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Feb 15th, 2009 at 18:40:17 - Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas (PS2) |
This game is shocking by the amount of racism it contains. Almost every character is a stereotype. For instance African American are portrayed extremely stereotypical not only in the way the act but also the way they look, speak and what environment they are put in. The gang members are Hispanic or African American. They are portrayed as uncivilized, unethical criminals. It relates to what we talked about in class of how this trait can be seen in movies also. It is unfortunate that the image like that is given to a particular race. It plays a bad effect on how the whole race is viewed by people. It is clear that most of the civilized society will understand that the image is extremely over exaggerated, however to people who are unfamiliar with African American race, this image may become the only way they identify the race.
Additionally, the game is sexist in describing women as worthless hookers who can be treated as if they are nothing. They are used as objects for sex and then killed to get paid money back.
And finally, the language used in the game is offensive. However, all these traits go along with the plot and story of the game. The setting has a gang-criminal set up to it, so the sex, violence, and offensive language is not shocking but not surprising.
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Feb 15th, 2009 at 15:17:52 - Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas (PS2) |
It feels great to write a 3 paragraph review and have it not post!
Well, i might as well just rewrite it all again..
I started playing the game a few days ago and my emotional response has been greater which each time I played the game. Because I recently did a paper on GTA III, I noticed that GTA San Andreas is not too much different from it. The GTA games differ in game setting and missions, but the fundamental idea of sex, racism, crime, and violence can be seen throughout the games.
In the opening, the game sets the mood by introducing the main character CJ and problems he is facing. CJ's mom has been killed and he is running from the police because he's been framed for a murder. He is left in the neighborhood of a rivalry gang. Even though the game allows players to make their own decisions, I found t hard not to follow the instructions or "suggestions" of the game. For example when game tells you "use the bike" or "use the car" you find yourself blindly following the instructions because they provide the easiest and fastest way to complete the mission.
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