And Here’s Some More Free Advertising

Here’s how the story goes: Video game company creates awful, awful video game. Not in content, but in playability, fun, etc. It falls by the wayside and is forgotten… unless it has some sort of controversy attached!

And such is the case with 25 to Life. In the game, a sort of Grand Theft Auto clone — only really, really bad — you can play as either a cop or a “gangsta,” with lots of violence, swearing and predictable results. It got an average rating of about 40 percent from reviewers. Needless to say, it’s bad.

But it came out in January. It’s pretty much forgotten by now. Until the DA of Delaware County suddenly decides to organize a boycott of it!

Yes, he’s a little behind — but here’s where it gets really old. He’s asking people to sign a petition in protest of the game. The petition, organized by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, is to be presented to a hearing in Congress on video game violence (sigh).

Er, sorry, was to be presented, since the hearing was March 29. So, basically, signing the petition now does nothing — except that this KYW 1060 news report gave the game some free advertising.

Look for Delco DA Mike Green to call for a boycott Ice-T’s “Cop Killer” any day now.

Law Enforcement Officials Urging Boycott of “25 To Life” Video Game [KYW 1060]
25 to Life [GameRankings.com]
25 to Life Petition [NLEOMF]