Kate Wild, in a 2013 interview, recalled that she was surprised at how strongly Ruddock attacked the game, a reaction she attributed to the government being sensitive over the issue of detainee treatment. The leader of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Dr. Sev Ozdowski, released a strongly worded statement accusing the game of misconstruing asylum seekers as criminals, and saying that "The idea of using issues in detention for entertainment is simply sick."
Kate Wild, in a 2013 interview, noted that she was astonished by Ruddock's intense criticism of the game, which she attributed to the government being sensitive about detainee treatment issues. The leader of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Dr. Sev Ozdowski, released a strongly worded statement condemning the game for misrepresenting asylum seekers as criminals and labeling it "sick."