PETA gives Fable 2 its seal of approval, chicken kicking included
by Dustin Burg 
{ Jan 6th 2009 at 4:30PM }
Looks like PETA has jumped into the yearly award gifting by announcing that the video game they feel most deserving of the title "Most Animal-Friendly Game of 2008" is Fable 2. Chosen by the PETA folks because Fable 2 carries a "strong pro-vegetarian theme" that "teaches gamers the real-life benefits of a vegetarian diet" through the game's purity points. How nice!
We'd agree with the PETA folks on the Fable 2 nod if it wasn't for a few not so animal friendly themes in the Albion world. You know, things like rewarding players with Gamerscore for kicking chickens, killing fluffy rabbits, eating crunchy chickadees and abusing your dog. True, if you do any of these activities, you'll build up your evil-ometer, but the fact that they're in the game PETA calls 2008's most "Animal-Friendly Game", well ... that's just odd. We guess vegetable purity points clouded their chicken kicking judgment.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
SadisticHam @ Jan 6th 2009 4:34PM
Maybe this is a bit of a dickish comment but:
What makes PETA think anyone cares? Funny award to give i think.
Cr4sh Dummy @ Jan 6th 2009 5:18PM
Too right Mac.
prence @ Jan 7th 2009 12:14AM
Preach it brother.
Nathan-DTS @ Jan 7th 2009 10:31AM
Agreed, everybody hate PETA so them enjoying this game makes me hatee it more.
ANTHOLOGY @ Jan 6th 2009 4:35PM
Considering that Peta is a hypocritical organization, this award is justified.
Doll @ Jan 6th 2009 4:37PM
Well it's PETA for goodness sake. They're a bunch of loonies that think we shouldn't have pets but it's okay for them to. Viva Pinata would have been a better choice for them since you only eat lollies and spend money heeling the sick animals on your farm.
Matt @ Jan 6th 2009 8:32PM
Yah but in Party Animals you shoot missiles at eachother. That isn't exactly Pinata friendly fun!
Boff @ Jan 7th 2009 5:06AM
And in VP you can make the offspring interbreed with their own parents and siblings. And kill them and watch the other Pinata's come along and scoff up the remains like ravenous scavengers.
Ah, good times.
CL34N3R @ Jan 6th 2009 4:44PM
I especially liked the animal friendly part where you get an achievement for killing a helpless bunny rabbit.
/got that cheevo btw
ogvor @ Jan 6th 2009 5:03PM
As much as I dislike PETA's hypocritical ways, their point wasn't that the game was an animal paradise, but that it rewarded animal kidness and punished animal cruelty. They liked the world where animal eaters were fat and evil and tofu eaters and dog lovers were the kind heroes.
joeybeast @ Jan 6th 2009 5:12PM
Haven you seen Buddha? vegetarian and fat.
joeybeast @ Jan 6th 2009 5:10PM
I made sure I earned my Chicken Kicker nickname.
I'll even have Domino's Chicken Kickers for dinner.
yo Naturale @ Jan 6th 2009 5:19PM
I thinks it's safe to say that no one is going to accuse PETA of being rational.
Jonman @ Jan 6th 2009 5:31PM
PETA: People for the Eating of Tasty Animals.
Anon @ Jan 6th 2009 9:35PM
That is hilariously original. Thanks for sharing that unique and new gem with us.
/You are the weakest link.
//Got any good Titanic jokes while you're being so fresh and new.
pete @ Jan 7th 2009 1:11AM
wow, pwned
James @ Jan 6th 2009 6:51PM
Heh, I can just imagine Pamela Anderson playing Fable 2. "So... what does this button do again?"
Deck @ Jan 6th 2009 7:38PM
This is pretty funny. So strange.
I guess Fable 2 does create a strong bond with your dog. Did for me anyway.
King Keepo @ Jan 7th 2009 11:07AM
My friend still hasn't got over the loss of his dog, and now he claims this grey paw icon appears on the maps just to taunt him.
un4gvn94538 @ Jan 6th 2009 8:46PM
going to have two servings of pork in honor of this award.
MarkShark @ Jan 6th 2009 9:21PM
I'm sure PETA endorses the chicken kicking and bunny killing. They seem to love killing animals, after all.
Commando 2k @ Jan 7th 2009 10:12AM
Hey i'm a memeber of PETA too, People for the Eating of Tasty Animals, HAHAHAHA stupid animal huggers i'd buy a game if they condemned it, but i guess i gotta stay away from this one if those hippies endorse it
Delirium @ Jan 7th 2009 12:05AM
Maybe they're trying to get people to hate the game out of spite by approving it?
sam @ Jan 7th 2009 1:40PM
i usually wait for peta's seal of approval before buying any of my games
Ryan @ Jan 8th 2009 5:36PM
god i HATE PETA. fucking DOUCHEBAGS. do they really think anyone cares they approve this game?
im so sick of their fucking animal cruelty horse shit. We watched a video today in APS class (american political science) about PETA members pouring red paint all over themselves and running crazy around a MACYs store for selling fur coats. goddamn ridiculous.