"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" is more educational than any video game designed to be educational.

Well, I guess this is the part where I argue, right? 1) Truly, any child over the age of eight deluded enough to believe that he/she has a "health bar" that can be restored by consuming quantities of food probably shouldn't be playing ANY video games, regardless of their educational value. Let that child play Pokemon, and we have Michael Vick. Usually, most children understand that the more illogical and abstract concepts of video games aren't real. While I cannot prove that, as a child of the 90's, I never once looked for a "hyper potion" when I fell off the swing set. I simply cried and waited for my mother to return with a band-aid. Also, concerning the children under the age of eight, most of them don't have the ability to change their diets anyway, so I guess these children are exempt from both sides of the argument. So, am I to believe that there is a child over the age of eight who thinks a "Cluckin' Huge Meal" can restore his "health bar?" 2) Because I lack video recording technology of my own, I can't show the in game heart attack. The closest thing I could find was the in game warning shown in the video to my right. http://www.youtube.com... In case you were curious, I know what it's like being an overweight protagonist because one of the in game girlfriends wants you to get fat. If you don't, she won't date you. In an ironic twist, I had the heart attack as I was driving her to the nearest Well Stacked Pizza. 3) Point taken. But, at least it illustrates a more realistic lesson. In Mario, there isn't even any health care, there's just green mushrooms. I'm sure the idea of multiple lives offends you deeply. By the way, your estimates are wrong. I'm pretty sure it's 15% of your cash on hand. 4) I believe you are mistaken. The ESRB ratings, with the notable exception of the AO ratings, are all simply suggestions. Anyone can play an M rated game, but not everyone can buy one. (11) 5) Truth be told, six years old probably shouldn't be lifting. However, their parents could easily intervene, and restrict them from access to exercise devices, like they should be doing already. However, many teens could use this friendly reminder. Also, CJ never condones recreation drug use at any point during the game. Not once has CJ done a drug run, either. In fact, the game's plot revolves around stopping drug dealers to make San Andreas a more peaceful society. 6) I believe you misunderstood what I was saying there. CJ is simply being a good role model for sleep. 7) "No, some adults can't even understand maps." This is probably because they didn't have enough experience in the area. Maybe if they played some San Andreas, they would be able to better understand the concept. And once again, there are no drug deals in SA. If a child has access to a car, it's the parents fault for giving them access to it, and not explaining to the child that not everything in San Andreas is real. As a side note, not once in San Andreas are you ever forced to crash a car. 8) There are no drug dealing missions in SA. You may be thinking of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. I would love to see you prove there is, however. I would enjoy a good drug dealing mission. It would give me a good reason to break out my original Xbox. Also, you weren't very articulate with your last point, I'm afraid I didn't understand what you wrote. I think you spent a bit too much time bashing SA, and not enough time finding a game that is more educational than SA. Even if you can disprove all of my points, you still have to find a game that has more educational value than SA. I eagerly await your response, Con. (11) http://en.wikipedia.org...