Mass Effect Trilogy: 9 Crazy Facts You Never Knew
6. Mass Effect 1 Was Banned In Singapore
Of course, it's not just the Western world that has a monopoly on spurious moral outrage. Self-righteous indignation knows no borders, as seen by the fact that Singapore saw fit to ban the first Mass Effect game due to its sex scenes. (Specifically those involving Liara T'Soni, a member of Mass-Effect's mongendered Asari who is frequently mistaken for female).
For those wondering what the fuss is about, you can go and search for the scenes on youtube. However, those expecting any kind of titillation will instead experience an even bigger sense of anticlimax than gamers did upon seeing the original ending to Mass Effect 3.
Each and every moment of initmacy is little more than 20 seconds of poorly-lit kissing, hugging and ass-cracks, before the camera fades to black. In a world where shows like Sex & The City had been on TV for nearly ten years, it's astonishing to think this caused any kind of controversy back in 2007.
Singapore itself quickly came to the same conclusion and, in a heartening display of common sense, rescinded its ban mere days after delivering it.