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Top 10 Bush shoe-throwing games on the Web
It was the sole heard 'round the world — Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi hurled his shoe at President Bush earlier this week, and the Internet has been ablaze with chatter about the international incident ever since. Everyone's buzzing about it, including some tech-savvy game designers. Thanks to them, a plethora of Flash games have popped up on the Net in the past few days, letting casual surfers relive the hurled-shoe madness again and again. Hit the Continue jump for the Top 10 Bush shoe-throwing games that we could find on these here Internets.
10. Can YOU Throw a Shoe at Bush?
The answer to the question is certainly yes (at least on the Internet), though it really should be, Can you hit him? That's a challenge with this game, which has a rapidly oscillating arrow that guides your throw, meaning you have to pick the right moment to score an impact. That kind of takes some of the fun out of it, though, and the poor animation (is that Bush or Peter O'Toole?) will quickly have you clicking elsewhere.
9. Shoe Bush Worldwide
Not really a game as much as therapy for Bush haters, this Flash… uh, "utility" lets you hit Bush in the face with a shoe. Every throw scores a hit, and Bush gets progressively more bruised with each one, going down for the count on the fourth and pulling out his underwear to surrender. Pretty lame, unless you really, really hate Bush, plus it has bandwidth issues.
8. Bush's Boot Camp
Being designed by a major game site has its advantages, and this game has reaped those benefits in attention. It's well made, but we don't like its variation on the shoe-throwing theme: You're a secret service agent, and you have to use your guns to shoot shoes flying at Bush, while trying not to hit him. (What happened to the noble act of throwing yourself in the path of incoming fire?) Of course, you can just use your guns to shoot the president, and we're sure a lot of Bush-haters will do just that, even though it's how you "lose" the game.
7. Kast En Sko På Bush
Kind of a more sophisticated version of No. 10, this Norwegian game will satisfy physics students everywhere. It's all about finding the right angle and force to launch your shoe with. Once you've found it, though, you're pretty much done.
6. Bush Shoe Throwing Game
It's not the best looking game, but this one gets point for using an actual screencap of the video footage of the incident as a background. The scoreboard is junk, though: way too big, plus what's with those impossibly high scores at the top?
5. Flying Babush
Interesting variation: In this one, you play Bush, not the thrower, forcing you to dodge all sorts of footwear flying at your face. It's fun just to see all the different kinds of shoes, but with only one dimension for Bush to move in, this gets boring quickly.
4. Bush Shoe Incident
You play Bush in this one, too, and it's super-simple: Just wait for the shadowy figure in the crowd to reveal his sole, and click Bush to duck. It gets harder every time you do it, but it could use another element to keep us here more than a couple of minutes.
3. Bush vs. Attack of the Shoes
Again you're Bush, again you're dodging shoes, which is harder than the slow-flying footwear in this game would have you believe.
2. That Guy Totally Threw a Shoe at President Bush: The Game
We like this one for its numerous clever touches: You have to "reload" your shoes after every second throw, the score is kept by how low you've drive Bush's approval rating (it starts at a realistic 30%), you can hit PM Nouri al-Maliki as well (though you don't score as many points), and the hilariously long name. Our only complaint is that it seems a little too discerning about what constitutes at hit.
1. Sock and Awe
This one's gotten a lot of attention, and with good reason: great name, good design — in particular the small pic of Prime Minister al-Maliki looking safe and innocent behind the podium. It eventually gets a little tedious, though. For extra spice, try this variant, Hit Bush With Shoe, that gives you extra time for each successful hit.
By budgethero at 3:02 PM ON 12/19/08
absolutly awesome.
By karpet at 5:32 PM ON 12/19/08
For the designers that live in the US, it is time to move to France. This incident was not funny, it was pathetic. The United States is so disrespected that even its own people won't defend it. George W. Bush is still our President and should be treated as such. If you think that it is funny to throw shoes at the Commander and Chief then you should not be surprised when a Marine crams said shoe up your poop shoot. Get a clue.
By samramada at 5:34 PM ON 12/19/08
on www.shoebushworldwide.com The BANDWIDTH issue was resolved... we received an overwhelming hits in such a short time and the service provider promised it won't happen again and the upped the band width.
By dutchkiwi at 9:56 PM ON 12/19/08
The so called commander in chief, GW Bush deserves each and every shoe thrown at him. he has abused his position in office. he is leaving behind a country in shambles and has the responsibility over tens of thousands american soldiers who died for nothing and tens of thousands of iraqi citizens who died because of his ill decision making based on lies. we need more shoes.
By Anonymous at 10:52 PM ON 12/19/08
01.20.09
The end of an error.
By Shayed at 2:55 AM ON 12/20/08
Please add this URL on your list - http://www.bestbeat.net/
Another new Bush shoe throwing games on the web.
Thanks
dedar
By Buck Fush at 4:17 AM ON 12/20/08
I hope they come up with a game that will allow us to piss on him.
By redshirt at 1:57 PM ON 12/20/08
Lost in all this is the fact that the Iraqi journalist offended his own people even more that the President. According to Iraqi culture, an insult towards a guest is a double insult to the host. The Iraqi government is pissed and humiliated by this incident. You can laugh all you want, but the guy that did it got his a$$ kicked and is begging to be pardoned.
The irony is that the guy threw a shoe at the guy that gave him the right to do it. Maybe someone should try it with Putin and see how that goes over.
By naman at 6:02 PM ON 12/20/08
So when the first piece of software is written disrespecting President Obama, will this website be as eager to show it off. I doubt it very much.
There's a word for behavior like this: hypocrisy!
By Iso at 12:24 AM ON 12/21/08
Dutchkiwi, as you an your fellow champagne socialists are fond of reciting the soldiers that died in Iraq during this war did not die in vain. People that were oppressed by Saddam and were unable to vote stood up and went to vote when the time came as well as keeping his homeland and its peoples safe from terrorism for the past 7 years. Lets see you and your limosine liberals top that.
By emontada at 8:26 AM ON 12/21/08
great work so quickly all were and still working on that
all sites are working on making photos and funny games of the news & i found this http://www.farewellshoe.com
By Vince at 12:22 PM ON 12/21/08
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By raheel at 2:51 AM ON 12/23/08
bush deserves it
By Anonymous at 3:31 AM ON 12/23/08
its not funny
By Muckraker at 6:22 PM ON 12/23/08
Bush = Retarded cowboy
Cheney = Evil puppet master
01.20.09 = The end of an error
Americans should be deeply ashamed.
By huss 99 at 4:31 AM ON 12/24/08
the incedint was funny so haha to goerge bush he deserved it
By Lisa at 7:50 AM ON 12/24/08
My response time is 187 milliseconds in the forth games!
: )
By Riyan at 11:44 AM ON 12/24/08
I wonder why www.myshoerocks.com has not been included yet. Check that one. I think Its better than all other in above list.
By Obama is the New Hitler at 3:31 AM ON 12/25/08
Wow.
What better way to prove you have no life than to still be going after Bush at this late date.
Pathetic.
By Walid at 4:18 AM ON 12/25/08
All arab hate the dog Bush and hate the american-Jewish politics. but sure we are all love the american nations and hope that they can put that Bush and his friends in the garbage
By coocoo at 7:26 AM ON 12/25/08
Bushooooed !
the world is much bigger than the youknighted states. Six billion (x 2) shoes for the Commander in Chief. + 10 extra for every life lost - iraqi, afghani, pakistani & ameriki, under His watch.
By buliso at 7:34 PM ON 12/25/08
wow damn , thx to da da producers
By myself007 at 12:11 AM ON 12/26/08
Bush is a war criminal who should be lynched.
By Anonymous at 12:19 AM ON 12/26/08
Saddam Hussein built a country that had free health care and education. People of the US are poor people in a rich country. Money is spent on war in order to protect that shitty little country, Israel.
Wake up America, the Zionists in government are fucking you
By zionistregime at 4:52 AM ON 12/26/08
Thats right thos zionists are controlling the US for their interests to defend the pseudo zionist regime called "Israel" Wake UP! @anonymous fully agree)=!
By LaMong at 8:39 PM ON 12/29/08
By Candice at 9:08 PM ON 12/30/08
Great list!
I love these games! There's even a larger list of Bush shoe throwing games at www.bushvsshoe.com
By someguy at 1:11 AM ON 01/05/09
Just because someone disagrees with George does not make him a "liberal", despite what FOX news and bill oriely would have you believe.
By bobthebuilder at 2:36 PM ON 01/05/09
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Damn right! throw that shoe!
By bobthebuilder at 2:50 PM ON 01/05/09
and hey all you dumba$$es who are so parinoid about the government and so-called "psudo zionists" just chill. b&^*&ing and moaning is the worst thing you can do dight behind doing nothing. maybe i'm just insensitive but you could try to be a little more accepting.
Oh and all you obama haters can go screw a cow.
Later
BobTheBuilder
By thedeuce at 4:11 PM ON 01/22/09
Sickening...ignorant...vile...and that's just the words that come to mind that are valid for use in a public forum. This list makes me sick. The author and his editor should be ashamed, but considering the complete childishness of those who would trivialize assault committed against our POTUS, I'm sure you joined the crowd who moronically sang 'Na, na, na, hey, hey, hey' as President Bush departed the inauguration ceremony. Nice way to lower the bar ever further on what was an historic day.
By gorbi at 6:03 PM ON 01/22/09
here´s another cool thing! raise your middle finger against bush (webcam required): http://goodbyebush.flashgressive.de
By Tow Shoes at 3:54 PM ON 01/24/09
A free site for shoe throwers where anyone can be the target and you can pick your shoe - OneShoeTwoShoe.com
By spino at 7:49 PM ON 02/24/09
freedom of expression surely is worth a pair of shoes lol
here my stupid version:
bush shoes game
By spino at 10:40 AM ON 02/25/09
By em at 4:52 PM ON 03/12/09
show some respect!!!! he was the president. you people are so rude!
By Sara at 5:03 PM ON 09/15/09
@ KARPET:and @ EM :listen up pathetic oxy moron......u r a total loooser....why don't u just go and stand beside ur so called commander in chief GW Bush n blah blah and we'll throw shoes @ u as well!!!!! lolzzzzz......dat shud be more fun........and btw u shud be ashamed of ur self dat u wanna show respect to such a person who killed thousands of ppl by calling them terrorist wen he him self is THE BIGGEST TERRORIST IN THE WORLD who kills innocent children n women. .....he is cursed by all the people who have a heart and a pair eyes unlike you.....so just shut up and feel guilty and show sum respect to muntasir al zaidi....he is the real hero who shud b rewarded for his excellent work ....and u pathetic moron Americans shud be ashamed of ur selves.......cuz u guyz suck big time!!!!!!!!!!!haha pathetic looserzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Ricahrd Wicks at 4:22 AM ON 09/19/09
For anybody here that is saying the (now former) president should be supported, you need to be reminded that unqualified support of your leaders leads to tyranny.
He was a lousy president, so lousy so worthless that even the current lousy and worthless president is more respected, and he's not stopped the Iraq war, and he has kept the Patriot Act law, and he's continued the same bailouts that Bush and Paulson started that has cost us 2 trillion dollars and threatens the stability of our currency.
You need to learn to stop defending leaders out of loyalty and start thinking about your own self preservation. There is nothing patriotic about supporting a bad leader and there is certainly nothing democratic about it either.
By pandemonium at 2:55 AM ON 12/02/09
"By em at 4:52 PM ON 03/12/09
show some respect!!!! he was the president. you people are so rude!"
-Is that like honoring your father even though he rapes you daily, borrows from your neighbors but doesn't return, and sends family members to die that come to his aid for his own little wars? Ignorant faith need not apply. The age of blindly following passed a long time ago.
A moron is a moron, regardless of rank or title, and should rightfully be informed of that.
Respect is earned, not handed out.
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