An Australian-based family group rails against the new House of the Dead: Overkill game for Wii, saying they are "distressed" that video game players will "soak up this amount of sexually aggressive violence and aggressively violent language."
Pro Family Perspective director Angela Conway also says, according to a report on GamePolitics, that the gaming industry and society at large should "scale back this level of violence."
Sega defends its position saying the game was designed with a Grindhouse movie vibe (i.e. lots of violence, blood and expletive-filled dialogue, see video above) and that players in the game kills zombies, not humans.
Many adult gamers viewed this reimagining of the classic arcade series as a welcome addition to the Nintendo Wii, which has been lacking games that appeal to more mature and/or seasoned gamers.
We can imagine the shock value, however, for a group that thinks gaming is still just for kids, and they get an earful of the 189 F-bombs that earned this game a Guinness World Record as the "most profane ever." For some absurd reason, that makes us like it even more.
Reader Comments (4)
screw pro family groups. violent games forever! Blood guts other offensive content GIVE ME MORE
that was a reeeally ****ty trailer. super cheesy and lame. boooo.
Sexually Aggressive? Where's that one coming from? Seriously, the only thing sexy about HOTD: Overkill is Varla Guns. And I've played many games that are just as, if not more, aggressive and violent than this game.
People need to remember that these are GAMES and they are FAKE and aren't going to cause anyone to go out and commit mass murder, people have been doing that for a whole lot longer then video games have been out. Not to mention games are rated just like movies are and people need to pay attention to these ratings. And one last thing, people need to pull their noses out of everybody elses arse's and keep to their own business instead of trying to tell me or others what or how they can play.