reportedly told parents to buy the game for their kids. He said: "Just because it is rated Mature doesn't mean you shouldn't buy it for your kids.
Play the game and explain to them what they are playing."It may come as no surprise that some of the most controversial games have been enormously popular titles from Rockstar Games, the makers of Grand Theft Auto, which frequently explore violence, drugs and sexual themes in a tongue-in-cheek manner.'Bully' was no different, and caused huge controversy in many different countries for tying violence to schoolchildren.
It followed a teenage rebel as he completed missions in an open world populated with school stereotypes such as Bullies, Nerds, Greasers, Preppies, and Jocks.The game features Beano-style weapons like slingshots, marbles, baseball bats, and spud guns, as well as vehicles such as skateboards, scooters, bicycles and go-karts.The game was divisive because of its alleged sexual content, which saw Jimmy performing favours in order to get kisses from both girls and boys.
In the US, famed anti-game activist Jack Thompson called the game a 'nuisance' and a 'Columbine simulator', referring to the Columbine school mass shooting in 1999.
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