Feb 22, 2006 7:03 pm US/Central
Critics Speak Out Against Movie's Racy Video Game
(WCCO)
Local family advocates spoke out Wednesday against a racy online video game being used to promote an R-rated movie.
The National Institute on Media and the Family held a press conference to alert parents to pornographic material in a game promoting the upcoming Paul Walker movie "Running Scared."
On level two of the game, gamers direct their character to perform oral sex, complete with sound effects.
The Web site says players must be 17 years old, but critics say the disclaimer isn't good enough.
"This is a promotional tactic that will be increasingly popular," said Dr. David Walsh of the National Institute on Media and the Family. "But when a movie is promoted to the general public with explicit pornography video games used to promote it, that's not appropriate given the easy access that kids have to this."
The group wants New Line Cinema to remove the game from its Web site.
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