Murder Mama-PETA proving itself batshit insane again

Couscous

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/32375/PETA-attacks-Cooking-Mama

Animal rights activists PETA have launched a microsite entitled Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals which is designed to encourage consumers to contact Majesco, the North American publisher of popular casual title Cooking Mama, to voice their concerns on the ethical treatment of animals.

Play it: http://www.peta.org/cooking-mama/index.asp?c=pcmgb08
God bless you PETA.

PikaPuff

man what. this put a huge smile on my face.

Darmak

I'm just curious as to what Cooking Mama or Majesco has to do with the ethical treatment of animals? Unless they're all a bunch of pussy vegetarians and they think eating meat is wrong and cruel, in which case fuck em.

darleysam

SOLD!

This just became a must-buy.

Lunker

Well, everyone was saying the Wii needs more hard-core games, right?

PikaPuff

yeah i'm wondering what's so wrong about it.

Gyral

I owned this game once. Played it for two days and then gave it to a friend. Not bad but certainly nothing with lasting appeal for me.

On the topic of PETA: Hahahahahahahahahaha. PETA is waging a war on preparing food.

Slicer

PETA "proving itself" batshit insane?

I thought they've already done that a long time ago!

That said this game is unintentionally hilarious.

I am pretty sure that most eggs used in cooking don't bleed lots of blood when cracked

Lunker

Darmak wrote: »

I'm just curious as to what Cooking Mama or Majesco has to do with the ethical treatment of animals? Unless they're all a bunch of pussy vegetarians and they think eating meat is wrong and cruel, in which case fuck em.

Probably nothing, but animal activists have routinely made satirical riffs on recognizable brands/franchises to prove their point. I remember a few years back when the Meatrix was making the rounds:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMOAaciER6o

OptimusZed

A) Shit like this makes me PETA, for reasons that would infuriate them even further than normal.

Do they realize that the existence of this "parody" game is both likely to drive sales of the thing they're ostensibly protesting and really only succeeds in making them look like escaped mental patients with an axe to grind?

Fireflash

I don't understand their complaint here. How is virtual cooking related to mistreating animals? Has Peta decided that eating any meat at all is the most horrible thing a human could do? Or maybe there's a "chop the chicken's head" mini-game i'm not aware of.

Grislo

You need to add an 'again' to the thread title.

Darmak

OptimusZed wrote: »

A) Shit like this makes me PETA, for reasons that would infuriate them even further than normal.

Do they realize that the existence of this "parody" game is both likely to drive sales of the thing they're ostensibly protesting and really only succeeds in making them look like escaped mental patients with an axe to grind?

But they ARE escaped mental patients with an axe to grind. No normal, sane person could come up with this shit. I mean comon, the Meatrix?

Couscous

Cooking Mama is cute when angry.

Smashism

Granted PETA does do some good things for the treatment of animals, this is pretty far off the fucking scale.
I know theyre trying to tap into our generation here, but really Cooking Mama?
Really, is Cooking Mama even widely known? Why not pick something that people actually recognize?

Darmak

Couscous wrote: »

Cooking Mama is cute when angry.

Milf?

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xWonderboyx

ethical treatment of virtual animals?

PETVA

admanb

I'm mind-blanking on the exact saying, but I think it sounds something like this:

"True fundamentalism is indistinguishable from satire."

Thank you, PETA, for helping keep a witty saying alive and active.

Gyral

If PETA hates food preparation so much, shouldn't they go after McDonalds for crimes against the human tastebud and force them to make the McRibb a permanent part of the menu?

MrMonroe

Or perhaps a 'continues.'

The parody game, incidentally, is pretty awful. I mean, if you're going to make a flash game, you might as well make it responsive.

Khavall

I feel the plot twist after the 3rd act was disappointing.

Fireflash

Gyral wrote: »

If PETA hates food preparation so much, shouldn't they go after McDonalds for crimes against the human tastebud and force them to make the McRibb a permanent part of the menu?

I completely agree. The McRibb issue is a crime that needs to be dealt with swiftly.

Houn

Oh god.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!

Should I be worried that not only was this game fun, but I was really good at it? Also, bloody eggs. Nice.

*edit* They're not protesting Cooking Mama. They're using Cooking Mama in an unauthorized manner to protest eating Turkey on Thanksgiving. Expect Cease and Desists.

Darmak

I wonder if they hate eating meat, and if so do they disagree with porn stars swallowing?

Willeth

Oh hey, let's give PETA more attention why don't we.

The most interesting thing about this is that they actually used the Cooking Mama name, which with my limited knowledge of copyright and parody puts them in trouble. Although I don't doubt they have lawyers as equally insane as they are.

Gosling

Oh, PETA. Where's the milk?

Also, the controls suck. Way too floaty.

darleysam

Are they just hoping that they get some kind of legal furore over this ("YOU'RE INFRINGING ON OUR IP!" "WELL YOU'RE INFRINGING ON ANIMAL RIGHTS!") to try and give themselves some credibility?

Darmak

darleysam wrote: »

Are they just hoping that they get some kind of legal furore over this ("YOU'RE INFRINGING ON OUR IP!" "WELL YOU'RE INFRINGING ON ANIMAL RIGHTS!") to try and give themselves some credibility?

"WELL YOU'RE INFRINGING ON VEGETABLE RIGHTS!"

Doobh

*Sigh* Oh, PETA.

Cyrixd

darleysam wrote: »

Are they just hoping that they get some kind of legal furore over this ("YOU'RE INFRINGING ON OUR IP!" "WELL YOU'RE INFRINGING ON ANIMAL RIGHTS!") to try and give themselves some credibility?

That's a good point, since I can't see how this doesn't violate at least a few laws (but I'm not law-ist-type, so I may be wrong).

Rook

I actually liked the PETA game, and it makes a fair point, a lot of poultry breeding conditions are absolutely horrendous.

Stilll, tasty, tasty, murder.

Willeth

They're probably covered by the 'unauthorised' thing that I've only just noticed.

Slicer

Seriously, best thing about this knockoff game they made is how the eggs bleed.

I can't stop laughing.

Leitner

Looks more like Cooking Mama: The halal edition.

Houn

Slicer wrote: »

Seriously, best thing about this knockoff game they made is how the eggs bleed.

I can't stop laughing.

They also have feathers in them.

Jam Warrior

Oh dear lord I haven't had such a good laugh for a while!

Truly, truly hilarious bunch of nut jobs. Shine on you crazy diamonds.

OptimusZed

Gosling wrote: »

Oh, PETA. Where's the milk?

Also, the controls suck. Way too floaty.

If you've ever played the thing on the Wii, they're spot on.

It's infuriating.

HadjiQuest

Peta2 is even trying to distance themselves from the originators. If you see a Peta2 petitioner at an event, and so much as mention PETA1, they'll talk about how Peta2 has a "different, more realistic approach."

Klyka

If turkey dinner really looked like this, i'm sure a lot more people would be vegs.

Or would attend cooking lessons.

Smashism

Rook wrote: »

I actually liked the PETA game, and it makes a fair point, a lot of poultry breeding conditions are absolutely horrendous.

Stilll, tasty, tasty, murder.

Holy shit, I just actually laughed hard at a VG cats comic. Considering the content of this, am I going to hell?

MrDelish

vgcats isn't so bad, people

sheesh

it's not like it's CAD