Call of Duty is no stranger to controversies. Whether the game has micro-transactions, SBMM (skill-based matchmaking) problems, or pay-to-win implementations, players will always use that as an opportunity to voice their frustration about the series in the hope that the community listens. This year's game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, is no exception. While those that are playing multiplayer are complaining about the maps (saying how they promote camping and how they are too big), there is another group of players who are trashing Infinity Ward's latest title with negative reviews for portraying Russia as the main villain in the campaign.

As of the time of the writing, the user-review score for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on MetaCritic sits at 3/10 with nearly every negative comment accusing the game of being "anti-Russian" and a "propaganda tool." One of the comments reads, "No way. Good Americans and bad Russian army? The worst propaganda . No way [I] will playing this." Aside from accusing Activision -the company that publishes Call of Duty games- of being anti-Russian, the negative reviews also accuse it of shifting the blame of the United States' war crimes over to Russia.

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The war crime in question refers to a campaign mission that features the Highway of Death, an event that took place in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War. Specifically, American, Canadian, French, and British forces joined an American-led assault that was aimed to attack a retreating Iraqi military personnel convoy attempting to leave Kuwait.  Aside from violating the Third Geneva Convention, which in summary prohibits firing upon soldiers who are not in combat, the assault also killed civilian refugees that were part of the convoy. In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare however, the war crime is entirely pinned on Russia.

via: Activision

The Highway of Death isn't the only mission where Russia is made to look like the villain. In another mission, Russian soldiers assault a town in Urzikstan (a fictional country within the game) and fire live ammunition upon peaceful citizens while deploying a deadly nerve agent to make their job easier. The purpose of their assault is because they think the citizens are aiding a terrorist organization and are supplying the organization with information.

It is important to remember that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is a work of fiction and is set in a fictional world with the events taking place during modern times. Even the game's development team claimed in an August interview with Game Informer that their work would not be political. Still, it's hard for some of the fans to see that, given the current controversy that surrounds Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

The game is currently available for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Interestingly enough, days before release, Call of Duty's official Russian Twitter account stated that the game would not be sold through the PlayStation store and stressed the fact that the game was a work of fiction.

Source: Charlie INTEL

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