News to me, but perhaps not to some of you out there, was the recent nudity listing slapped onto Resident Evil 6 by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).
Have I got your attention now? Well, get your minds out of the gutter because you've already seen about all the skin you'll get from Ada or Jill or anyone else in past Resident Evil titles. So who's the subject, a new femme fatale, some random zombie? Nope, something much more hideous. According to the ESRB, "One female boss character (a human-spider hybrid) is depicted nude-though without any discernible details (i.e., no nipples or genitalia); during one attack move, she briefly caresses her breasts while straddling on players' character. The words "f**k" and "sh*t" can be heard in the dialogue."
Yep, one self caressing, man-straddling, nipple-less spider...thing.
The ESRB goes on further to describe some of the game's good 'ol violence. "This is a third-person shooter in which players assume the role of characters caught up in a worldwide viral outbreak. As players navigate intersecting storylines, they use machine guns, shotguns, melee weapons, and explosives to kill mutated zombie creatures in frenetic combat. Battles contain realistic gunfire, screams of pain, and exaggerated blood splatter effects; some attacks result in dismemberment or decapitation (e.g., slowly inserting a monster's body into a rotating fan blade). Cutscenes also depict intense acts of violence: a zombie getting stabbed in the head; characters getting pummeled/impaled by monsters."
Disappointed? It's OK. The recently unveiled giant snake probably deep throats pretty well...
Resident Evil 6 is out for PS3 and Xbox 360 October 2. Über fans should be sure to check out the Anthology edition.
