I've been playing Battlefield 2 on Xbox lately, and I was surprised to learn an interesting lesson about international conflict and war.  The setting of the game is modern Kazakhstan, where NATO forces are competing against the Chinese to liberate/secure/drive out opposing forces.  The game keeps switching sides every few levels, so you get to play as a NATO soldier and a Chinese soldier.  It's kind of weird to be battling against the same army you were just a part of, but you get over it once you get lost in the gunfire and explosions.  Before each mission/level, you're briefed about what's going on and what you need do to.  Most actions you take are as a result of what the opposing forces previously did.  The most interesting thing about this is that there are two sides to each story.  For example, in one level, you're playing as a Chinese soldier trying to blow up a train that the NATO forces are supposedly using as a bomb to destroy/terrorize a town.  And then in the next level, you're playing as a NATO soldier and you're briefed about the recent Chinese attack of a NATO supply train bringing food and medicine to a local village.  It's either a case of unintentional miscommunication/misinterpretation or a case of deliberate misinformation for the purpose of rallying people around a specific cause.  It's interesting to see a topic like that in a video game. #entertainment