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Hamma
2006-04-11, 03:17 PM
http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/features/53238.shtml

Some nasty ones :lol:
Giovanni
2006-04-11, 03:33 PM
Bah nothing in there is THAT nasty... people just get offended too easily.
Kyonye
2006-04-11, 03:36 PM
The ads aren't really that bad. I'm annoyed that people tried to claim racism on it because the the guy is fuckin Asian. That is ignorance.
Giovanni
2006-04-11, 03:57 PM
The ads aren't really that bad. I'm annoyed that people tried to claim racism on it because the the guy is fuckin Asian. That is ignorance.

Welcome to America! Land of the free!
Hamma
2006-04-11, 09:27 PM
Yea no shit racism wtf? :lol:

I suppose it could be worse - the detached arm was the first thing I saw. :lol: Certainly nothing to sue or bitch about.
Giovanni
2006-04-12, 01:01 AM
It's been proven time and time again, people will bitch about ANYTHING.
OneManArmy
2006-04-12, 01:02 AM
those ads were weak. people complain about those and then turn around and watch some reality tv..?

hah. bunch of wankers.

cool thing is I remember seeing all those ads.. sigh....
Lonehunter
2006-04-12, 01:14 PM
I LOVE that Spawn add, never played the game though
Lartnev
2006-04-13, 12:45 PM
I liked the Sega Saturn one :brow:
Ivan
2006-04-13, 03:02 PM
I liked the Sega Saturn one :brow:
Yeah me too!

I think that's probably the most controversial out of them all.

If I was an ad company trying to reach the 18-24 group of males, I'd Photoshop game logos or game boxes into mags like FHM, Maxim, Stuff, ECT. Something subtlety like...

http://www.tridot.net/images/stuff/josie%20maran%20PS%20fan.jpg

But more professional. :D
Fragmatic
2006-04-13, 09:18 PM
How can this be a controversial game ads thread without the famous daikatana ad?

Failure.
Mag-Mower
2006-04-13, 11:38 PM
Ivan for the win.

Edit: Im copying Ivan. I know its lame, but... Veronica Gets a tattoo ;)

P.s. it took me 5 seconds, and im a noob with PS, sorry if it makes photoshop pros cry...

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1797/vertatoo2aj.th.jpg (http://img80.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vertatoo2aj.jpg)
Hamma
2006-04-14, 06:10 PM
How can this be a controversial game ads thread without the famous daikatana ad?

Failure.
Never seen it, link?
http://www.tridot.net/images/stuff/josie%20maran%20PS%20fan.jpg

But more professional. :D
:rawr:

/me buys 5000 copies of PlanetSide