Many critics blame the recent tragic
incidences of school violence on the video games that kids play. Death,
Destruction, Guns and Bombs seem to be the elements through which
these video games market themselves to our nations' youth. Without
thought of accountability, these games are manufactured and by the
thousands, are placed in Video Arcade environments where there is
no supervision and censorship on what our kids enjoy as "play".
Well 20 years ago a company called Namco joined the then increasingly
competitive arena of video games for the home and the arcade environment.
Their approach was wholesome, good-natured fun for all the family
to enjoy. And as a family game it became a household name. It was
Pac-Man. And now with its 20th anniversary just around the corner,
Pac-Man's got a brand new bag! He's in 3-D! Look at Business World
News with this exiting story on the "Man of the Arcade World", Pac-Man. |