Precisely how irresponsible is the idea of taking a popular music artist and turning him into some sort of a video game killing machine?

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Quite a lot, I'd say.
It's one thing to get your jollies beating up folk in Grand Theft Auto or eviscerating zombies in God of War but when you glorify an actual person by turning them into some sort of a mass murderer... that you can PLAY... I think this would be where I draw the line.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Sunday, 15 May 2005 20:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Rockist. Er, wait.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 15 May 2005 20:19 (twenty-one years ago)

He's the new millennium gangsta!

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 15 May 2005 20:21 (twenty-one years ago)

do we get to fuck Ja Rule's shit up?

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Sunday, 15 May 2005 20:22 (twenty-one years ago)

don't particularly see the problem myself.

turning gruesome real life-experience into entertainment? i'm all for it, gazillions of great examples for many spheres which could be termed "irresponsible" if one wanted to be fussy about it. films about real-life wars/battles, songs detailing unpleasant behaviour etc.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Sunday, 15 May 2005 20:22 (twenty-one years ago)

or at least, i don't quite see why this is where you draw the line, though i am willing to be convinced otherwise.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Sunday, 15 May 2005 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

you glorify an actual person by turning them into some sort of a mass murderer

He's already done that himself, hasn't he?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 15 May 2005 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

omg, that's pretty fucking bananas. he has literally become a cartoon character. wow.

― joey b, Sunday, 15 May 2005 20:25 (twenty-one years ago)

also, what about when you taken an entire rock band fighting space aliens, until they fly away in their rock spaceship?

or a rock band shooting at terrists?

"Music is the weapon."

Oh, one day i long for a Shane McGowan version of "Tapper"...

― kingfish maximum overdrunk (Kingfish), Sunday, 15 May 2005 20:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Get those white people, Fiddy!

― Roadkill Bingo (Roadkill Bingo), Sunday, 15 May 2005 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)

you glorify an actual person by turning them into some sort of a mass murderer

He's already done that himself, hasn't he?

No, *he* ate the bullets. har har.

― nathalie's baby (stevie nixed), Sunday, 15 May 2005 20:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Seriously, it's not like he was some sort've wholesome saint before hand. It's definetely in keeping with his persona.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 15 May 2005 20:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I do hope Lloyd Banks has a significant role in this game. Perhaps as a Miles "Tails" Prower figure?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 15 May 2005 20:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh no, I was hoping that this would be some sort of game where you could pick the pop star you wanted to be turned into a video game killing machine and then, like, arm them accordingly and stuff. That would be awesome. Like so:

http://www.antipopper.com/images/onward.jpg

― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, 15 May 2005 21:02 (twenty-one years ago)

is that the briefcase from Kiss Me Deadly? (or Pulp Fiction?)

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Sunday, 15 May 2005 21:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Girlfight!

― ... And suddenly Ian Riese-Moraine is a naked man saying, 'Volvo! Volvo!' (Easte, Sunday, 15 May 2005 21:06 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/2003/all/boxshots1/586315.jpg

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 15 May 2005 21:19 (twenty-one years ago)

(except that's more of a "shaaaa!"-ing machine than a killing machine)

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 15 May 2005 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)

also, what about when you taken an entire rock band fighting space aliens, until they fly away in their rock spaceship?

Are you really saying that this is on par with the Fiddy game?

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 15 May 2005 21:27 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1129

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 15 May 2005 21:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Dissing Frankie? Ooohh! To the WAR Room!

― carson dial (carson dial), Sunday, 15 May 2005 21:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Journey/Steve Perry owns this thread...

― PappaWheelie (PappaWheelie), Sunday, 15 May 2005 21:47 (twenty-one years ago)

wow, video games with rappers are going to be the new video games based on moves, or in other words, TOTAL SHITE. I'm especially skeptical of the 50 Cent game since it didn't have a second of actual gameplay... and I mean, it IS 50 Cent.

― Mickey (modestmickey), Monday, 16 May 2005 00:54 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1129

God, I loved this article.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Monday, 16 May 2005 01:08 (twenty-one years ago)

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2003/ps2/defjamvendetta/0401/defps2_screen008.jpg

― Mickey (modestmickey), Monday, 16 May 2005 01:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Just as a start: I have a serious issue with the lack of abstraction. This isn't a wrestling game or an alien attack; this is Curtis running around and getting all Kill Bill on everyone. And this is a man with a rap sheet who has RECENTLY been in a crossfire. This sort of glorification of violence in hip hop is repugnant and offensive in light of those artists in the genre (i daresay you could name a few) who've been murdered. It also allows for the approval of sociopathic activity as a thing to aspire to. What's next, the Kill Biggie game?
And yeah, I know this game isn't for kids but what the fuck: it's being released this christmas. Line overstepped all over.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 16 May 2005 06:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Incidentally, Dom, that article was great.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 16 May 2005 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

It's odd, because you're largely OTM but a large part of me is thinking, "It's 50 Cent; who gives a fuck?" I understand that given his profile and popularity that's a completely bizarre reaction to have but really, at the end of the day who gives a fuck?

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 16 May 2005 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

from the site: With no other options 50 must fight his way out of a vicious web of corruption, double-crosses and shady deals. (emphasis mine)

― jermaine (jnoble), Monday, 16 May 2005 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Does getting shot and having muscles the size of Kansas REALLY make you this interesting to people???

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 16 May 2005 14:35 (twenty-one years ago)

In the other room, I heard this dude saying "Xhibit's kicking my ass!" and then I look at the TV, and turns out it was the truth.

― billstevejim (billstevejim), Monday, 16 May 2005 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

They made an Iggy Pop video game?

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Monday, 16 May 2005 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

This 50 Cent game is great! It's close to 100% realism, because the video game version keeps the same grimace on his face through that entire film clip, JUST LIKE THE REAL 50 CENT!

― mike h. (mike h.), Monday, 16 May 2005 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

It's one thing to get your jollies beating up folk in Grand Theft Auto or eviscerating zombies in God of War but when you glorify an actual person by turning them into some sort of a mass murderer... that you can PLAY... I think this would be where I draw the line.

-- Forksclovetofu (forksclovetof...) (webmail), May 15th, 2005.

Just out of curiosity... you do know that Snoop Dogg is a playable character in the newest GTA, and he is an actual person being glorified by being turned into some sort of mass murderer that you can PLAY, right?

― Mickey (modestmickey), Monday, 16 May 2005 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Rockstar Games presents

"Morrissey Pwns The Media"

― Hari A$hur$t (Toaster), Monday, 16 May 2005 17:21 (twenty-one years ago)

The new GTA doesn't feature Snoop as a PLAYABLE character to the best of my knowledge.
Also:
1:)For all its posturing, GTA:SA is cartoony. The fifty clip is just gunporn.
2:) GTA is a good game. If (big if) this 'bulletproof' turns out to be a good game, most is forgiven. I feel certain this will be lousy, tho.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 16 May 2005 17:49 (twenty-one years ago)

No it doesn't.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 16 May 2005 17:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Is Phil Spector a character too?

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Monday, 16 May 2005 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Snoop is the main bad guy in the recent Def Jam wrestling game. That game is awesome, by the way.

― Chris H. (chrisherbert), Monday, 16 May 2005 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

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