Excellent Article on Mature Rated Video Games.

[dxwwf3]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=821&e=1&u=/ap/20050419/ap_en_re/games_m_rated

My favorite part of the article:

"But then there's the admittedly depraved "Grand Theft Auto" series, which has caught the attention of people who wouldn't know Mario from Luciano Pavarotti. Criticism of the "GTA" games avoid other elements of their appeal — innovative, free-flowing gameplay; clever writing; brilliant soundtracks. Yes, the pedestrian-bashing, prostitute-murdering action appeals to the basest in all of us. But I wouldn't want to live in a culture that doesn't recognize the artistry in "GTA," either.


And that artistry is sorely missing from most of the games that have tried to duplicate the "GTA" phenomenon."


It's about time the GTA games get credit for the REAL reason so many people like them: The innovative design, free flowing gameplay, clever writing, and brilliant soundtracks.

 

[Number_6]

Very cool article. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Slipknot]

With all this media causes violence BS, if it were true, I would be a serial killer by now!!!!! Nice to see some non-biased article about GTA!!

 

[dxwwf3]

Nice to see some non-biased article about GTA!!

No kidding. All people want to talk about is picking up prostitutes and killing "good" cops. I don't think they realize how small the importance is on these things. I'm glad someone in the media realized why these games are popular and why they are so good.

 

[DisneyFan 2000]

As much as I agree, I still don't like the game... At all!

 

[WDWBro]

thank you, whoever you are!

everybody in the media thinks that gta: sa is such a great game because you can kill whoever you want. finally someone has the guts to tell the world that it's not just about the killing, but the great gameplay and huge environments. thank you.