Beatles sing in German in controversial game 'Wolfenstein: The New Order'

In a hit violent "shooter game" called Wolfenstein

The game is set in the 1960s and maps out what Britain could have been like if the Nazis had won the World War Two, so the foursome are called Die Kafer in the game, the German translation of the band's name and they churn out Nazi-themed hits like Das Blaue U-Boot, the Mirror reported.

The game, which is promoted with a vile parody of the band's inconic Abbey Road album cover, showing four men in full Nazi uniforms marching across the Zebra crossing outside Abbey Road studios, includes a Beatles parody song called Mond, Mond, Ja, Ja which features lyrics which translate as "Today we own the galaxy. Forward brothers our moon is red."

Labour MP Steve Rotheram who represents Walton in the band's home city of Liverpool, condemned the game and called it "grossly offensive" because according to him the Beatles and their music is a source of comfort and inspiration to millions of people around the world.

The game was developed by Swedish company MachineGames and published by US Company Bethesda Softworks. It has already become a best-seller and topped the UK charts in its first week and accounted for a quarter of all games sold.