The game, which plays like an interactive movie, is called "," and lets players make decisions for the game's main character, a soldier.

In one situation the soldier has to help a fellow soldier considering suicide. In another, a soldier who is having a difficult time must decide whether or not to confide in family and friends.

The game is designed with the hope that soldiers who play it will make better choices in real life concerning depression and thoughts of suicide.

"One suicide is too many," said Col. Thomas Languirand, chief of Command Policies and Programs Division for the Army to the .

The Army plans to distribute thousands of copies of the game to soldiers. It is part of an anti-suicide program costing the service nearly US$1 million.