Final play-I just played the scene where the CJ’s brother is pinned down by 5 “ballers” who trying to kill him. I had to get in the hotel and get him out of the situation without getting killed. In the mission the only way to win it is to kill the 5 “villains” (ballers) and jump in a car and speed off back to CJ’s hood where they will be safe from the backup that comes. This mission made me realize that just like in all the other GTA games that the game was designed so you pretty much have the ability to break any law you want. Its pretty much you have to go through and beat these missions without having and moral code to become the king of San Andreas. Dealing with crooked cops, gangs, and anybody else that gets in your way. Pretty much kill anyone who gets in your way and don’t worry about any consequences.
GTA: San Andreas just like any GTA game does not take into account and moral or ethical codes that people live by in the real world. There is no care for the life of others or for the laws that people live by. In the real world this type of behavior would never survive. GTA throws out any value for ethics and morals people have and lets the gamer play without any remorse for their actions. read comments (1) -
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[July 27, 2009 06:03:44 AM]
As I played the game tonight I began to notice that CJ was being used as a way to get the best out of the Groove Street Crew. This could be a way of acting Utilarianism. In the game CJ is used to bring out the total best in all the crew. He is sent on missions for the better of the crew. Another thing that I noticed was that the Mexicans are called Vatos. In movies we here this a lot also and it is the word used to describe gangsters but here they use it as the name for the Mexicans gang in general. To me I found this as a way to classify a group of people and that the game was stereotyping Mexicans. Another thing I found was that you could go around and do pretty much anything you wanted in the game and it has little effect on the outcome to the game. You can have sex with a prostitute, pay her, and then kill her to get your money back. I don't know what the point the game makers were trying to prove when they did this but I just didn't see the need for it in the game.
This entry has been edited 1 time. It was last edited on Jul 27th, 2009 at 06:09:38.
As I played this game I found it entertaining and challenging. Playing through the missions and completing them was fun. One of the big ethical issues I found with the game was the promotion of stealing from the other characters to complete the missions. To successfully complete the missions in the the time allotted you can not do it without stealing a car. I don't really have a problem with this as it pertains with video games but i do wonder how it effects children playing the game. I'm not sure it is ok for a game as popular as this to advocate stealing and violence in while they know that children under the designated mature rating will be able to get their hands on the game and play it. I just think that the game makes it look ok for people to steal to get where they need to be.
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