Over The Top: Strongarm Japanese game pulled.

[ape2020]

Get the movie ref? Well a I saw this little tibit on Joystiq

Japanese arm-wrestling game, Arm Spirit, had to be yanked from Japanese arcades this week after displaying inhuman strength and breaking the arms of three would-be challengers.

I half expect Atlas the game maker to have a demo with a little girl beating the game. Now that would be some funny shit.

Story (http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/21/arcade-arm-wrestling-game-pulled-for-arm-wrecking/)

-ape2020

[Starwind Amada]

Of course, Atlas' spokeswoman completely denies the fact that the game broke the players' arms and claims they "got overexcited and twisted their arms in unnatural ways." Right, because that's when I do when I get overexcited about something. Bitch. I hope Atlas gets sued for all they've got.

[Darrenm]

This was pretty funny. I hope Atlus doesn't get sued or anything though (I'm sure the game provides plenty of warnings), cause the world needs more of their RPG-goodness.

[Kinomoto_Shinji]

This was pretty funny. I hope Atlus doesn't get sued or anything though (I'm sure the game provides plenty of warnings), cause the world needs more of their RPG-goodness.

QFT! The guys that broke their arms were probably too weak to be playing that kind of game in the first place. That or low bone density.

[BonifaceVIII]

It's an arcade game where you arm-wrestle a machine. Seriously, who couldn't see this coming?

Although you've gotta give Atlus credit for actually out-and-out calling the victims pansies:

A spokeswoman for game distributor Atlus told the Associated Press that the recall was a "precaution," implying that the organic meatbags of Japan should put some effort into it and realize that the world meets nobody halfway. "The machine isn't that strong, much less so than a muscular man," said Ayano Sakiyama. "Even women should be able to beat it."

[Lovely]

I hope Atlus doesn't get sued or anything though (I'm sure the game provides plenty of warnings), cause the world needs more of their RPG-goodness.

Indeed! I'm enjoying Persona 3 so much right now, that I think a few broken arms is an acceptable trade-off :> .

[untoldsorrow]

I hope Atlus doesn't get sued or anything though (I'm sure the game provides plenty of warnings), cause the world needs more of their RPG-goodness.

Indeed! I'm enjoying Persona 3 so much right now, that I think a few broken arms is an acceptable trade-off :> .

Totally agree with you guys.