"Operation Epic Furious" : we tested the video game which parodies Donald Trump’s war in Iran

The concept comes from a satirical creation put online at the beginning of May, by a collective of anonymous artists. The American president is mocked for each of his decisions. The Radio France Verification Agency tested the game “Operation Epic Furious”.

The online game is free, only in English, and you play as Donald Trump. Graphically, we are between the arcade games of the 90s and the first Pokémon on GameBoy. The adventure begins at the White House, in the Oval Office. From the first scene, you are offered a choice: order a diet soda, or invade Iran. If you want to advance in the game, you must invade Iran.

Your mission then is to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and win the war. To do this, you have to harvest barrels of oil, post messages on social networks – often real messages posted by Donald Trump – and fight your enemies, who can be an Iranian schoolgirl or the Pope, labeled “lax on crime”.

Throughout the game, you also meet the boss of the FBI, Kash Patel, the vice-president JD Vance – who whispers to you that your virility is “écrasante” or Elon Musk repeating this outstretched arm gesture which caused controversy during Trump’s inauguration, and which announces to you that he has just had six more children. Another protagonist: Vladimir Putin, the Russian president transformed into a centaur in the desert.

But here it is: whatever you do, you never win. The publications on social networks change nothing, the threats against Iran continue without result. The loop is infinite. On the other hand, you can lose, very quickly. From the first scene, in the Oval Office, if you ask Melania Trump to hold your hand, the sanction is: “Game Over”.