Sept. 11 Was “Like A Movie” . . . Or Now A Video Game

It’s like 24 meets Missile Command:

The game is called New York Defender and can be found on the French-based Web site Uzinagaz.com, listed under the “Chaos” category. It is also available on numerous other videogame sites.

The background of the game’s welcome screen shows a digitized cityscape, with buildings consumed in orange and brown smoke.

“Go beyound [sic] your powerlessness and use your mouse to fight back” is the game’s tagline.

In the game itself, two gray Twin Towers stand tall among the city skyline as white airplanes try to crash into them from all angles.

As the player, you use the computer mouse to move about a red target sign, with two green laser-like lines taking aim at the airplanes each time you fire. A loud shooting noise designates the firing of your weapon.

If one plane hits a Tower, the building shows damage and begins to smoke.

Should a second plane hit a Tower, the building collapses in a pile of rubble.