Where would video games be without real wars to inspire them?
It seems that virtually every month a new game is released somewhere that replays famous conflicts from a new perspective, allowing the gamer to experience one more mindless change in game style that promises to make all the difference. It's almost as if by tweaking textures and introducing a slightly longer bayonet we'll suddenly be convinced we are in fact fighting on the Eastern Front, when in reality all we're after is some quick combat to relieve anger caused by inadvertently watching the last thirty seconds of Shortland Street whilst flicking back from Family Guy.