Reservoir Dogs (the VG) Meets Trouble in UK
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Our very own Scott Weinberg told you about Reservoir Dogs the video game back in the early part of this month. At the time, discussing a few television spots for the game, Scott aptly noted it was neither "work-safe nor kid friendly." Despite Scott's warning, this somehow escaped the notice of the game producers in the UK. The game has met with strong controversy; not because of the gratuitous violence level, but because the makers of the game forgot to appropriately warn consumers about said violence level. Yes, Eidos managed to forget a rating on the packaging, which has already been pulled from the shelves until a reprinting can be issued.The obvious question here is how on earth did this get by unnoticed? People have been complaining about the absurd levels of violence in this game since before it was released -- heck, there have been groups petitioning to keep it from ever being released. And yet somebody managed to bypass the most significant device video game manufacturers use to combat the anti-violent games arguments: The rating system. Brilliant move there.
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9-05-2006 @ 5:24PM
Nick Freeman said...
This is another battle between those who wish to impost their morals/lifestyle on other, and people who want to live and act differently than they.
I don't have a problem with violence in video games or movies. I do dislike stuffed-shirt, fundamentalist Christian parents who believe the world should wear safety padding so their unattended children could go unharmed.
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9-05-2006 @ 5:03PM
Jeff said...
You're a bit off base on this article. The game had the rating on the packaging, just not on the actual art on top of the disc. A very small slip up, and getting them on a loop hole if anything. If a parent buys a game with a big 18 in red letters on the box, why we should she notice a small version of that label on the disk?
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