'Narc': New Video Game Draws Ire
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is angry at video game makers. So he's timed the promotion of his legislation that would ban the sales and rental of sexually explicit and violent video games to minors with the release of the new game "Narc."
"These kinds of games teach kids to do the very things that in real life, we put people in jail for,'' Blagojevich said during a news conference Monday at Glenview's Springman Middle School. "Just as we don't allow kids to buy pornography or alcohol or tobacco, we shouldn't allow them to buy these games.''
The governor and other legislative backers of the bill showed a taped promo for "Narc,'' an M-rated game that features various fictitious characters of the drug demimonde, including narcotics officers faced with its temptations. Midway, the Chicago-based maker of the game said its dark look was influenced by films such as "Traffic," "Training Day" and "Rush."
The game sounds like a law enforcement officer's wet dream--pure proselytizing from beginning to end.I wouldn't be surprised if there's an unethical defense lawyer at every court hearing. Dick Wolf must have been a consultant (no offense, Mr. Wolf, I know you're a true believer, just like me.)
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