10 Horrifically Illegal Things You Can Do In Rockstar's Games

6. Become A Drug Dealer

Drugs are fairly common in the GTA universe but Chinatown Wars for the DS upped the ante considerably by featuring drug-dealing as a mini game. There's six different drugs to peddle (heroin, coke, ecstasy, acid, weed and downers/depressants) and it's surprisingly in-depth; certain groups will pay a higher price for one drug while selling another at a lower price; buying from one gang and selling to a different one just makes good business sense. Often your dealings will be interrupted by the police, leading to a two-star Wanted level. There's actually a way to decrease this chance though; destroying the many CCTV cameras throughout the game will help keep your side-business work on the sly. You can also add theft to your rapsheet by stealing drug vans and plundering them for valuable loot - it turns out that drug dealers are a lot like pirates. Naturally, this feature stoked controversy in the mass media; many anti-drug charities spoke out about Rockstar using narcotics as entertainment, thereby glorifying them. How did Rockstar respond to this? They claimed that they actually wanted to introduce drug dealing into the series earlier as it was "another layer or piece of the puzzle to keep you motivated".
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I have an addiction to achievements, a craving for new bands and a dream to become Captain America. I once finished second in a Mario Kart 7 tournament so I'm kind of a big deal.