Glorious Revolution, which is used as a training tool for People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers, pits the Chinese army against the U.S. military in a 'Call of Duty' style first person shooter.
In a video report, Chinese soldiers can be seen storming buildings and shooting at 'enemy' troops as they exit a bunker, before destroying an Apache helicopter gunship.
A Chinese state media video report shows rows of PLA soldiers hunkered over computer screens as they play through missions of Glorious Revolution.
The use of computer games by governments and international organisations to train their people has become more widespread in recent years.
The game is similar to the U.S. army's very own shooter, America's Army, which is used as a recruitment tool.
In the same vein, the Pentagon has developed its own 'thinking' first person simulators that deliberately overload commanders with information to see how they cope.
NATO also has its own game for negotiating with maritime pirates and even Hezbollah created a game called Special Force 2.
The news comes as it emerged the U.S. military are considering sending officers and cadets to China on study exchange programs.
Admiral Patrick Walsh said Washington is seeking to improve its relationship with the Chinese military, and an officer exchange program would provide a better understanding of Chinese culture, goals and thoughts.
'There's a strong effort here to improve the relationship,' Adm. Walsh said on the sidelines of a global naval conference in Singapore.' Read More