So what happens when a boy from Thailand decides to hijack a taxi and stab the driver in an attempt to recreate a scene from GTA IV? A list happens , that’s what.
But seriously, this actually happened and due to the actions of the boy, GTA IV was pulled from the shelves. Now the Thai Ministry of Health has released a list of the top 10 most dangerous games. I’m glad that they are releasing lists like this because goodness knows I have been walking around my apartment for months with a totally unsupervised copy of Resident Evil 4 on my wife’s desk.
Had I known that that it could have at any point leapt at me in an attempt to take my life, I would have put it in a much more secure place.
The full list of gaming uglies after the jump.
1 – Grand Theft Auto
2 – Man Hunt
3 – Scarface
4 – 50 Cent – Bullet Proof
5 – 300 (the game)
6 – The Godfather
7 – Killer 7
8 – Resident Evil 4
9 – God of War
10 – Hitman
I personally think that there are a couple of games that are way worse that were left out, but hey, who am I to judge what kind of game Thailand finds scary, I find some of their food quite scary.
source: Kotaku
[Ed: So firing exploding arrows into people, ala Gears of War, is perfectly acceptable in Thailand?]Last Updated: August 7, 2008
alphaV1za
August 7, 2008 at 12:36
I think the its the fact that these are all games that have Human on Human violence. (RE4 is off tho)
alphaV1za
August 7, 2008 at 12:38
Sorry about RE4 I was thinking of Silent Hill 4
scotty777
August 7, 2008 at 13:48
How is GTA worse then manhunt??? seriously! Have these guys played manhunt and manhunt 2??? I mean, your missions aren’t just to kill people, but to kill then in the most sick manner…
Vamp
August 7, 2008 at 13:54
Does anyone know where i can find a bunch of brain-dead
zombies to kill? I’ve looked everywhere and can’t seem to find any. (our current government doesn’t count)
Werner
August 7, 2008 at 14:04
And I’ve been looking for Medusa so I can chop her head off and turn all the people that cut me off in traffic to stone! And then move on and kill Ares to become the God of War!!!
Muwahahahahahahaha!!
But seriously… what’s up with that?
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Syph1n
August 7, 2008 at 14:42
Im sorry has anyone considered the following. If gta encourages murder does mario kart not encourage road accidents and general carnage? Not to mention super mario…Jumping on peoples heads can be quite dangerous..
Banana hammock
August 7, 2008 at 14:49
The fact is that the guy was clearly mentally unstable and he was a ticking timebomb. It just so happens that GTA4 lit the fuse, but it could just have easily been something else; like when you run out of mustard while making a beef sandwitch.
Syph1n
August 7, 2008 at 15:07
MMmmmmmmmmm mustard
Sh3LLsH0k
August 7, 2008 at 15:22
Yeah… http://cad-comic.com/comic.php?d=20080806
Vamp
August 7, 2008 at 15:36
😆
i dunno. Games are so far removed from real life, i can’t see
how you can blame it for something like that no matter how
“realistic” it is. Then you might as well blame the evening news. The only thing that’ll incite an uncontrollable rage
in me is watching daytime soaps. That sh*t’ll drive you nuts!!!
evilredzombie
August 7, 2008 at 19:43
MANHUNT ! I loved it! i would love to get my hands on manhunt 2
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koldFU5iON
August 8, 2008 at 07:50
I don’t know hey I’d have put Beowulf up there before GTA hell I’d have put GTA a little further down that list, I think the only reason it’s up there is because someone implicated the game!
baba
August 8, 2008 at 11:00
Daytime soaps are OK compared to those darn cellphone adds 👿
Vamp
August 8, 2008 at 11:27
Cell C for yourself 😀
Macethy
August 8, 2008 at 13:13
The reason GTA is so high on the list is because you can slaughter INNOCENT people. . . mostly innocent.