Uh, tobacco references?

[Ensanguined Walls]

According to the rating for this game (T), the game has "tobacco references"...does anyone know if this has something to do with the gameplay? I heard something about Gordon and this...

[Jason Todd]

I remember reading you can track tobacco substances in the air when you're in Detective Mode, I guess to follow people who've been smoking.

[Ensanguined Walls]

If anyone could find the link for this, I'd appreciate it. As in, an interview or preview that explains the tobacco tracking feature.

[Jason Todd]

Sorry couldn't find a link but i found an excerpt.


"This is an action game featuring characters from the Batman franchise. Players assume the role of Batman as he fights (never kills) his way through a psychiatric hospital populated by psychopathic criminals and humans infected with a toxic virus. Players can punch, kick, and use weapons (spikes, light beams, and other gadgets) to defend against the onslaught of enemies. Some attacks are highlighted by special effects, such as slow-motion hits and close-ups of damage inflicted. During the course of the game, players can enter rooms with blood stains on the ground and walls or witness the "infected" twitching and screaming in pain. Some inmates and guards are strewn unconscious/dead on the asylum floors, while others are tied-up, strapped to torture devices, or are being tortured (e.g., a guard suffering in an electric chair). Two female characters wear provocative outfits that expose deep cleavage and/or partial buttocks, and one of them moans suggestively when she is in peril. Players are occasionally required to identify and track traces of whiskey/tobacco during missions. Some expletives (e.g., "b*tch," "damn," and "pissed") can be heard in the dialogue."

[chip5541]

Ever since the rating boards have listed tobacco as a reason for a specific rating it has annoyed me. I am no smoker by a long shot but no other form of entertainment has that type of rating. Not TV, not movies. Only games.

It's stupid.

Now on the game side I think this is a very cool feature. Almost like you are playing a bloodhound.:D

[The_Dark_Knight]

That's pretty awesome. Thanks for that, Jason. :)

Oh, and chip, did you get my PM?

[Chimaera]

Ever since the rating boards have listed tobacco as a reason for a specific rating it has annoyed me. I am no smoker by a long shot but no other form of entertainment has that type of rating. Not TV, not movies. Only games.

It's stupid.

Now on the game side I think this is a very cool feature. Almost like you are playing a bloodhound.:D

In the UK it is illegal, without a specific licence, to portray or advertise smoking on TV. This is owes a lot to the smoking ban enforced about a year ago. Shows that did portray smoking are often edited, a semi famous example is Top Gear.

Films or TV shows that are fictitious in nature are pardoned slightly, but as a result have a much later viewing slot.

[chip5541]

Ah, I see. I was not aware it was stricter in that sense over there (from my perspective it is over there anyway)

TDN: I did get it but I was at work and it was busy so I had not enough time to go over the request.

[vicsage]

Ever since the rating boards have listed tobacco as a reason for a specific rating it has annoyed me. I am no smoker by a long shot but no other form of entertainment has that type of rating. Not TV, not movies. Only games.

It's stupid.

Now on the game side I think this is a very cool feature. Almost like you are playing a bloodhound.:D


Unfortunately, now movies in the US are rated based on smoking. If you don't believe me, check out "Bee Movie" on IMDB which was rated PG for "mild suggestive humor, and a brief depiction of smoking."

[vicsage]

Sorry couldn't find a link but i found an excerpt.


"This is an action game featuring characters from the Batman franchise. Players assume the role of Batman as he fights (never kills) his way through a psychiatric hospital populated by psychopathic criminals and humans infected with a toxic virus. Players can punch, kick, and use weapons (spikes, light beams, and other gadgets) to defend against the onslaught of enemies. Some attacks are highlighted by special effects, such as slow-motion hits and close-ups of damage inflicted. During the course of the game, players can enter rooms with blood stains on the ground and walls or witness the "infected" twitching and screaming in pain. Some inmates and guards are strewn unconscious/dead on the asylum floors, while others are tied-up, strapped to torture devices, or are being tortured (e.g., a guard suffering in an electric chair). Two female characters wear provocative outfits that expose deep cleavage and/or partial buttocks, and one of them moans suggestively when she is in peril. Players are occasionally required to identify and track traces of whiskey/tobacco during missions. Some expletives (e.g., "b*tch," "damn," and "pissed") can be heard in the dialogue."

I guess this confirms that Poison Ivy is in the game...obviously, Harley is one of them. It wouldn't make sense for Catwoman to be around Arkham.