Medal Of Honor Still Tali-Banned In US Military Stores

07 Oct 2010 at 00:58:49 by Peter Parrish

The US Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) has reiterated its decision to ban the sale of Medal of Honor from US military stores, despite EA's recent statement that all references to the Taliban were being removed from the multiplayer component of the game.

In an official statement, AAFES Commander Maj. Gen. Bruce Casella said "While we regret any inconvenience this may cause, our position is consistent with the direction stated a month ago. I expect the military families who are authorized to shop the Exchange are aware, and understanding, of the decision not to carry this particular offering."

EA's senior public relations manager Amanda Taggart, who may be somewhat sick of having to deal with this whole issue by now, responded, saying: "We respect AEFES' authority to decide what's best for their customers. EA has not asked for, and does not expect, a change in the Defense Department's decision."

An interesting aside to this whole affair is the lack of information that has been released about the single player Medal of Honor campaign. EA's Greg Goodrich has made repeated statements to the press that Medal of Honor is not intended as a "political" game, nor even as a game about the Taliban or Afghanistan. This prompts an inevitable question: can this Afghanistan-based shooter focusing on a current, highly politicised war actually have anything of real substance to it?

The ease with which the Taliban name was removed from the multiplayer portion suggests not.

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