Chinese online game to kill corrupt officials proves a big hit

An online game in China that allows players to eradicate corrupt officials has proved so popular its website has crashed, state media reports.

Since its launch eight days ago, the game, "Incorruptible Fighter", is reported to have been downloaded more than 100,000 times.

The game was devised by a regional government in east China to highlight the problems of corrupt officialdom.



"Incorruptible Fighter" allows players to get ahead by killing and torturing corrupt officials, while assisting the upstanding ones.

Along the way, they are led through a series of moral challenges before entering a corruption-free paradise.

But some are questioning the game's target audience. "Government officials should be the ones getting anti-corruption education, not local youngsters," said Wang Xiongjun of Peking University.