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2005's 10 Most Violent Games

Posted by Zonk on from the violent-and-good dept.

Andy writes "The family media guide has released a statement detailing the 10 most violent videogames of 2005." Gamasutra reports: "Ironically, the games that the Family Media Guide singles out include some of the ESRB M-rated titles (not buyable by those under the age of 17) which have been most critically acclaimed so far this year, including Capcom's Resident Evil 4 (of which the site notes: 'it's possible to find the corpse of a woman pinned up on a wall -- by a pitchfork through her face' ..."

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  1. A.K.A. by Golias · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Family Media Guide 10 Most Violent Games of 2005.

    Also Known as "My Amazon Wish List."

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    Information wants to be anthropomorphized.

  2. They forgot one... by Toddarooski · · Score: 4, Funny

    How about that horrible game where innocent civilians are subjected to a slow toture of being crushed under successively heavier and heavier weights (while enduring some nasuea-inducing motion) until they're shot into the vacuum of space and burned alive in a giant hydrogen explosion?

    Parents, keep your kids away from Katamari Damacy!!

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    "Do you expect me to talk?" "No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die!"

  3. Re:Interesting difference in censoring method.. by Alzheimers · · Score: 3, Funny

    When listing "Profanity details", some words are not censored, others use "fill-in-the-blank" censoring, while others are viewed as so horrid as to be referred to only by their first letter:

    ...God Damn, Hell, Jesus...

    Take a moment and savour the delicious irony...

  4. speaking of violence... by David+Nabbit · · Score: 4, Funny
    "If you don't watch the violence, you'll never get desensitized to it."

    - Bart

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    "Her idea of wit is nothing more than an incisive observation humorously phrased and delivered with impeccable timing."