Companies make games. Games get a rating. A parent (or anyone else for that matter) cannot buy a game with an 18+ rating (example: Manhunt) and then complain that it's a bad influence, should be banned, etc. Games are for our entertainment, and if parents think they're bad influences, why do they continue to buy them? Just to complain about them? My parents don't like GTA: San Andreas, but i'm old enough to play it with it's current rating. Most gamers (based on my friends) are ages 16 - 23, so if games like GTA are banned, why should my 18+ aged friends miss out? My conclusion: Parents, quit complaining. It's the consumers responsability. You either buy games or you don't. I personally think it's quite amusing, but that's just me hehe. None of the violence or swearing rubs off on me. Also, Halo has an MA15+ rating. I've heard alot of kids (under 15) talk about how cool it is to kill the aliens and how far they've got. That said, we must ban halo because minors are playing it
, not that it's even that violent anyway (no flaming of Halo intended)
. I just think parents need to mellow out, that's all. Thanks for reading my huge post haha.
EDIT: With the hype over the recent mini-game in San Andreas, the only way to acutally get it is to change the game's HEX code (from what i've heard) so technically not alot of minors are going to be cracking SA and playing the hidden game anyway.