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Broken Bottle 2 iPhone game sparks controversy

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Posted 1st June 2010 at 4:57pm by Oliver Folkard

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A game for the iPhone that allows the player to enact a fight with a broken bottle has inflamed the ire of parents who consider it to be a dangerous, frightening experience for children.

Broken Bottle 2 lets players pick from a number of different types of glass container, smash the virtual bottle and then slash and stab their way through enemies.

With blood and relatively realistic violence on-screen, it is fairly obvious that the Broken Bottle 2 app is not intended for a young, impressionable audience, although this has not stopped its presence on the App Store being questioned by parents.

"It's totally sick. I spotted it after my seven-year-old daughter downloaded Connect 4," said father Andrew Lancaster in an interview with The Sun.

The Broken Bottle 2 game is supported by in-app advertising and although sceptics may point out that no child should really be in possession of an expensive smartphone for an extended period, this is just one in a long line of apps against to objections have been made.

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  • Zara, 1st June 2010.

    I think this is absolutley disgusting, disgraceful and sickening. Who in their right mind would make this app and advertise it?

    This is something that happens every day around the world - and you're making it fun for people to PLAY with. People who find this funny are seriously sick in the head and have serious mental problems.

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  • Dave, 2nd June 2010.

    Outrageous! Why don't they stick to the usual weapons in computer games, such as knives, guns and bombs? No-one ever got harmed by a land mine or an assault rifle.

    Encouraging children to use lethal weapons such as bottles is totally over the top and should be banned.

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  • Matt, 2nd June 2010.

    You're both wrong. Frozen food items as a bludgeoning weapon would be much more acceptable, as at least you can eat the murder weapon after you've committed the crime.

    Stabbed to death with a frozen frankfurter through the eye! aghhhh!

    But the botttle idea sounds interesting with empty plastic coke bottles. Used to do that all the time when I was at school. Never knew why the bullies still beat me with their fists though. BAN FISTS!!!

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  • @Jonerlanc, 6th August 2010, via Twitter.

    @MrsSDutton its worse than that, http://top10.com/mobilephones/news/2010/06/broken_bottle_2_iphone_game_sparks_controversy/

  • Dave Hater, 13th September 2010.

    @Dave your completely contradicting yourself. "No-one ever got harmed by a land mine or an assault rifle. " I can assure you many people lost their lives and got "harmed" by them just as much as a bottle would harm someone. IT'S A VIDEO GAME. Period. Get over it.

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  • Riley G, 12th December 2011.

    @Dave Hater Sarcasm, look it up.

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