Violence Under the Tree

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

Family Media Guide Identifies Top 10 Ultra-Violent Video Games of 2005

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2005--At the start of this year's holiday shopping frenzy, parents should be prepared to check their kids' gift lists very carefully. Because this year, some of the most ultra-violent video games ever created are being made available.

Family Media Guide (www.familymediaguide.com) has prepared a list of the Top 10 Most Violent Video Games released so far this year based upon information supplied by PSVratings. Utilizing a proprietary audit process, the PSVratings trained video game analysts capture and document instances of profanity, sex, violence, and substance abuse using a database-driven technology employing approximately 4000 rules and algorithms governing millions of potential rule combinations. This data is then analyzed to generate an objective rating, superior to the existing ESRB (Electronic Software Ratings Board) industry association-based review approach which assigns ratings based upon the subjective opinions of three individuals who may not even play the game.

Here's the list, with games in no particular order:

2005's TOP 10 ULTRA-VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES


Resident Evil 4 -- Player is a Special Forces agent sent to recover the President's kidnapped daughter. During the first minutes of play, it's possible to find the corpse of a woman pinned up on a wall -- by a pitchfork through her face.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas -- Player is a young man working with gangs to gain respect. His mission includes murder, theft, and destruction on every imaginable level. Player recovers his health by visiting prostitutes then recovers funds by beating them to death and taking their money. Player can wreak as much havoc as he likes without progressing through the game's storyline.

God of War -- Player becomes a ruthless warrior, seeking revenge against the gods who tricked him into murdering his own family. Prisoners are burned alive and player can use "finishing moves" to kill opponents, like tearing a victim in half.

Read entire story here (http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051124/20051124005028.html?.v=1).

[Excrement_Cranium]

So now I know EXACTLY which 10 games I want for christmas!

Thank you for bringing them all together, and making them so easy to find!

[.:sp00ky:.]

Hello Kitty Roller Rescue made me rip my arms off with my own teeth, it should be at number 1.

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

I didn't know you typed with your feet.

[Excrement_Cranium]

Who said he used his feet?

[.:sp00ky:.]

brings a new meaning to sticky keys thats for sure.

[Excrement_Cranium]

You gotta hand it to him, he's swift of foot.

[Digital Bliss]

They left one thing out the kids don't buy these games the parents do and if they do that is their prerogative. These games have a rating system and if an adult reads this and buys it for a minor then oh well. Right or wrong the government does not need to come into the homes and tell people how to parent look at the vchip and what not. What about the news we worrie about thes fantasy games and the news is real ever turn it on? The shit on there is 1000x worse then what kids see in games because games are not real. As a child I was aloud to play all the violent games and I turned out fine.

[lil_amb]

wow...nice

[mountain_rage]

Both xbox 360 and nintendo revolution will have a vchip type device that removes the ability for minors to play games there parents deem unsuited for them.

[black_magiic]

This reminds me I need to get a copy of San Andreas for xbox.

[Mels_Smileys45]

All we are saying is give peace a chance.




Violence, packaged, bought, sold to make the war machine cogs turn. Time for me to go play COD2, hmmm. Look what happened to that Tom Hanks guy!

[fleecy]

give tom a break and change your vic :)

[Mels_Smileys45]

give tom a break and change your vic :)



There you go. Couldnt really decide who so I went with the easy, big fat kill.

[fleecy]

(snerk) nice irony :)

[Digital Bliss]

All we are saying is give peace a chance.

Peace? I hate the word as I hate hell and all Montagues.

[Mels_Smileys45]

Peace? I hate the word as I hate hell and all Montagues.


You hate peace and Hell? If the two could get together what a wonderful afterlife it would be. And what does Romeo and Juliet have to do with this subject?

[gorphon]

hehe. let me guess mel.... you slept through high school lit class right? :icon_boun :icon_comp


lol. did you add that part about romeo and juliet or did I drink to much?

[Mels_Smileys45]

hehe. let me guess mel.... you slept through high school lit class right? :icon_boun :icon_comp



It was the only class I aced actually (thus I picked up the ref). Everything else was so boring, snore

[soulxtc]

Resident Evil 4--"Player is a Special Forces agent sent to recover the President's kidnapped daughter. During the first minutes of play, it's possible to find the corpse of a woman pinned up on a wall--by a pitchfork through her face."

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas--"Player is a young man working with gangs to gain respect. His mission includes murder, theft, and destruction on every imaginable level. Player recovers his health by visiting prostitutes then recovers funds by beating them to death and taking their money. Player can wreak as much havoc as he likes without progressing through the game's storyline."

God of War--"Player becomes a ruthless warrior, seeking revenge against the gods who tricked him into murdering his own family. Prisoners are burned alive and player can use 'finishing moves' to kill opponents, like tearing a victim in half."

NARC--"Player can choose between two narcotics agents attempting to take a dangerous drug off the streets and shut down the KRAK cartel while being subject to temptations including drugs and money. To enhance abilities, player takes drugs including pot, Quaaludes, ecstasy, LSD, and 'Liquid Soul'--which provides the ability to kick enemies' heads off."

Killer 7--"Player takes control of seven assassins who must combine skills to defeat a band of suicidal, monstrous terrorists. The game eventually escalates into a global conflict between the US and Japan. Player collects the blood of fallen victims to heal himself and must slit his own wrists to spray blood to find hidden passages."

The Warriors--"Based on a '70s action flick that set new standards for 'artistic violence,' a street gang battles its way across NYC in an attempt to reach its home turf. Player issues several commands to his gang, including 'mayhem,' which causes the gang to smash everything in sight."


50 Cent: Bulletproof--"Game is loosely based on the gangster lifestyle of rapper Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson. Player engages in gangster shootouts and loots the bodies of victims to buy new 50 Cent recordings and music videos."


Crime Life: Gang Wars--"Player is the leader of a ruthless street gang, spending time fighting, recruiting new gangsters, looting, and of course, more fighting. Player can roam the streets and fight or kill anyone in sight for no apparent reason."


Condemned: Criminal Origins--"Player is an FBI serial killer hunter in one of the first titles for the Xbox 360. Game emphasizes the use of melee weapons over firearms, allowing players to use virtually any part of their environment as a weapon. The next-generation graphics provide a new level of detail to various injuries, especially 'finishing moves.'"


True Crime: New York City--"Player is a NYC cop looking for information regarding the mysterious death of a friend. Player can plant evidence on civilians and shake them down to earn extra money."


READ ARTICLE (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6140463.html)

[Excrement_Cranium]

I have to praise these groups for gathering, labeling, and describing all the debauchery I shall now seek.

[Vampmon]

So now I know EXACTLY which 10 games I want for christmas!

Thank you for bringing them all together, and making them so easy to find!

Just what i was thinking.

The Warriors is one game i do want to buy.