14 Most Controversial Video Game Moments Of The 2000s

13. State Of Emergency Provokes Washington

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Rockstar

Rockstar isn't exactly a stranger to controversy where their own products are concerned, put it seems that misfortune follows them around even when they take on the role of publisher.

Enter VIS Entertainment's State Of Emergency, which proved - among other things - that encouraging players to indulge in violent acts that directly allude to sensitive real world events isn't exactly the best way to win over the mainstream media.

Besides stirring up trouble with the citizens of Washington for its similarities to the violence displayed during the 1999 WTO riots, its worst offence by far is that it's just a bland, soulless experience with little worth recommending.

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