PETA release Pokemon parody game
Claims titles such as Pokemon feature themes of animal abuse.
PETA, a foundation which campaigns for the ethical treatment of animals, has released a parody game called Pokemon Black and Blue, available to play in your browser.
PETA claims that Pokemon Black and White 2 paints a rosy picture of what amounts to thinly veiled animal abuse, but the new browser game will give kids a chance to help Pikachu and his Pokemon pals fight their cruel oppressors and gain their freedom.
"Games such as Pokemon send kids the wrong message that exploiting and abusing those who are defenceless is acceptable when it's not," says PETA director of marketing innovations Joel Bartlett. "But with Pokémon Black and Blue, children can experience the great feeling that comes from saving others from harm."
Pokemon Black and White 2 will be released on Friday.
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Woffls
I really hate PETA. If someone ever splashed a bucket of fake blood over me whilst wearing my leather jacket and cashmere scarf I'd proper merk 'em.
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CheekyLee
1.) Try using just Protest and Group Hug in the first battle. You will lose. The only way to actually win is by engaging in the battle, and using Thunderbolt on Cheren. This can only mean that PETA endorse violence.
2.) If you can continue to the end, as I did, you will battle against Ash. Pikachu complains to Ash that "You never showed any compassion towards me. You never let me out of the ball." What utter nonsense! Anyone who has seen even one episode of the anime knows full well that Pikachu doesn't go in the ball. This is a somewhat big mistake, because it completely undermines the campaign.
Actually, I have three problems.
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BC_Animus
PETA isn't educating anyone about animal abuse, especially not kids. All they're doing is giving themselves a bad rep as the company that protests against the silliest of things, as well as being in the headlines for making rubbish paraodies.
Blah I don't know, I'm too cynical anyways - part of me kinda thinks the world is beyond redemption. The endless cycles of killing, wasting, and consuming is so ingrained in our cultures now I just don't think we're capable of change, even if we wanted to.
MJTH@ FantasyMeister
I guess Nintendo thought that the idea that their game could be construed as cruel to animals was ridiculous, and it still is ridiculous now...
If PETA decided to make this a yearly habit, then maybe Nintendo will take action but not now.
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