See also: Controversies surrounding Grand Theft Auto IV, Controversies surrounding Grand Theft Auto V, and Hot Coffee mod Sexual themes, drug use, racism, nudity, foul and sexually explicit language, drunk driving, violence (against civilians, law enforcement members and military personnel). Rockstar Games (formerly DMA Design, now Rockstar North) ( Take-Two Interactive) In response, the Vatican broadcast its public approval of Pokémon in April 2000, claiming that the game was based on 'intense ties of friendship', and lacked 'any harmful moral side effects.' Īndroid, Amazon Fire TV, Dreamcast, Fire OS, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, iOS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5, PSP, Shield Portable, Shield Tablet, Shield Android TV, Windows Phone, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X The series was also attacked by fundamentalist Christian groups, who argued that it promoted Satanic themes. The resulting controversy forced a drastic redesign of Jynx, changing its skin from black to purple and shrinking its eyes and mouth. Jynx, one of the series' titular creatures, came under heavy backlash following a 2000 article by Carole Boston Weatherford that accused its design of perpetrating blackface imagery. Game Boy, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Wii, WiiWare, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch Possible catalyst to the implementation of a rating system such as ESRB.

When released for home console formats, it became the first 'big budget' game to raise the issue of violence in the medium. First fighter to introduce ' Fatalities' to finish off opponents. Īrcade, PC, Consoles, Mobile devices, Stadia, Nintendo Switchīlood, violence and gore. Numerous instances of ethnic stereotyping, mainly of the opponent boxers that the player fights. Nintendo, Next Level Games (2009 version) This list related to video games is incomplete you can help by adding missing items.

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