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Amazon yanks Japanese game about Raping

February 13, 2009 in News comments 17

We know that the Japanese make some odd games. You have your I love Katamari and Loco Roco. Those games are cute and fun, but some get a little on the disgusting side.
Amazon.com recently yanked sales of a Japanese game that simulated the act of raping girls.

Chicago (IL) - A game released in 2006 by Illusion studio, a game maker based on Japan, has now been pulled from Amazon's online game store. The game, entitled Rapelay, allows players to simulate the act of raping girls.
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  • 1
    Reenee Feb 13, 09
    In before "oh noes polygons have feelings too" and "there's worse stuff than this" commentary.
  • 0
    pooOBKp Feb 14, 09
    Ok well this is a good thing, they shouldn't make games about that. It's one thing to kill video game characters but to do a crime such as rape is just horrible. I really believe that is crossing the line and good for Amazon for taking it off.
    • 1
      Reenee Feb 14, 09
      quote pooOBKp
      It's one thing to kill video game characters but to do a crime such as rape is just horrible.
      What is this I don't even...
      • 0
        pooOBKp Feb 14, 09
        quote Reenee
        quote pooOBKp
        It's one thing to kill video game characters but to do a crime such as rape is just horrible.
        What is this I don't even...
        ? I have no clue what you mean.
        • 1
          Twin_Master Feb 14, 09
          Even I think that games involving rape seem a little strange. Especially Japanese ones.
  • 0
    OkamiAlucard Feb 14, 09
    .....only in japan. course it coulda been worse.
  • 1
    Reenee Feb 14, 09
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    I have no clue what you mean
    You're alluding that one is worse than the other even though both are just as bad no matter how you spin it.

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    only in japan.
    Yeah, after about the billionth time.

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    coulda been worse
    ENJOY: http://www.amazon.com/Princess-69-Midnight-Gymnastics/dp/B000GFRI90/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1234626046&sr=8-4
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      Reenee Feb 14, 09
      In case nobody gets it, my take is that this is just a stupid little stunt by Amazon. YET, people are oblivious that there are items in stock that are far worse on both ends of the spectrum. And the one item I linked to is merely a video (which, for irony's sake, initially was a game in the first place). There's another title called Little Monica Monogatari that has an underage girl in it.

      I do not endorse Princess (which is bad) and Monica (which is just hilarious) but Amazon is just plain being inconsistent. This little controversy is nothing more than "video games are interactive", only with porn.

      And Amazon's not going to do jack shit about it. Why? Because their Marketplace Sellers will be doing the job. And Amazon's doing the favor of listing the item. HAW.
      • 0
        Slumpy monkey Feb 14, 09
        Actually they were notified by a buyer, of this game being rapetastic.

        So they took it down, if you complained to them about that thing you posted it would probably get taken down aswell.
      • 0
        OkamiAlucard Feb 15, 09
        ........I had meant the game could of been worse. I know half the stuff we can import theirs atleast 20x worse in japan.
    • 4
      BANDITO ATTACK Feb 14, 09
      oh wow thanks for that now i have to look at a bunch of shit on amazon to get that off my 'recently viewed items' list on the frontpage.
      • 1
        Reenee Feb 15, 09
        TOTALLY FRIGGIN' WORTH IT!
  • 0
    Hawkeye Feb 14, 09
    lol @ that game called "Battle Raper" haha.
  • 0
    Taker4ever Feb 14, 09
    Stuff like this isn't new. Dodgy games have been around since consoles were first invented.

    Custer's Revenge on the Atari 2600, anybody?
  • 2
    BANDITO ATTACK Feb 14, 09
    come back when the news reads 'JAPAN yanks japanese games about raping' and i'll be surprised.
    • 0
      Reenee Feb 15, 09
      You make it sound like rape is the worst thing they've got.

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