A new videogame for PlayStation 2 and Xbox has just been released and is an example of how the industry continues to push new extreme levels of crime on many teenagers. Based on an older game from the 1980s, this new version of the game “Narc” has been “improved” and is “up with the times.”

It has been reported that the plot of the game involves the player as one of two policemen. Included as an option, after confiscating drugs from dealers, is the player’s ability to take these same drugs as a corrupt police officer!

The game goes even further by trying to simulate which drug the gamer takes. An article in the New York Times states, “A digital puff of marijuana, for example, temporarily slows the action of the game like a sports replay. Taking an Ecstasy tablet creates a mellow atmosphere that can pacify aggressive foes. The use of crack momentarily makes the player a marksman: a ‘crack’ shot.”

The article continues by stating that the player (the policeman) can become “addicted, which can lead to blackouts that cost the player inventory and to demotions or even expulsion from the police force…” It even states, “In measured doses, the substances can make a tough challenge easier…”

How far will these games go? How conditioned will teenagers become to drug use when they play these types of games? Reports show that other games are expected to be released soon that involve drugs, drug use and drug trafficking as well.

All in the name of “realism,” the entertainment industry continues to make a “game” out of more extreme violence, immorality and crime!

Source: New York Times