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[Colossus]

Ok so they can't use SPECTRE, but then why not use the original name from the book that was changed to SPECTRE for the film, SMERSH? I know it's the actual Russian counter-intelligence organization, but i really don't think they'd get the heeby jeebies and get offended over this with the book and movie being out over 40 years now with everyone knowing already, and a new government now with Communism over with, why couldn't SMERSH be used for the game?

[marktmurphy]

Because you might as well call them the 'KGB'. It's a Soviet Government thing and wouldn't make sense. Not very friendly either.

Or perhaps we could call them the Nazis. Nothing to do with the unpopular, infamous evil political movement of the same name, naturally.

[Mister Asterix]

[mra]I wish they

[TheSaint]

The irony about re-naming SPECTRE OCTOPUS in the video game is that the insignia looks alot like the HYDRA insignia, the evil organization that Nick Fury & SHIELD fights in Marvel Comics. Without SPECTRE, there would be no HYDRA.

[Napoleon Solo]

I'm guessing the inspiration (if that's the right word) for calling it Octopus was the SPECTRE logo from the films, which looks a bit like an octopus. Just a tweak here and there, and you have an "original" logo.