Now that I've double-checked my calendar to make sure this isn't some sort of April Fool's joke, I'd like to present you with the highlight of my day: the revelation that somewhere in the depths of China, some sort of East Meets West fusion kung fu is poised to rock the gaming world.
Forget Shaolin Soccer; we're talking Shaolin Counter-Strike.
MTV Multiplayer's excellent reveal has the details, but here are some of the highlights:
“I was a bit surprised when I was in China and I was told about a group of Monks who live in a temple next to a Cybercafe. Apparently, the monks are not permitted to drink alcohol, eat meat or be married, but it’s totally acceptable for them to play violent video games. Apparently, this group of Monks spent a lot of time next door to their temple at the Cybercafe playing ‘Counter-Strike,’� Pitchford told Multiplayer.
As in all modern societies, violence is a redeeming social value -- it is sex and booze that are to be feared. What else is new?
“I never thought I’d see a monk pull out his knife and hack someone to death because he’d run out of ammo!� remarked trekker to Multiplayer in an e-mail exchange. “The monks I saw were mostly teenagers, dressed in dark maroon robes, but otherwise pretty much the same as boys everywhere. They were quieter, but not in an intense, competitive way — they were having a lot of fun shooting each other, and chatting among themselves while they did.�
Boys will be boys. And monks will hack people to death. All is well with the world.
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