The Cat and the Coup

University of Southern California
PS4
Average rating 4.25 stars out of five stars from 76 ratings
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Average rating 4.25 stars out of five stars from 76 ratings
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In The Cat and the Coup, you play the cat of Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran. During the summer of 1953, the CIA engineered a coup to bring about his downfall. As a player, you coax Mossadegh back through significant events of his life by knocking objects off shelves, scattering his papers, and scratching him.

The game, situated within the traditions of Persian miniature art form and cold war foreign policy, asks players to consider their connection to Iranian history. The Cat and the Coup is both about the relationship between the Western video game player and Mossadegh and, by extension, the United States and Iran. It lays a foundation for today’s critical question – how do the people know when their democracy is threatened?

1 player
902MB minimum save size
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The Cat and the Coup, a game software is © 2018 Kurosh ValaNejad and Peter Brinson. All Rights Reserved.

Platform:
PS4
Release:
9/25/2018
Publisher:
University of Southern California
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