Senator Andrew Lanza takes on V-tech Rampage Flash game

We saw it coming from a mile away. If you’ve heard about V-tech Rampage, a Flash game simulating the events of the biggest shootout in the U.S., you know that some lawyer from somewhere would stand up and say something against it – even if he has no idea what he’s talking about.

Coming from New York, Senator Andrew Lanza came up to say something against the game. “There are certain things in life you don’t make light of and should not be turning into a game. It’s not a game, it’s a tremendous loss of life.”

We may share his sentiment, but we know more than asking retailers and manufacturers to shun the game. He even compared V-tech Rampage, a Flash game made by unemployed 21-year old Ryan Lambourn (Sydney, Austraila), to upcoming commercial game Grand Theft Auto IV.

As if unfamiliar to the gaming scene, he commented “You’ve got Grand Theft Auto where you murder police officers. To me, I can’t imagine people marketing and distributing it, and putting it in the hands of kids, but it’s happening.” Apparently, he has no idea about Flash games that thousands of users create everyday, to compare it with actual commercial games and talk to retailers, manufacturers, and websites about it.

We saw it coming from a mile away. If you’ve heard about V-tech Rampage, a Flash game simulating the events of the biggest shootout in the U.S., you know that some lawyer from somewhere would stand up and say something against it – even if he has no idea what he’s talking about.

Coming from New York, Senator Andrew Lanza came up to say something against the game. “There are certain things in life you don’t make light of and should not be turning into a game. It’s not a game, it’s a tremendous loss of life.”

We may share his sentiment, but we know more than asking retailers and manufacturers to shun the game. He even compared V-tech Rampage, a Flash game made by unemployed 21-year old Ryan Lambourn (Sydney, Austraila), to upcoming commercial game Grand Theft Auto IV.

As if unfamiliar to the gaming scene, he commented “You’ve got Grand Theft Auto where you murder police officers. To me, I can’t imagine people marketing and distributing it, and putting it in the hands of kids, but it’s happening.” Apparently, he has no idea about Flash games that thousands of users create everyday, to compare it with actual commercial games and talk to retailers, manufacturers, and websites about it.