We were mildly amused last week to that a Chinese developer had created an iPad game entitled ‘Defend the Diaoyu Islands ,’ a title which has the player defending the uninhabited but disputed Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands for China.
Matt Johnson over at MobiSights had a great overview of the game last week, and translated the iTunes description as below. The app no longer can be reached at its original URL, but it can be viewed in Google cache.
Defend the Diaoyu Islands, for they are the inalienable territory of China! Recently, the Japanese government has been saber-rattling, making attempts to seize the Diaoyu Islands and even arresting our fishermen compatriots while selling off fish from the islands. Today, you can vent your anger by trying this game demo, working together to eradicate all Japanese devils landing on the island and turning them back towards their own lands. Defend the Diaoyu Islands!
Sounds lovely, hey?
According to China Daily citing technology analyst Sun Mengzi, the most likely reason for the games’s removal is that it violates Apple’s rule that enemies in a game “cannot target a specific race, culture, real government or corporation, or any other real entity.”
Here are some screenshots of the game below.
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