South Korea's president is getting some unusual homework from his political opponents: Play Call of Duty before making any more decisions about national security. After the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, opposition lawmakers are urging President Lee Jae Myung to play the game's fictional North Korean invasion of South Korea, arguing that its depiction of warfare reminds the country of the real military threats it faces.

According to the South China Morning Post , the controversy erupted after the game's October 23 release. Modern Warfare 4 puts players in the boots of Park Hyun-jun, a South Korean Marine fighting to defend his country against a surprise North Korean attack.

The campaign features combat in downtown Seoul, North Korean paratroopers descending on a baseball stadium, and a mission targeting a compound resembling the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, where North Korea's founding leader Kim Il-sung is entombed.

Former South Korean Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon, now an independent…