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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Move to ban RapeLay Japanese rape video game

rapelay video game screenshot
A call to ban a Japanese rape game RapeLay has been called for.

Parents are "appalled" that a computer game allowing players to simulate violently raping women and children is available for sale on the internet.

They hit out at Japanese game RapeLay which lets players stalk and assault a female character on the subway before moving on to rape her two young daughters.

Players can also enter a "freedom mode" where they can attack other women and get other male characters to join in.

The game was offered for sale until recently by online retailer Amazon.com and eBay but has now been withdrawn.

It was developed by the firm Illusion, which makes a number of sexually violent games for the Japanese market.

Politicians say they "firmly believes that video games featuring high levels of violence can be detrimental to those playing them".