Silent Hunter V is a game in which Nazi submarines feature prominently. Oh, sorry. German submarines. Nazi submarines are still a taboo subject, which explains why the collectorās edition of the game has just been pulled from German shelves.
See, itās illegal to graphically depict the swastika, the most well-known symbol of the Nazi party, in a video game in Germany. Itās why youāll see in most strategy games and shooters the use of the Balkenkreuz, icon of the German military in the Second World War, in place of Hitlerās misappropriated Hindu symbol.
Seems a few swastikas crept into the collectorās edition of Silent Hunter V (and its manual) in Germany, however, so according to local site ComputerBase the game has had to be yanked to conform with the nationās laws. The regular edition is unaffected.
Ubisoft ruft Silent Hunter 5 CE zurĆ¼ck [ComputerBase, via Blues News]
