Many Oklahoma City residents were shocked Thursday to learn about a new online game that features convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh as its hero.

Oklahoma City Escapade is a game based on the Oklahoma City bombing, which killed 168 people. The goal of the Internet-based game is to buy bombs, rent a Ryder truck and blow up the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.

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Oklahoma City Residents Shocked By Bombing Video Game

After learning that the game was online, television station KOCO asked Oklahoma City residents about their reaction to a game that satirizes one of the worst terrorism attacks in American history.

Linda Herndon, who was visiting the Oklahoma City National Memorial on Thursday, said she was sickened by the fact that McVeigh was portrayed as a hero in the game.

"This kind of makes a mockery of the whole thing," Herndon said. "He shouldn't be portrayed as a hero in a game like this. He wasn't a hero, and I wouldn't want to have anything on our Internet that would give this implication to that man and his twisted mind."

McVeigh was executed in 2001 for his role in the bombing.

The Oklahoma City National Memorial foundation said it refuses to issue any response to the game.