1st Edition
The Role of Enemies in Military Shooter Video Games On Hostile Ground
By Kathrin Trattner
Copyright 2026
148 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
148 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book delivers a unique way of understanding the heart of every first‑person military shooter game – its enemies – from within the genre itself to present a nuanced view of opponents in war games.
The analysis provides a systematic framework for a comparative and intersectional analysis that pays attention to multiple layers of video games, such as narrative, audiovisuality, gameplay, and... Read more
Introduction: An Approach to Enemies in Military Shooters
1. Tangos, Targets, Terrorists: The Ludic Othering of Enemies in Military Shooters
2. Enemies Without a Cause: Narrative Demarcations between Friend and Foe
3. Generic “Third-World” Enemies: Patterns in Representing the Non-Western Other
4. Mapping Opponents: The Meanings of Virtual Geographies of Conflict
5. Counter-Discourses: Military Shooters beyond Othering?
Conclusion: Know Your Enemies
Index
Biography
Kathrin Trattner is a Researcher in the URPP Digital Religion(s) at the University of Zürich, Switzerland.
