Intro
KPAI (Indonesian Child Protection Commission) is known to have a discourse to block a number of well-known games in Indonesia. This poses a problem among gamers in the country. Hackers also took action by hacking the official website of KPAI.
KPAI views this blocking as a way to assist parents in controlling the types of games played by their children. The reason is, games are considered the most difficult activities to monitor, and have a negative impact on the nature and attitude of children.
“Playing games that contain violence for just 20 minutes can ‘turn off the feeling’,” said the Director of the Indonesia Heritage Foundation, Wahyu Farrah Dina, on the Ministry of Education and Culture website. “Children will easily commit violence and lose empathy for others,” Wahyu continued.
Here are 15 games that are planned to be blocked in Indonesia.
World of Warcraft
The fourth game created by developer Blizzard Entertainment has been introduced since 1994. Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game is a genre of World of Warcraft.
At the first introduction, this game only featured 2 character camps, namely Orcs and Humans. Thanks to the success he achieved, this game continues to be updated until now. World of Warcraft is also the forerunner of DoTA 2.
Grand Theft Auto (GTA)
Who doesn’t know GTA? since the first series, which was created in 1997 under the name Race and Chase, this game has attracted many gamers’ hearts. PlayStation 1 and PC (Windows, M-Dos) became the first platforms to experience Grand Theft Auto.
2-dimensional graphics became what GTA offered during their initial introduction. Then continues to be 3 dimensions when the emergence of Grand Theft Auto Vice City. Rockstar North continues to achieve success as a developer, both from GTA San Andreas, GTA 4, to the present GTA 5.
Call of Duty
Call of Duty or familiarly known as COD is a First Person Shooter (FPS) genre game. This game was originally intended for the PC platform, in 2003. Even though at that time there were quite a lot of competitors, but the game has its own position in the hearts of gamers.
From the beginning until now, there are at least 9 series of this game made by Activision. And, it’s not only the PC platform that COD relies on, but PlayStation, Xbox, and iOS.
Point Blank
This game, which has another name Piercing Blow, is the creation of a developer from the country of Ginseng, Zepetto. At the beginning of its presence in Indonesia, in 2009, Point Blank or PB was brought by Gemscool, as the official developer in Indonesia.
Due to the contract not being renewed in 2015, the game was taken over by Garena to date. Many reliable e-Sport players who made the nation proud were born through this FPS genre game.
Crossfire
Cross Fire is another online game genre that is quite well known by gamers in Indonesia, before CS GO finally won the heart of the market. This game created by Neowiz and Smile Gate was brought by Lyto to Indonesia.
Rich in features, is the selling point of Cross Fire. Even so, this game was not able to compete with the fame of PB in his era.
War Rock
This online FPS game which has been closed since 2013 did not escape the discourse of closing by KPAI. The reason is, the game created by Dream Execution, which was brought by Megaxus to Indonesia, has been closed for quite a long time, namely since 2013, to be exact on May 2nd.
The closure was due to the fact that the contract period between Megaxus and Dream Execution had expired, and there was no point in extending the contract period.
Then, why does KPAI want to close a hole that has been cemented for a long time?
Counter Strike
Counter Strike or CS is a popular game created by Valve Corporation, in 1999, with its first series Half-Life, and launched on the Microsoft Windows platform in 2000. Since then, FPS has become popular among gamers, especially PC owners.
CS continued to expand, until the game finally made its way to the Xbox platform, which was recognized for its quality as being as good as OS X and Linux. Counter Strike 1.6 is the best-selling series in its era, offering LAN features is what attracts the owners of Internet Cafes (Warnet).
In the game, players can choose one of two parties, Counter Terrorist or Terrorist. Easy-to-understand storylines, such as conquest, ambush, and disposing of bombs are classic but meaningful themes offered by CS.
In the end, CS is currently very popular with gamers, both pros and beginners. Through the series Counter Strike: Global Offensive, or better known as CS GO.
Mortal Kombat
For those who experienced a period of growth in the 90’s, certainly familiar with this game. Ed Boon and John Tobias are the two founders of the game known for its bloody battles.
When Fatality appears on the screen, almost all players will wake up in a burning spirit. This is also the main selling point of the game which was launched in 2015 by Warner Bros., and developed by NetherRealm, through the Mortal Kombat X series.
For the creator, Ed, Mortal Kombat X is the fastest selling game, among other Mortal Kombat franchises, thanks to the graphics, game controls, storyline, and characters on offer.
Future Cop
This game tells the story of the police of the future, with the genre it carries is a third-person shooter. Future Cop created by Electronic Arts was first released on the PlayStation platform, then followed by Mac OS and Windows.
Not many series have emerged from this game, but Future Cop: LAPD is what attracts the attention of gamers the most. Players will take on the role of a pilot of the robot X1-Alpha, which was created specifically to fight in the “Crime War”, Los Angeles, in 2098.
Carmageddon
Carmageddon is a racing game that emerged in the 90’s, with a concept similar to Nascar and Destruction Derby. Even so, this game offers things that are far more sadistic.
In fact, one of the main objectives of the game is to carry out massive destruction, such as crashing into houses, furniture, and even their occupants, with a vehicle. The more severe the damage, the higher the player’s points will be.
ShellShock
Again, FPS is the genre that KPAI is most interested in, and this time it is ShellShock. This game made by Rebeliion Development offers the tension of a war that took place in Vietnam.
ShellShock 2 Blood Trails is the game we mean above. This game is intended for the PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 platforms, in 2009. In it, players will be presented with a story of the struggle of the team of Sergeant Caleb “Cal” Walker, who was lost in the middle of the Cambodian jungle.
A very heavy plot is the selling point of this game published by Eidos Interactive. In this way, it seems that KPAI is misguided if it blocks games that only adults understand.
Rising Force
Rising Force Online or familiarly called RF is an MMORPG, combining fantasy and the future with quite interesting themes. The game that was brought by Lyto to Indonesia apparently also attracted the attention of KPAI, to the point of intending to block it.
In the game, players can create characters from 3 available nations, namely Accretia, Cora, and Bellato. Here, the war over resources becomes what attracts the attention of gamers in the country. Not just hitting and leveling up. Players will also be faced with a fairly thick political game.
CCR Inc is the creator of a game that is quite addictive for players. Unfortunately, even though this game is still circulating in Indonesia, the company that created it has disappeared as if swallowed by the earth, without any news.
Atlantica
Atlantica Online is a game created in Ginseng Country, Korea, by the developer NDOORS Corporation. This game was born for the first time operating in October 2008 ago. This game had won the title as the best MMORPG in the year of its birth.
The positive response and the booming number of players are what the publishers have achieved. In Indonesia itself, Gemscool was the mastermind behind the spread of Atlantica Online in 2010, to be exact in May.
Players will be faced with a vast world filled with monsters resulting from the mutation effect of an object called Oriharukon. With its strategic nature, throughout the game, players do not just control one character, but a maximum of 9 characters.
Vietnamese Conflict
The Vietnam War is again the basis of a game, this time entitled Conflict Vietnam. Pivotal Games is a game developer that was born in 2004.
Conflict Vietnam can be played on 3 platforms, namely PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows. Players will be presented with a game with the Tactical Shooter genre. A story about the struggle of American soldiers in the face of the Vietnamese guerrilla army is what players enjoy.
For some reason KPAI is interested in closing this old game, maybe no one even plays it anymore.
The last game that KPAI plans to block is Bully. This game developed by Rockstar appeared in October 2006. If you judge GTA as a game that is not recommended for minors, wait until you play Bully, which not only features violence, but also quite vulgar scenes.
The game begins with the appearance of the main character named Jimmy Hopkins, a naughty teenager who is always rejected by any school he goes to. But luckily, Jimmy was accepted by Bulworth Academy. Later, players will be confronted by attacks from each group at Bulworth Academy, thanks to the incitement of one of the Antagonists, Gary Smith.
This Action-adventure and open world type game is indeed worthy not to be played by minors. However, it seems that KPAI has again misfired. The reason is, this game offers graphics that are no longer pleasing to the eyes of today’s children. They might prefer to play with their mom or dad’s smartphone, rather than stick an old game CD into an old console.