Glorious Leader, the video game

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American games developers have announced plans for a controversial new video game pitting North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un against the US army.

The game, Glorious Leader!, is a "retro style run ‘n’ gun" game played over seven levels, which allows gamers to "defeat waves of imperialists, combat over-the-top bosses and ride unicorns".

New Atlanta-based games company Moneyhorse Games announced plans for the game, which is due out by the end of 2014, with a tongue-in-cheek statement this month: "Democratic People’s Republic of Korea commands you to know that the capitalistic pigs at Moneyhorse LLC, are developing Glorious Leader!"
Read all about it: Glorious Leader! US developers to launch North Korea, the video game (The Guardian, 14. May 2014)
 
They could have used any subject, but they chose North Korea to get attention and free media coverage. I'm guessing its a run of the mill game otherwise. I'm not going to get roped in because of the contrived "controversy".