The “world’s first interactive recreation of the John F. Kennedy assassination” claim the makers of JFK Reloaded; An online game where users can play the persona of Lee Harvey Oswald -after paying the sum of $9,99- and reply the events that led to the death of the assassinated US president, John F. Kennedy.

The person to match the fatal shot(s) that hit Kennedy best, can claim a prize of up to $100,000, the website reads.

I personally believe the makers took a wrong turn somewhere during conception. This could’ve been made and marketed to be a detective story style investigation game with multiple outcomes depending on the players actions or even a historical computer simulation.

As to the distastefulness-factor, it of course depends on who one asks. Ask anyone on the street and of course most people will find the idea repulsive, but ask a gamer and you’ll probably hear more sobering comments like “boring after a while” and “poor graphics”.

I wouldn’t be surprised if a number of high profile game houses were currently developing a Bush assasination game as the international market for such a game, given the “political climate” is currently HUGE and growing by the second, to say the least.