on the destination amid gun fires and explosions and soon began a street battle with the enemies. Snipers were taking out "targets" from their vantage positions while an assault squad stormed into a building and fought enemy soldiers hand to hand, the report said.
"It's a highly simulated game featuring the PLA's real combat outfits and weapons," said Meng Qingyan, an officer with the Nanjing Military Region's cultural division and one of the game's designers.
"We intend to familiarize soldiers with different tactics, roles of different military units, and other professional expertise in an entertaining way," he said. "But some confidential tactics have been deleted for security reasons."
Meng said the young PLA soldiers are as enthusiastic about computer games as their peers. Each squad is equipped with a computer lab for soldiers to use in their spare time.
Previously, foreign-designed combat games were the only choices for soldiers. "We always wanted to develop a military game by ourselves," Meng told the newspaper, adding that their work started in late 2008.
Co-developed by China's leading game producers, "Glorious Mission" was officially debuted on June 20 on the Intranet of some PLA units for a test run.
Army officials said the game will be introduced to the entire PLA units around the country, but its civilian use is still hindered by copyright and authorization issues, the newspaper reported.
But the game, "Glorious Mission," developed by the PLA Nanjing Military Region, will not be available to civilians, army officials said.
In the game, players are supposed to pick roles in infantry, navy or air force to join in a battle coded as "Glorious Mission."
In an on-screen demo, fully-equipped soldiers landed on the destination amid gun fires and explosions and soon began a street battle with the enemies. Snipers were taking out "targets" from their vantage positions while an assault squad stormed into a building and fought enemy soldiers hand to hand, the report said.
"It's a highly simulated game featuring the PLA's real combat outfits and weapons," said Meng Qingyan, an officer with the Nanjing Military Region's cultural division and one of the game's designers.
"We intend to familiarize soldiers with different tactics, roles of different military units, and other professional expertise in an entertaining way," he said. "But some confidential tactics have been deleted for security reasons."
Meng said the young PLA soldiers are as enthusiastic about computer games as their peers. Each squad is equipped with a computer lab for soldiers to use in their spare time.
Previously, foreign-designed combat games were the only choices for soldiers. "We always wanted to develop a military game by ourselves," Meng told the newspaper, adding that their work started in late 2008.
Co-developed by China's leading game producers, "Glorious Mission" was officially debuted on June 20 on the Intranet of some PLA units for a test run.
Army officials said the game will be introduced to the entire PLA units around the country, but its civilian use is still hindered by copyright and authorization issues, the newspaper reported.
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