Thursday, September 30, 2010
Week 5-Offensive Video Games
I am EXTREMELY disturbed by the article "The 15 Most Offensive Video Games Ever Made." I have never been much of a gamer, in fact the only video game I have ever been any good at was Mario Brothers from the original Nintendo. That being said I do not have much experience with the types of games that are on the market. However, I would have never imagined that the type of games described in this article existed. Over the years, I have heard a few news casts about controversy surrounding a certain video game that is to be released, but I don't recall anything about these games. I do not understand how can companies agree to produce these types of games? Do these games sell? Are they making a profit? I really hope not. I want to believe that there are not that many disturbed people in the world that these companies are making money off of games that depict rape, murder, torture, and the list goes on and on. However, I also want to believe that the are not people out there who can event these sick games, but as the article shows that isn't the case.
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Wow! This article is unbelievable and, yes, very disturbing! When I got to the bottom of the first page and it said Continue Reading, I really didn't want to. Like Kayla, I am not a gamer, nor do I know much about video games. Although I have heard about video games with violence, guns and terrorists, I had no idea that there were games that depict rape and torture. The whole time I was reading the article all I could think was "Is there really a market for these types of games?" And the answer to this question is the most disturbing part about it because there must be some kind of a market for these types of games, otherwise there would not be so many of the same type!
ReplyDeleteThere should not be video games about rape and torture! My thoughts lead me to believe that this should be outlawed, but then how far will that go? Would forbidding this type of game from being made lead to the government limiting other types of things? Censorship is a slippery slope, but when it comes to children "playing" characters who condone rape some action must be taken.
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