Bad Bad video games made me evil.... EVIL I SAY

My second blog! What on earth has made me want to write a blog in such a long time? Well the church of England has decided that a now 6 month old game is evil. Video games have always been a passion of mine - from the early days of pong through to Grand Theft Auto. I've played them all (or a large proportion of them anyway) and I have yet to kill someone, Jack a car, fly a plane or jump down pipes with a moustache and a dodgy Italian accent.

It seems the latest 'hot potato' is Resistance: fall of man is a bad game because it "sees a virtual shoot-out between rival gunman with hundreds killed during a gun battle inside the cathedral in an orgy of blood." - a direct quote from one of the news shows. The bishop of Manchester is demanding it is pulled from shelves, and the church is talking of suing Sony! The game is actually about an alien invasion, and said shootout is between mankind and an invading alien race. It's mans last stand. I don't know if the good ol' bishop has played the game, but judging by his comments and lack of knowledge I doubt it. And now because the level is set in my beloved city of Manchester it's even more evil as Manchester is a city "Plagued by gun crime". Oh my. We are a city, and with it comes gun crime, but I'd guess New York has more of a Plague of gun crime, so much so the news does not even cover shootings all the time.

Get a grip! All that is going to happen is sales of the game will now go through the roof - Why wasn't this a problem 6 months ago when the game was released. Ahh well. I'm starting to rant now. I'm off to shoot some scallies in the local church, steal a car, kill some zombies in the Arndale and then blow up the Trafford Centre. All this while jumping over barrels trying to rescue my wife from a big money and race a go cart around Moston towing a line of banannas behind me.......

Games affecting my real life? Nahh