...any controversy will likely be waved by the fact that the BBFC gave Mass Effect a "12" rating basically saying it is okay for preteens to be able to play the game unsupervised.

Mass Effect isn't the first BioWare game to involve bisexual characters. The PC and Xbox title Jade Empire had several non-graphic cross-gender love subplots,"including one storyline which leads to an implied three-way liaison between a male hero and two non-player characters, Silk Fox and Dawn Star". Depending on the choice of being a male or female character can also "lead to some same-sex crushes in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic games".

The Europe and US rating comparison is interesting to me because Europe easily bans games such as manhunt 2 for its violence but will slap a soft rating on games with strong sexual content in them such as Mass Effect. You decide is this just?

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Xbox 360 - What It Is And Why You Should Spend Your Money On It

...nds feels great!

The 360 has one drawback...it's price. It can range from three hundred dollars to five hundred dollars, depending on the system you get. There are three types of the 360, Core, Normal, and Elite! The recommended version is the Normal, if you don't want to spend too much. All in all, the Xbox 360 would be an awesome thing to get, make a perfect gift, or make anyone jealous. Do yourself a favor and get one.<...more

Achieve Great Health By Playing Video Games

...cise your thumbs.

The Wii operates in totally the opposite way because the real movement comes from the controller itself, so you have to carry out the movements in order to be able to play the game. The physical efforts you put into the game are very real even thought the game itself is virtual. This is the reason why numerous medical researchers and players alike believe that Wii can help them in their battle to lose weight.

The january issue of Mayo Clinic's Paediatrics, states that a child can burn up to three times the amount of calories whilst playing Wii compared to the calories used up when playing other standard hand held games. This is as a result of the child being encouraged to stand up and carry out the movements, ...more

The Evolution of Video game Systems

...lways find this quite amusing. The customers first reaction would usually be a wince; then they would snicker at the ridiculousness of it all, but finally most of them went home ticked off. I think some of them wanted to have their money back. Thats just the way people are. What they dont know wont hurt them. Well, most of the time anyway. Nevertheless, when it comes to arcade and video games systems, millions of people were hooked long ago. The only significance nowadays is that modern video games systems for homes have become more advanced and sophisticated....more

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