SuperPac said:If this were a movie and the reviewer didn't like the slant of the film would you feel differently about the critique? I see no problem here. A review is an opinion, and if that's the way the reviewer feels about the game's story given the current climate (it's not really tainting his opinion of the gameplay from what I gather), then fine.
Now if he's wrong and the game actually ISN'T belittling the army, then you might have an argument.
Couldn't possibly agree more. I think it's a fantastic sign that games have matured to the point where one can actually point out how jingoistic (or not) a game is; it means the medium is maturing to the point where it's not just about jumping from platform to platform or shooting demons on Mars. Criticism of a game's message -- intentional or not -- so long as it's not scrutinizing something that's not there or reading too much into things, signifies the emergence of games as more than just a "go here, shoot this" kind of medium.