A retro style video game entitled “Glorious Leader” will feature North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as one of the main characters.
The aim fo the players is to “defeat waves of imperialists, combat over-the-top bosses and ride unicorns.”

What is impressive is that the game was created by the American company Moneyhorse Games, based in Atlanta .

With the aim to draw media attention to the release of the video game which is planned for the end of 2014, the company published the following tongue-in-cheek statement: “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea commands you to know that the capitalistic pigs at Moneyhorse LLC, are developing Glorious Leader!”

The retro trailer that was released features classic games music and begins by showing pictures of Kim Jong-un with subtitles, which say he has for years prepared “for the moment to destroy the capitalist swine”.
The trailer then switches to clips of the game, showing images of a small Kim running through the streets of Pyongyang fending off US paratroopers and setting fire to an American flag. It ends with the cartoon Kim standing next to an avatar of Dennis Rodman before they disappear through the floor of a basketball court.

Jeff Miller, CEO of Moneyhorse Games, says the company is trying to “carefully walk the line of satire without being an apologist for the regime”. He adds that after the launch of details for the game by the company he has been surprised by two things: firstly that there hasn’t been a big negative backlash, and secondly, by the number of South Koreans asking whether the game will be coming to their country.