Call of Juarez: The Cartel? A video game
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 06:43
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico sits on the south side of the United States-Mexico border, across from El Paso, Texas. Last year, there were 3,111 deaths recorded in the city. Despite the deaths occurring in the city, one video game publisher is taking the events of the city and turning it into a game.
Call of Juarez: The Cartel, the third game in the Call of Juarez series, is scheduled to be released this summer.
According to the press release by Ubisoft, the video game’s developer, “Call of Juarez: The Cartel is set in present-day and brings the best elements of the Wild West to a new and modern setting. As a first person shooter with an immersive and mature story, players can expect to embark on a journey like no other – one that will take them from the heart of modern day Los Angeles, California to Juarez, Mexico.”
Because of the setting and violence that occurs in the game, the Mexican government is seeking a ban of the video game.
The Associated Press reports Chihuahua state legislators asked federal authorities on Feb. 20 to ban the video game because of the potential exposure to children.
However, some argue that video games are what they are, just games.
Anne Latimer, an employee at GameStop located in Tucson, believes video games like the Call of Juarez series should not be taken as literal as some people take it. She said shooting video games have glorified violence in them, but it depends if the material of the game relates to the player.
Certain people might not play Call of Duty games because they are war related and the games might have something to do with their past, she said. But other than those instances, gamers will play and enjoy games.
Sean Killion, another employee at the same GameStop store, suggests that people need to lighten up.
He said video games are just like movies that are based on real life. He added that the games are fake, but if the game really bothers someone, then just don’t play it.
Amanda Yanez, a student at the University of Texas at El Paso and resident of the El Paso-Juarez region, disagrees with the positions of Latimer and Killion.
Yanez said a video game like this has the potential to promote young teens that drugs and violence are okay. She added in a city where drugs and violence are occurring daily, it not only exposes them to that material but also shows how inconsiderate people can be to the situation of the city.
Call of Juarez: The Cartel is scheduled to be released for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Windows PC, according to the press release. Other releases in the series include Call of Juarez and Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood.
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