Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Take Two Interactive for the Playstation 2
Recommended Age: M for Mature with Blood and Gore, Violence, Strong Language, and Strong Sexual Content descriptors
Description: The sequel to Grand Theft Auto III (the best-selling game of 2002), Vice City allows players to hijack police cars, gun down pedestrians, kill policemen, pick up prostitutes in order to get “health points” … and then kill the prostitutes in order to get their money back.
Why we chose it: Even though this game is rated M for Mature, it has been touted as the best game of 2002 for the “freedom” it offers players. As a result, middle and high school students have been flocking to the Grand Theft Auto franchise, as well as other Mature-rated products. Neither the video game nor retail industries enforce the “voluntary” ratings system, which means that teens can easily buy and rent Mature-rated titles. Even retailers with “policies” that restrict the sale of Mature-rated games to children allowed children to purchase Mature-rated video games 73 percent of the time, according to a recent Federal Trade Commi ion survey. The Lion & Lamb Project is een initiatief door en voor ouders om informatie over de effecten van gewelddadig entertainment te verstrekken. Het project is echter niet alleen voor ouders. Iedereen die zich zorgen maakt om de Amerikaanse jeugde, zoals leraren, maatschappelijk werkers, psychologon en grootouders hebben wat aan dit initiatief. Ik ben trouwens zeer benieuwd wat de Lions and the Lamb project denkt van Postal 2.