This is totally inappropriate (GTA:CTW related)

i just hired this game for the weekend and normally i don't really care about the content of the game e.g GTA 4 or other games of that type. But this game is just ridiculous as your main task is to deal and buy drugs, im not even a parent (im 16) and i was pissed off that content like this is allowed in avideo-game. I know that most crime games are not completely innocent of bad content but even GTA4 does not glorify drug dealing the way that china town wars does. i mean it has you actively making decisions on how to profit from buying and selling drugs, in my opinion that is just taking gameinteractivitytoo far and giving video game haters perfectly reasonable excuses to say thatvideo-gamesare evil and cause people to act criminally. Not only this but how on earth can the Australian classification board ban a game like Fallout 3 for its use of morphine and then allow a game that actually lets you make money by dealing drugs!

In my opinion GTA china town wars is extremelyinappropriate and should not have been allowed to hit markets in any country. Its incredible gameplay is ruined because of is explicit drug content. What are your thoughts on this game and if anyone knows what is the Australian board of classifications excuse for not banning this game?

So killing people in a video game is okay for you, but dealing drugs isn't ?

well i see what you mean but when you kill someone in the game it dosent really reward as much as this game does for dealing drugs. plus there is a massive difference between killing someone in a videogame and dealing drugs, as you probably know there are always gonna be those parents that dont give a turd about the games their kids play and if they learn that dealing drugs is a good way to make money they might take that up. But if they see someone getting killed in a videogame most people know that killing is absolutely unacceptable in real life

I agree.

But as a review on Gamespot states:

You can play outa majority of the game by being in the trade a minimal ammount. For those that are offended, it is a relief.

Or somthing along those lines xD

Though it is pretty bad, just not THAT bad imo

gta has always had drug references. one of the vice city games you sold drugs out of a ice cream van. all gta games are inappropiate. theres always something you can take offence against. in most countries being 16 isnt even old enough to play. so u play is inappropiate to be honest. its a game meant for people who are 18 really djrobst

I agree.

But as a review on Gamespot states:

You can play outa majority of the game by being in the trade a minimal ammount. For those that are offended, it is a relief.

Or somthing along those lines xD

Though it is pretty bad, just not THAT bad imo

gamemorg

well i see what you mean but when you kill someone in the game it dosent really reward as much as this game does for dealing drugs. plus there is a massive difference between killing someone in a videogame and dealing drugs, as you probably know there are always gonna be those parents that dont give a turd about the games their kids play and if they learn that dealing drugs is a good way to make money they might take that up. But if they see someone getting killed in a videogame most people know that killing is absolutely unacceptable in real life

motorstormhater

As someone who is an older gamer, I'm glad for this inclusion. Given the nature of GTA, what did you expect? Killing people is much worse. Having sex withand then stabbing a prostitute to death (and then taking her money, hence a reward) make the drug dealing mini-game pale in comparison.

it should have been banned...

i havent played it, but it sounds like they went too far.

Drug dealing inappropriate in a GTA game? Geez dude...That's why it has a mature rating.

[QUOTE="djrobst"]gta has always had drug references. one of the vice city games you sold drugs out of a ice cream van. all gta games are inappropiate. theres always something you can take offence against. in most countries being 16 isnt even old enough to play. so u play is inappropiate to be honest. its a game meant for people who are 18 really Hegna1

Dude just chill out and smoke a J or something.

thats why its an 18

Dude it's just a freaking game you're not going to get arrested from playing that game just because you kill people and deal drugs. GTA has always have violence and drugs, live with it.

Yes the game is meant for those 17 (in the US) and older but wat he is saying is right that much drug dealing in a game is no good. The good thing is those that hate GTA:CTW you most likely wont see a sequal to the game because it tanked in sles because of it M rating. DS is a kids system even tho i have one and im 18. I didnt think this game looked to great anyway

I think you're being a bit hypocritical---do you enjoy other games where you kill and get points/money for it?

i just hired this game for the weekend and normally i don't really care about the content of the game e.g GTA 4 or other games of that type. But this game is just ridiculous as your main task is to deal and buy drugs, im not even a parent (im 16) and i was pissed off that content like this is allowed in avideo-game. I know that most crime games are not completely innocent of bad content but even GTA4 does not glorify drug dealing the way that china town wars does. i mean it has you actively making decisions on how to profit from buying and selling drugs, in my opinion that is just taking gameinteractivitytoo far and giving video game haters perfectly reasonable excuses to say thatvideo-gamesare evil and cause people to act criminally. Not only this but how on earth can the Australian classification board ban a game like Fallout 3 for its use of morphine and then allow a game that actually lets you make money by dealing drugs!

In my opinion GTA china town wars is extremelyinappropriate and should not have been allowed to hit markets in any country. Its incredible gameplay is ruined because of is explicit drug content. What are your thoughts on this game and if anyone knows what is the Australian board of classifications excuse for not banning this game?

motorstormhater

i just hired this game for the weekend and normally i don't really care about the content of the game e.g GTA 4 or other games of that type. But this game is just ridiculous as your main task is to deal and buy drugs, im not even a parent (im 16) and i was pissed off that content like this is allowed in avideo-game. I know that most crime games are not completely innocent of bad content but even GTA4 does not glorify drug dealing the way that china town wars does. i mean it has you actively making decisions on how to profit from buying and selling drugs, in my opinion that is just taking gameinteractivitytoo far and giving video game haters perfectly reasonable excuses to say thatvideo-gamesare evil and cause people to act criminally. Not only this but how on earth can the Australian classification board ban a game like Fallout 3 for its use of morphine and then allow a game that actually lets you make money by dealing drugs!

In my opinion GTA china town wars is extremelyinappropriate and should not have been allowed to hit markets in any country. Its incredible gameplay is ruined because of is explicit drug content. What are your thoughts on this game and if anyone knows what is the Australian board of classifications excuse for not banning this game?

motorstormhater

1. Get over it.

2. You're not supposed to be playing this game anyway. Here, play Bolt instead.

Video games is really a form of drug, it's addictive to most.

So killing people in a video game is okay for you, but dealing drugs isn't ?

R4gn4r0k

GREAT POINT. It is a game. A video game. It is not real. IT'S A VIDEO GAME AND IT'S NOT REAL. uh HELLO?

The game was totally upfront about their genre. They weren't hiding the mere fact that the game is intended for mature gamers only. If you've read promotional ads for this particular game, even reviews , you'll find the very nature of this particular GTA game. The ratings are basically there for a reason. You can't get more specific than that. You cannot blame devs for making this game or even publishers for putting up with this one. They have made all the necessary procedures to make sure people will not be taken aback once they play this game. The fact that you've picked up this game and I'm guessing you've done so because of the hype is poignantly apt that devs were not at fault here. The bottom line is: don't play it if you don't want to--or in this case, if you are not legal enough to do so.

well i see what you mean but when you kill someone in the game it dosent really reward as much as this game does for dealing drugs. plus there is a massive difference between killing someone in a videogame and dealing drugs, as you probably know there are always gonna be those parents that dont give a turd about the games their kids play and if they learn that dealing drugs is a good way to make money they might take that up. But if they see someone getting killed in a videogame most people know that killing is absolutely unacceptable in real life

motorstormhater

it's just a game. what bothered me about the drug dealing more than anything else was that it was the only significant way to make any money, and dealing drugs took too much time walking/driving to different locations lol. i'm lazy like that.

wow.... a 16-year-old pushing for censorship and torching of the 1st ammendment. what the hell is world coming to????

...come to think of it, i don't think they have a first ammendment in Australia

wow.... a 16-year-old pushing for censorship and torching of the 1st ammendment. what the hell is world coming to????

paulovesatan

I dont believe he is 16 or she whatever but srsly if it makes you so angry dont play the game.

at the end of the day, it is just a game, AND that is why games have ratings. Games and reality are different things and I really dislike when people try and put blame on the game rather than the person. If a person after playing GTA now decides to attempt drug dealing then I think the person has issues and not the gamedonaldo1989

Unless you are a newbie to video-gaming and didnt know this, it is WELL known that the GTA series is all about gang related violence and crime as you play the role of a gangster or at least one that wants to be. All the other GTA games have you stealing cars, mugging random people, beating them with bats/clubs, gunning them down, driving over them, shooting at cops, ramming other cars, cops and so forth. The list goes on and on. Did you expect the DS version of a GTA game to have flowers and Kirby type giddy-feeling goodness?! And not to mention, if you actually had bothered to look on the box: you will see that its even rated for players OLDER then you currently are! So... instead of griping about game related content that you should not even be playing, better go back to barney and the sandbox games! (insert sarcasm here, you know what i mean...)Tyson8earzz

I just bought a DS and GTA:CTW and haven't got to the bit where you sell drugs but that sounds like nothing. They don't force you to do it so get over it, just because you won't see Mario dealing with drugs in the average DS game, though those mushrooms are suspicous.

[QUOTE="paulovesatan"]

wow.... a 16-year-old pushing for censorship and torching of the 1st ammendment. what the hell is world coming to????

Mage_7

I dont believe he is 16 or she whatever but srsly if it makes you so angry dont play the game.

[QUOTE="Tyson8earzz"]Unless you are a newbie to video-gaming and didnt know this, it is WELL known that the GTA series is all about gang related violence and crime as you play the role of a gangster or at least one that wants to be. All the other GTA games have you stealing cars, mugging random people, beating them with bats/clubs, gunning them down, driving over them, shooting at cops, ramming other cars, cops and so forth. The list goes on and on. Did you expect the DS version of a GTA game to have flowers and Kirby type giddy-feeling goodness?! And not to mention, if you actually had bothered to look on the box: you will see that its even rated for players OLDER then you currently are! So... instead of griping about game related content that you should not even be playing, better go back to barney and the sandbox games! (insert sarcasm here, you know what i mean...)TriniPlayer

why are you complaining? you're not even old enough to be touching that game. besides, you can get through the majority of that game without even dealing drugs. remember - its only a game!xraystar

Cerally.

Drug dealing is a mini-game you can choose to participate in, it's not the main objective of the game.

I'm sure people were even more pissed when the first video-game killed innocent people. I believe drug-dealing is slightly less offensive than massacre.

I guess people are just used to it now. Go figure.

How about you go check out RapeLay.

i just hired this game for the weekend and normally i don't really care about the content of the game e.g GTA 4 or other games of that type. But this game is just ridiculous as your main task is to deal and buy drugs, im not even a parent (im 16) and i was pissed off that content like this is allowed in avideo-game. I know that most crime games are not completely innocent of bad content but even GTA4 does not glorify drug dealing the way that china town wars does. i mean it has you actively making decisions on how to profit from buying and selling drugs, in my opinion that is just taking gameinteractivitytoo far and giving video game haters perfectly reasonable excuses to say thatvideo-gamesare evil and cause people to act criminally. Not only this but how on earth can the Australian classification board ban a game like Fallout 3 for its use of morphine and then allow a game that actually lets you make money by dealing drugs!

In my opinion GTA china town wars is extremelyinappropriate and should not have been allowed to hit markets in any country. Its incredible gameplay is ruined because of is explicit drug content. What are your thoughts on this game and if anyone knows what is the Australian board of classifications excuse for not banning this game?

motorstormhater

I hear ya. Personally, I love the game, but you're right. This sort of stuff is totally innapropriate and shouldn't be allowed in videogames.

But I never felt like the game was glorifyingdrug use. All the drug users are total losers who have no lives, and usually have embarrasing speech impediments. And the main character of the game makes fun of them, and doesn't personally use drugs. I've got no argument for the dealing aspect, though. It's pretty much just not okay :P

I think that since it's a cartoony videogame it's really not that big of a deal. I mean, I'm personally VERY anti-drug, and a silly game like this isn't going to change that. But to be fair, the game is rated M for a reason.