Alex Gibson from WGTC writes "We’ve compiled a list of 6 titles that we consider to be the most notorious and controversial games ever made. Take a look at our picks and as always, let us know whether or not you agree with us in the comments section below."
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Cultured Vultures: We've gone to the trouble of ranking the Mortal Kombat games across the series' history. Special Forces is clearly number one.
My favorite is always going to be Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. I know some people didn't like the addition of the run button. But, man that game is burned into my memory from childhood, lol.
That's the one I played the most as a kid. Fun times gaming on my Sega Genesis, the memories
MK2 will always be the best in the series. Been playing a lot of MK1 lately though. Definitely enjoying it more than any other NRS era MK game.
I will always have a special place in my memory for MK 1 and 2. You had to be there during that era at the arcades. Martial arts tournament fighting movies were still popular, and MK 1 was exciting. Real life motion captured characters done well (unlike Pit Fighter). A cast of characters we all liked like Bruce Lee(Lui Kang), Van Damme(Johnny Cage), the Lightning god(Raiden) from Big Trouble in Little China, and Ninjas, gotta have Ninjas. Goro was menacing as hell. The MK arcade had some of the best speakers similar to Killer Instinct as you could hear the loud crisp and bassy sound that was distinctly different than other arcades. MK 2 improved greatly on the controls and fighting mechanics
Yep, Postal and Manhunt probably the most notably in terms of sheer violence. I remember Manhunt causing a stir even to this day. It was ban where I come from and a friend of mine had to pirate a copy for us to play. Its actually pretty awesome...
RapeLay is an example of what is acceptable in one culture but absolutely not in another. I think it does show that Japan is behind when it comes to their perception of woman, or at least what woman represent in their culture. Without making too many sweeping judgements, females are objectified far more in Japan than in western culture.
Bioshock would have been an interesting addition to this list - maybe an honorable mention. The fact that you could murder young children to harvest them for Adam was controversial at the time.
Street Fighter III
Surely the GTA series as a whole? I'll never forget how outraged parents were that you could get a prostitute in GTA3, have sex, and then run her over to get your money back! haha