TORO 2: the bullfighting video game that lets you play as the bull
TORO 2 lets you play as either the matador or the bull, with a multiplayer mode and a PEGI 12 rating. The community is proposing gore mods and a surreal level 9.
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TORO 2, the video game that puts you in the bull's skin (or the matador's)
The announcement of TORO 2, a bullfighting title developed by recotechnology and unveiled in Seville, has set social media alight. The game lets you choose between playing as the matador or the bull, includes a multiplayer mode, and its PEGI 12 rating has drawn attention.
Reactions have been mixed. While some players opt to play as the bull to, jokingly, settle scores with political figures, others propose mods that increase the realism of the injuries, something that would clash with the age rating. The community also suggests simulation mechanics such as breeding and training bulls, or a San Fermin mode inspired by Carmageddon. In the realm of the absurd, a level 9 has been floated in which you have to hand out wristbands and fans to 5,000 attendees against the clock.
Controversy is guaranteed. Defenders of the game argue that virtual violence against animals is no different from that in other titles such as Call of Duty, while critics see it as trivialisation. What nobody expected: the "wristband handout" detail has become the perfect example of just how far video game design can go when tradition and politics are mixed.
The announcement of TORO 2, a bullfighting title developed by recotechnology and unveiled in Seville, has set social media alight. The game lets you choose between playing as the matador or the bull, includes a multiplayer mode, and its PEGI 12 rating has drawn attention.
Reactions have been mixed. While some players opt to play as the bull to, jokingly, settle scores with political figures, others propose mods that increase the realism of the injuries, something that would clash with the age rating. The community also suggests simulation mechanics such as breeding and training bulls, or a San Fermin mode inspired by Carmageddon. In the realm of the absurd, a level 9 has been floated in which you have to hand out wristbands and fans to 5,000 attendees against the clock.
Controversy is guaranteed. Defenders of the game argue that virtual violence against animals is no different from that in other titles such as Call of Duty, while critics see it as trivialisation. What nobody expected: the "wristband handout" detail has become the perfect example of just how far video game design can go when tradition and politics are mixed.
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