Mexican Congressman Wants Call of Juarez: The Cartel Banned

According to several published reports this morning a legislator in the Mexican state of Chihuahua is trying to ban the sale of Call of Juarez: The Cartel. Ricardo Boone Salmon, a congressional representative for Chihuahua State, is urging the Secretariat of Governance and the Secretariat of Economy to block the sale of Ubisoft's upcoming action game.

So what is causing this Congressman to go on public campaign against this game? Basically, he wants to keep it out of the hands of Mexico’s children. Also to many on both sides of the Mexican-U.S. border, The game's setting and plot are too much like what is really going on in towns around Mexico. Ubisoft's description of the Techland-developed sequel explains what the game is all about:

"You'll embark on a bloody road trip from Los Angeles to Juarez, Mexico immersing yourself in a gritty plot with interesting characters and a wide variety of game play options. Take justice into your own hands in this modern Western shooter."

This description, along with whatever has screenshots and movies have been released for the game (and the media talking about it at length) have just rubbed people the wrong way: "It is true there is a serious crime situation, which we are not trying to hide," Ricardo Boone Salmon told the AP. "But we also should not expose children to this kind of scenarios so that they are going to grow up with this kind of image and lack of values."

We will follow this story as it develops.

Source: Game Informer