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The 50 Worst things about video games
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:20 pm
by Nav
By MAD magazine:
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43. Trying to decide which sucks more, movies based on video games or video games based on movies.
20. Donkey Konga, which combines the 60s-era art of bongo drumming with none of the mind-bending drugs that made it tolerable in the first place.
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:19 pm
by Plissken
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45. ESRB ratings, which are a big help for parents who can't decide whether or not Killzone is suitable for their six year-old.
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:02 am
by Nav
I remember once seeing a woman, actually at the counter, turn around and ask her son, who looked about 10, if GTA Vice City was the game he wanted before buying it. The store clerk didn't even advise her it might not be suitable for such a young child, never mind refusing the sale.
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:34 am
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What, and risk not getting a sale?
--A
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:26 am
by I'm Murrin
Don't the GTA games have an 18 rating printed right up front on the cover? How could someone make that mistake?
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:10 pm
by Warmark
I remember being really p***** off when a game was rated a '15' and i couldnt buy it at 14.
Quite frankly i know that any amount of violent video games are not going to turn me into a physco.
However, id agree with the parent buying the game. If she understands the game is violent and still lets her son play, then fine by me.
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:09 pm
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Uh...it's a tough one actually. On the whole, I agree with WarMark. I don't think games make people violent or psychotic...indeed, I find it quite cathartic to load up GTA, get onto a high building, and unlimber my sniper rifle for some head-shots.
It may in fact
stop me from trying it out in real life.
On the other hand, responsible parenting and all that...but really now...who obeyed age restrictions as a kid?
--A