Just read about it on Kotaku earlier. Seriously, if they had even tried the game (like they ever would) they would notice that it's fucking hard as shit to drive while drunk in game. I mean it's already a little difficult to get driving down in the game anyways (fuck the sports car races).

They want to get the rating changed because apparently there is a mission where you are forced to drive drunk. I personally haven't gotten there yet (if there's really is such a mission). The thing that upsets me to most, is that when I tried to drive drunk in the game... I immediately got a wanted level and then crashed into a wall. If that doesn't speak to the stupidity of drunk driving, I really don't know what does.

I believe that they sent a comment to MADD about it, but of course, in a hardheaded "Let's make a huge deal about video games depicting violence, drug abuse, and all the bad things in the world rather than focusing that effort on preventing all those things in real life" kind of manner they have yet to respond.

Everyone that isn't in the "know" frowns upon Grand Theft Auto in general for all the "bad" things in it. The sad truth is that a lot of the shit that happens in GTA: the shootings, drug abuse, etc. etc. happens in actual places. I think it's just so funny that Grand Theft Auto gets all this bad press, when real shit happens everyday, murders, robberies, rape, and yet they focus on a game, when that kind of shit is happening all over the place. All of them cry out against the game and for what it supposedly stands for. It doesn't stand for anything on its own, it's up to a player to place some kind of meaning to a game, just like a book, movie, or music. It's obvious that those angry about the grand theft auto series chose the easiest route for them, the route of "We don't understand and it and don't want to, so let's hate it". Look at nearly all the games that have been scrutinized, pretty much all the time those criticizing them don't even know a tiny bit about the thing they are bitching about. The thing that is even more comical is that GTA even mocks these people on the in game radio and TV, as a satire it's amazing.

I for one applaud Grand Theft Auto, for creating a game that is both entertaining to play, and entertaining to watch others bitch about for no good substantiated reason.