Sputnik - A computer game just unveiled by Iran�s Amytis Entertainment Company is about the Iranian Navy fighting modern-day buccaneers in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden. In an interview with Sputnik Persian, the game�s creator Shahin Sayad Haghighi spoke about its storyline and its chances of being sold worldwide.




�Fighting in�the Gulf of�Aden. 10 Degree Latitude� is based on�the real-time events of�the Iranian Navy�s 2011-2012 crackdown on�Somali pirates the Arabian Sea.

The original �Fighting in�the Gulf of�Aden� was released in�2012 and became become an immediate top seller in�Iran.

The Somali pirates attack merchant ships in�the Gulf of�Aden and commandeer several of�them. One stormy night the pirates seize an Iranian merchantman and an oil tanker killing or taking prisoner their passengers and crews. This is when the Iranian Navy kicks in�and goes after�Aremahi, the pirates� ring leader. The Iranians engage the buccaneers in�a battle to�save the hostages and the ships,� Shahin Sayad Haghighi explained.

�The game has it all: ship escorts, races on�speedboats, storming the pirates� hideout and Aremahi�s eventual elimination,� he continued.

Ordered by�the Iranian Navy, �Fighting in�the Gulf of�Aden. 10 Degree Latitude� looks very real because Iranian warships actually maintain a presence in�the Gulf of�Aden escorting ships and preventing them from�being attacked and ransacked by�pirates.

The new version of�the game looks at�the events from�a different angle and its creators hope that it will be fun to�play for�those who liked the original version.

The new version of�the 2012 game was created using the� powerful Unity 3 engine and offers professional graphics and sound.

�Despite existing restrictions on�the export of�computer games, we�ll try to�put �The Fighting in�the Gulf of�Aden. 10 Degree latitude� on�the international market,� Shahin Sayad Haghighi� said.
�Young people like�playing shooter games on�their computers. We�ll be giving them the things they like�most: the Iran-Iraq war, the Baathist regime in�Iraq and much more,� he added.


Speaking at�a ceremony to�unveil the new game, an Iranian army representative hoped that following�the changes in�the second version of�the game and the replacement of�artificial intelligence with�human intelligence, the game would find customers around�the world.

�Fighting in�the Gulf of�Aden. 10 Degree Latitude� is available for�Windows PCs and will be adapted for�Android in�September.