Sun, Apr 12, 2009 | 09:52 BST
Judge Mathis “consequence” game features prison rape
TV Judge Greg Mathis and filmmaker Matty Rich are teaming up to create game for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 called Mathis “Detroit” Street Judge.
The game is expected to be reminiscent of Grand Theft Auto – but with prison rape.
Huh?
Mathis says his goal as a judge, and as a gamer, is to introduce consequences today’s youth and the best way to do that is through videogames.
“The main difference between our game and Grand Theft Auto is that players will have to deal with the justice system and consequences for their actions,” said Mathis.
“When you go to prison, you gain credibility when you come back on the streets. On the other hand, when you go to prison you can also be raped. So take your chances. We may see young people who make the wrong choice and go to prison and are assaulted repeatedly (in this game).”
The third-person open-world shooter takes place in the rough end of Detroit, where players assume the role of ex-convict La-Ron Washington. La-Ron has two strikes against him and if he messes up again, Judge Mathis will throw the book at him – if the Detroit underworld doesn’t get to him first.
“Video games allow you to obtain the fulfillment of [a violent] lifestyle without being in it,” he added.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: grand theft auto, Judge Greg Mathis, Judge Mathis, Mathis Detroit Street Judge
13 comments
#1
Syrok
12/04/09, 9:59 am
/Omar
All in the game yo, all in the game.
#2
Roybott
12/04/09, 10:58 am
…Is this a joke?
#3
Gekidami
12/04/09, 11:48 am
Its true, the only thing stopping the world from falling in chaos is the fear people have of prison shower rooms.
This could actually be pretty intertesting having a game seeminglessly continue after you’ve been caught.
#4
DaMan
12/04/09, 12:07 pm
their target audience is 14-18 years old I guess?
#5
videog
12/04/09, 4:06 pm
This is crazy! Silliest thing I’ve ever heard.
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#6
Syrok
12/04/09, 4:13 pm
I hate the new type of spammers even more then the old one. :/
#7
sam_spade
12/04/09, 5:54 pm
I always wondered how judges could justify sending people to a place where they could be raped. Now I know they don’t give a shit.
#8
DaMan
12/04/09, 6:51 pm
” We may see young people who make the wrong choice and go to prison and are assaulted repeatedly (in this game) ”
?
what kind of “wrong” choice will that be I wonder. don’t fuck with your government
#9
TheTwelve
12/04/09, 9:44 pm
Hahahaha…awesome. Judge Mathis is one of the most hilarious people I’ve ever heard.
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#10
ShiroGamer
12/04/09, 11:37 pm
this aint a comedian ,eh ?
coz he sure looks like one
#11
Gamoc
13/04/09, 12:55 am
…that…could actually be good. Which is weird.
On the other hand, he’s doing it for educational reasons and not to make a good game, so it almost certainly won’t be good.
#12
Prof Power Glove
13/04/09, 4:48 pm
I knew there was a reason why I didn’t want to end up in jail, i just couldn’t put my finger on it…until now!
Thanks Judge Mathis!!
#13
Omroth
16/04/09, 10:53 am
The problem is that the game will just turn out to be too preachy, and it’ll break emersion within a second of you being sent to prison. To really educate about this kind of issue in a game is going to take a lot more than a TV-Judge (who, by the way, doesn’t send people to prison on his TV shows) with a budget.
We talked about this this week on the games-and-industry podcast Visiting The Village