Oh, sweet controversy! Tongue-in-cheek hack-n'-slash game Fairytale Fights may be the very first console game to reward players for murdering kids, including as it does an Xbox 360 Achievement for killing 1,000 children. At least, it does right now. Whether or not it makes the final cut is up for debate. We reckon it won't.
Publisher PlayLogic isn't too hopeful either, but it's trying its best to push the Achievement through. It has promised that even if the Cheevo gets cut, players will still be able to murder hundreds of children in the game. Quite what Sony and Microsoft will have to say about that when the game heads to PS3 and Xbox 360 remains to be seen.
If, by some dark miracle, the Achievement or even the killings make it into Fairytale Fights, you can prepare for an absolutely sh*tstorm of controversy. People will hear about this, and it will explode the mainstream media. Get ready for that, because it's going to be a classic.
Seriously though ... this is awesome. Can you believe it's being made in Germany?
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Or in Little Lamplight where you fire one shot and they all scour like lemmings, immune to your gunfire, but you can kill the dogs. Yes, you can kill puppies, but not children. /facepalm
Nope. I don't have a joke.
You underestimate the mainstream media. If the Mass Effect "ZOMG sex scene" can cause controversy, then a fairy tale video game that rewards killing kids will be huge. Because both fairy tales and video games are for children, right?
Moreover, here's to hoping the game doesn't SUCK.
FUck you my Homecountry!
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