Malibu Bowling - An Ad For Alcohol
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So Malibu Bowling was just released, a free game which is obviously little more than an advertisement for their brand of rum.
I never really considered the iPhone as being a place for companies like this to advertise their products, but with other games appearing, like the VW driving game, BMW, and all the free movie games, it's becoming clear that many companies are using this platform as an ad machine.
Just wondering how people here feel about Apple allowing an alcoholic beverage to be advertised on the iPhone, which is all this game is. What if cigarette companies want to do the same? Or Viagra, or gawd knows what else?
I can see a car company releasing a car driving game, but for Malibu to create a bowling game to advertise their booze...I don't know, it kinda rubs me the wrong way.
I like to drink and I am far from being a prude, but I'm not sure I like this idea. It opens the door for a lot of different things. What about Jack Daniels, Budweiser, etc etc? Marlboro? We all know Apple is inconsistent in their policies. In most countries you have to be of a certain age to drink alcohol. Should Apple allow companies to do this on a platform that caters to people who are both above and below legal drinking age?
Do these "games" exist on the PSP and other platforms, or is it just the iPhone, since it's much cheaper to develop, and even easier for users to download?
Maybe I'm making too big a deal out of this. Hell, I worked in a bar/club for 4 years...as I said I'm no prude. I just woke up so my brain isn't running at full speed just yet.
I just realized I may be posting this in the wrong forum, so I'll ask this too...is this game any good? Anyone try it yet? There
So Malibu Bowling was just released, a free game which is obviously little more than an advertisement for their brand of rum.
I never really considered the iPhone as being a place for companies like this to advertise their products, but with other games appearing, like the VW driving game, BMW, and all the free movie games, it's becoming clear that many companies are using this platform as an ad machine.
Just wondering how people here feel about Apple allowing an alcoholic beverage to be advertised on the iPhone, which is all this game is. What if cigarette companies want to do the same? Or Viagra, or gawd knows what else?
I can see a car company releasing a car driving game, but for Malibu to create a bowling game to advertise their booze...I don't know, it kinda rubs me the wrong way.
I like to drink and I am far from being a prude, but I'm not sure I like this idea. It opens the door for a lot of different things. What about Jack Daniels, Budweiser, etc etc? Marlboro? We all know Apple is inconsistent in their policies. In most countries you have to be of a certain age to drink alcohol. Should Apple allow companies to do this on a platform that caters to people who are both above and below legal drinking age?
Do these "games" exist on the PSP and other platforms, or is it just the iPhone, since it's much cheaper to develop, and even easier for users to download?
Maybe I'm making too big a deal out of this. Hell, I worked in a bar/club for 4 years...as I said I'm no prude. I just woke up so my brain isn't running at full speed just yet.
I just realized I may be posting this in the wrong forum, so I'll ask this too...is this game any good? Anyone try it yet? There

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