Players throw barrels and beams at police in the &lsquo;Kill Mittal&rsquo; game inspired by the long-lasting struggle in France&rsquo;s northeastern town of Florange to stop the closure of steel blast furnaces owned by Mittal. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/may/2503mittal.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 289px;" /> Game on: The aim of Kill Mittal is to rally workers to rebel and defeat the robot version of Lakshmi u00a0Mittal. Pic/AFP &ldquo;This game is not an incitement to violence or to beat up the big bosses. I purposefully chose the cartoon style and you never see blood,&rdquo; said Alexandre Grilletta, founder of the video game. &ldquo;The story of the Florange workers was just a good topic, with heroes and baddies, the ingredients to make a good video game,&rdquo; he said. The closure of the ArcelorMittal-owned steel plant has been the subject of much grief in France. Mittal appears in the game as a robot and players have to rally other workers to help them rebel against security forces by fighting with weapons at their disposal such as big beams or cars. &ldquo;In 2030, Mittal has taken hold of, and closed, the majority of steel factories worldwide, tossing out thousands of steelworkers,&rdquo; the game explains. &ldquo;For these men tired of unfulfilled promises and repeated closures, when all mediation has failed, there is just one solution: Kill Mittal.&rdquo; Once the robot is defeated, however, the game reminds the player that this was one struggle and that Mittal will be replaced by another. u00a0

A new French online game is allowing players to step into the shoes of an ArcelorMittal worker by fighting police and a robot version of Lakshmi Mittal to keep a factory open. 

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