Spanish civil war game stirs up a fascist-flavored hornet’s nest

The Spanish civil war is a touchy subject for many Spaniards — hardly surprising, as the war gave rise to fascist dictator Francisco Franco and claimed the lives of around 500,000 people. Perhaps basing a videogame on this period of time, where you can either play as the defeated Republicans, or the victorious bloody fascists, might cause trouble — in fact, it has.
Shadows of War: The Spanish Civil War is apparently the first game to be based on this time period and is upsetting the locals. A daughter of one of Franco’s victims said that there was "no justification for trivialising the killings and the suffering and pain of the victims." The November 20th release date is also a bone of contention, as it falls on the anniversary of Franco’s death — a date that Spanish fascists spend on commemoration and generally being morons as a group instead of individually. 
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