Its creator has called it ''one of the great untold stories of the twentieth century'' but the forthcoming Australian-made computer game Whore of The Orient has been slammed by a prominent member of the Australian-Chinese community as an ''attempt to disgrace Chinese culture, history and traditions''.

What's worse, says 28-year-old Jieh-Yung Lo, it is using government money to do so.

A still from the forthcoming computer game Whore of the Orient.

''The most shocking revelation is that [game developer] Team Bondi received $200,000 from Screen New South Wales to develop the project,'' said Mr Lo, who has vowed to take his complaint to the Human Rights Commission on grounds of racial vilification.

''Australian institutions should be encouraged to fund projects and initiatives that cultivate mutual understanding and prosperity in the Australia-China relationship. We need to build greater trust and cultural understanding rather than promote division and negativity.''