Victims groups criticise 'virtual Troubles' video game

Victims groups in the North and the Ulster Unionist Party have slammed a new "virtual Troubles" computer game which mimics paramilitary activities.

Victims groups in the North and the Ulster Unionist Party have slammed a new "virtual Troubles" computer game which mimics paramilitary activities.

The developers of the game, however, say it could help people relive their experiences and resolve internal conflicts.

The game allows players to play terrorist leaders from both sides of the sectarian divide.

Alan McBride, whose wife and father-in-law died in the Shankill bombing, said the game is tasteless and insensitive.

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